Top 10 PETAA Papers of 2022

Sometimes, the recommendation that matters most comes from your fellow educators.  That's why we've rounded up the 10 practical PETAA papers that educators loved the most in 2022. These are the papers that teachers and school leaders across Australia brought into schools, added to their professional resource libraries, and used to guide and shape their teaching and learning approaches. 

Browse the list below, and why not pick up a copy or two? You'll know that you're making an investment backed by your education community.

 

 

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PETAA Paper #197 - Responding to literature: Talking about books in Literature Circles

by Alyson Simpson

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  • Describes how Literature Circles can support embedding of informed appreciation of literary text within the English block
  • Discover pedagogic strategies for teaching reading and developing a love of reading in students
  • Provides practical examples and guidelines for implementing Literature Circles in classrooms

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PETAA Paper #183 -Teaching EAL/D learners in Australian classrooms

by Michele de Courcy, Karen Dooley, Robert Jackson, Jenny Miller and Kathy Rushton

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  • This paper outlines trends in theory of practice of EAL/D teaching and learning
  • Provides support for classroom teachers in teaching EAL/D learners
  • Offers practical examples and strategies for use in the classroom

 

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PETAA Paper #190 - Literacy within, across and beyond the curriculum

by Lorrae Ward

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  • Consider the role of literacy beyond the curriculum
  • Discover the value of rich learning experiences that take place outside of the school
  • Discover ways to build bridges through learning, experience, and individual identity

 

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PETAA Paper #215 - Let's Write a Unit

by Michael Murray and Lorraine Beveridge

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  • Discover a guide to creating a teaching unit based on English Textual Concepts
  • This paper details how teachers can use student and classroom context to teach a quality text
  • The paper is also paired with downloadable resources and templates

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PETAA Paper #210 - Using children's picture books to support the English language learning of EAL/D students

by Janet Fellowes

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  • Explores the value of quality picture books in the English language classroom
  • Draws together a number of theoretical and pedagogical principles for teaching EAL/D learners
  • Examines the features and qualities of picture books and their value 

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PETAA Paper #221 - Reading Models: Putting the jigsaw together

by Bronwyn Parkin

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  • Aimed especially at pre-service teachers, early career teachers, or anyone refreshing their approach to teaching reading
  • Examines familiar models of reading and considers their advantages and disadvantages, showing their similarities and differences along the way
  • Develop a schema for making sense of reading models, reading approaches, and develop a strategy for teaching and learning
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PETAA Paper #196 -The critical conversation about text: Joint construction

by Joanne Rossbridge and Kathy Rushton

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  • Consider theory related to learning and pedagogy, particularly in regards to the joint construction of knowledge and language
  • Shows how to apply the ideas behind joint construction in effective classroom practice
  • Discover a framework for supporting students to engage in a critical conversation about texts
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PETAA Paper #202 - Engaging and supporting all our students to read and learn from reading

by David Rose

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  • Outlines a set of strategies based on practical classroom research
  • Designed to support teachers in meeting the complex needs of curriculum, student behaviour and individual needs
  • Focuses on the process of learning to read and learning from reading

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PETAA Paper #223 -We're going on a... QUEST!

by Lorraine Beveridge

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  • Provides an overview of quest narratives
  • Details examples of quest narratives across all primary year groups
  • Supplies teacher content and activities for teaching narrative quests in the classroom
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PETAA Paper #226 - Teacher Librarians: Literally Irreplaceable

by Vicki Newton

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  • This paper outlines the importance of teacher librarians in schools
  • It details the services they provide and the vital work they do
  • The paper also discusses the current challenges teacher librarians are facing in Australian schools

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