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Literacy Educators Coalition
www.literacyeducators.com.au
A group of over 200 literacy educators from all around Australia.
From the site: “Most of us work as teachers, principals, consultants in
schools, or lecturers in teacher education. Many of us are authors of children’s
books and teacher reference books. Many of us are sought as speakers at state,
national and international conferences. Our members include presidents and past-presidents
of ALEA (Australian Literacy Educators Association), PETA (Primary English Teaching
Association) and AATE (Australian Association for the Teaching of English).
We believe that literacy education should be based on sound research and collective
wisdom rather than ideology.
We believe that educators deserve accurate information about literacy standards
and literacy teaching and learning.”
Literacy Organisations (Australia)
ALEA Australian Literacy Educators' Association
www.alea.edu.au
AATE Australian
Association for the Teaching of English
www.aate.org.au
PETA Primary English Teaching Association
www.peta.edu.au
Literacy Organisations (Overseas)
IRA International Reading Association
www.reading.org
NCTE National Council of Teachers of English
www.ncte.org
See link below for an article on reading, learning to read and effective reading instruction.
http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/category/read/118620.htm
WLU Whole Language Umbrella
www.ncte.org/groups/wlu
"Learning to read and write can be jubilant and dynamic. It doesn't have to be a false and plastic process. Without beauty, vigorous irreverence, and whimsical delight, literacy becomes a deadening, utilitarian preoccupation suitable for subordinated intellects, not for rich educated citizens in a democracy."
Jonalthon Kozol
The Shame of the Nation 2006
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