Reading
English for the Australian Curriculum
This resource is a national initiative to support the teaching and learning of English and literacy from Foundation to Year 10, produced in partnership with Education Services Australia and the joint associations of the Australian Association for the Teaching of English, the Australian Literacy Educators’ Association and the Primary English Teaching Association Australia, representing more than 10,000 teachers of English.
Materials here comprise 12 year-level units of work, with 12 sequences in each, written by teachers and educators from a range of states, territories and educational settings.
This resource is a national initiative to support the teaching and learning of English and literacy from Foundation to Year 10, produced in partnership with Education Services Australia and the joint associations of the Australian Association for the Teaching of English, the Australian Literacy Educators’ Association and the Primary English Teaching Association Australia, representing more than 10,000 teachers of English.
Materials here comprise 12 year-level units of work, with 12 sequences in each, written by teachers and educators from a range of states, territories and educational settings.
On Butterfly Wings - English
A wonderful site by Steph Westwood with so many resources to assist with the implementation of the new English syllabus. Units of work, assessments, rubrics, links to resources and much more.
A wonderful site by Steph Westwood with so many resources to assist with the implementation of the new English syllabus. Units of work, assessments, rubrics, links to resources and much more.
Modelled Reading and the Super Six
This site is compiled by Chris Fraser. It includes units of work, Literacy continuum trackers, English Syllabus Trackers.
This site is compiled by Chris Fraser. It includes units of work, Literacy continuum trackers, English Syllabus Trackers.
Super Six
Reading Comprehension strategies by Lizzie Chase
Reading Comprehension strategies by Lizzie Chase
Characterisation Padlet
Links to resources, books, movies and units compiled by teachers.
Links to resources, books, movies and units compiled by teachers.
Reading Australia
Copyright Agency has developed Reading Australia to make significant Australian literary works more readily available for teaching in schools and universities. Title include: Are We there yet?, Big Rain Coming, My Place. These works are being supplemented with excellent, detailed online teacher resources(including links to supporting resources and assessment tasks) and essays by popular authors about the enduring relevance of the works. Free!
Copyright Agency has developed Reading Australia to make significant Australian literary works more readily available for teaching in schools and universities. Title include: Are We there yet?, Big Rain Coming, My Place. These works are being supplemented with excellent, detailed online teacher resources(including links to supporting resources and assessment tasks) and essays by popular authors about the enduring relevance of the works. Free!
Into the Book
"Into the Book is a multimedia package designed to improve elementary students' reading comprehension, as well as their ability to think and learn across the curriculum. Based on current research, the project focuses on eight learning strategies: using prior knowledge, making connections, questioning, visualising, inferring, summarising, evaluating and synthesising."
This site has resources for students and teachers.. When students log on for the first time they will be given a code which they will need to remember. It has interactive activities, videos and information which can introduce or reinforce each strategy.
"Into the Book is a multimedia package designed to improve elementary students' reading comprehension, as well as their ability to think and learn across the curriculum. Based on current research, the project focuses on eight learning strategies: using prior knowledge, making connections, questioning, visualising, inferring, summarising, evaluating and synthesising."
This site has resources for students and teachers.. When students log on for the first time they will be given a code which they will need to remember. It has interactive activities, videos and information which can introduce or reinforce each strategy.
Comprehension and Reading strategies
This site of links to resources has been compiled by Gayle Pinn.
This site of links to resources has been compiled by Gayle Pinn.
ReadWorks.org
Although an American site there are many resources that could be adapted for our classrooms.
Although an American site there are many resources that could be adapted for our classrooms.
Woodlands Literacy Zone
A free UK site with spelling, grammar, punctuation and writing activities and links.
A free UK site with spelling, grammar, punctuation and writing activities and links.