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Delegates automatically get access to almost 150 sessions, which they can view using their conference login details. Didn’t attend at the time? Not to worry – you can still <a href="https://www.englishliteracyconference.com.au/postconferenceevent/event/2021-aatealea-conference-recordings" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank" rel="external noopener noreferrer">purchase access</a> to the recordings, with discounted rates for AATE, ALEA and ETA members.</p> <p>The conference organisers have kindly allowed us to share the recording for <em>Teaching challenging and culturally sensitive texts with Reading Australia</em>. This short workshop uses our resources to help teachers engage more fully and meaningfully with challenging and/or culturally sensitive texts, so that they feel more confident and better informed about the perspectives needed to teach such material.</p> <p>This session was presented jointly by <strong>Nirvana Watkins </strong>and <strong>Phil Page</strong>. 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