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These print, audio and online resources support quality English language and literacy teaching. They have been compiled, in particular, to support the Aboriginal Literacy Strategy.

The strategy is designed to ensure that students are immersed in a rich text environment and that their teachers provide them with a range of focused, evidence-based and engaging learning experiences which lead to improved English literacy, with a particular emphasis on Reading, Writing and Speaking and Listening outcomes.

Phase of Development

Resources are typically relevant, but not exclusively, for:

Early Childhood
Middle Childhood
Early Adolescence

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Key Websites

Teacher Reference Sites

ESL/ESD: English as a Second Language and English as a Second Dialect [Australian & International links]
AATE: The Australian Association for the Teaching of English [Professional Association]
Australian Literacy Educators' Association
[Professional Association]
Effective Practice Ideas Bank
Learning activity ideas to demonstrate how ICT can be integrated purposefully into rich, cross-curricular learning that addresses WA learning outcomes. Browse English to find literacy activities appropriate to your students.
English Teachers' Association of WA [Professional Assoc.]
English@EdNA
EdNA resources for English
English Online
Developed by teachers, this NZ site contains outcomes-based English Learning Area teaching units; professional readings and resources for primary and secondary teachers; and interactive projects for students.
International Reading Association
Indigenous Literacy Project - a partnership between theAustralian Book Industry and The Fred Hollows Foundation
My Read: Strategies for Teaching Reading in the Middle Years [Australian]
Primary English Teaching Association (PETA)
Highly recommended as source of useful teacher references and a forum for sharing current research and practice relevant to the teaching & learning of spoken and written language.
Reading Online
An electronic journal focusing on literacy practice and research in K-12 classrooms, published by the International Reading Association

Student Sites

Message Club
Early Adolescence. ABC site aimed at young people, particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, to promote interest in traditional and contemporary Indigenous life within new media, visual arts, writing, music, history, sports, reading and nutrition. Contains, games, book reviews, gallery of photos and pictures, and a chat room.
Us Mob
Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence. Produced in association with Tangentyere Council and ABC Online. Watch Central Australian Aboriginal teenagers on video, read and listen to their text diaries, play survival games, learn about Aboriginal life, join a chat forum

Specialist Resource Suppliers & Publishers

Child Education Services [Aboriginal resources, teacher resources, fiction, nonfiction, puppets, games, toys, charts, puzzles, videos, audio books]
PETA: Primary English Teaching Association
Magabala Books [WA]
Era Publications [Wings, Magic Bean reading series]
Indij Readers Ltd [For Big Fullas; For Little Fullas. Readers with Aboriginal focus. NSW]
Oxford University Press (Horwitz Education) [Search by Series title: Alpha Assess, Alpha World, Alpha kids Plus, Essentials, Tristars, The News - News Extra, Phenomena]
Macmillan Education Australia [Springboard, Momentum, Fast Zone series]
Penguin Books Australia [Aussie Nibbles, Aussie Bites, Aussie Chomps]
Penguin Books Australia [Books with Aboriginal themes]
Rigby-Heinemann (Harcourt Education) [Sails, Rigby Literacy, Barrie Australian Series, Our Voices, Holograms, Full Flight, Joy Chapters, Scooters series]
Scholastic Australia [Reconciliation series, Too Cool, X-Zone, The Legends, The Extreme World of Billy Cool]

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