Resources
Get involved in National Reading Day
http://www.nlnw.edu.au/
National Literacy and Numeracy Week (31 August to 6 September 2009) promotes the importance of literacy and numeracy as fundamental life skills and highlights effective literacy and numeracy practices on a national scale. National Reading Day is one of the key events of this initiative. National Reading Day takes place on 2 September, 2009.
Log onto the website and see who got involved in the Story Sharing Safari!
Keep up to date with the development of the National Curriculum
The materials published will keep you up todate. There are a range of opportunities to contribute and have your say.
http://www.acara.edu.au
Books for your classroom
Keep up to date with Australian authors, old favourites and new releases. Walker Books publish authors from around the world including many Australian authors. Check out the author podcasts, teacher's notes and themed book lists.
Walker Books were the 2009 sponsor of 'Books for Babies' for the ALEA North Local Council. 'Books for Babies' is ALEA initiative on International Literacy Day (September 8).
http://www.walkerbooks.com.au/
Log on to Trevor Cairney's blog
http://trevorcairney.blogspot.com/2009/08/2009-childrens-book-council-australia.html
Recent posts of interest.
Brain development in babies and toddlers http://trevorcairney.blogspot.com/2009/08/brain-development-in-babies-and.html
Chapter books for younger children http://trevorcairney.blogspot.com/2009/08/chapter-books-for-younger-children.html
The challenge of boys and reading http://trevorcairney.blogspot.com/2009/07/challenge-of-boys-and-reading.html
Hear Mem Fox sing!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3A2BBegr7U
Literacy Organisations (Australia)
ALEA Australian Literacy Educators' Association
Get involved with your local council or plan to attend the National Conference. This year's conference will be in Perth 4-7 July.
ALEA is a voluntary organisation and conferences, local events and publications are organised by teachers for teachers. It is an enormous amount of work but a wonderful way to contribute to the profession. Congratulations again to the team from the 2009 Hobart conference!
www.alea.edu.au
ALEA North Local Council: Term 1 Saturday 27 February, 2010
Let’s Focus on Reading Comprehension: teaching and strategies
Associate Professor Brian Cambourne and Dr Jan Turbill
Other dates to be confirmed. Speakers to be Pauline Gibbons, Bev Derewianka , Alison Simpson and Melissa Hamilton.
Other dates :
25-28 April IRA National Conference Chicago
12-15 July IRA Wprld Congress Auckland NZ
8 September International Literacy Day
AATE Australian
Association for the Teaching of English
www.aate.org.au
e:lit previously know as PETA (Primary English Teaching Association)
www.elit.edu.au
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), e:lit (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 (International)
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
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