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Maya is the sixth annual recipient of the $15,000 Reading Australia Fellowship.</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2024/07/2024-reading-australia-fellow/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-14636 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-14636"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2024/07/2024-national-conference-highlights/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/RAblog_1330x600_AATEALEA2024_02-665x300.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2024/07/2024-national-conference-highlights/" data-wpel-link="internal">2024 National Conference highlights</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">23rd Jul 2024</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Our write-up of our time in Adelaide for the 2024 AATE/ALEA National Conference (10–13 July)!</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2024/07/2024-national-conference-highlights/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-14499 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-14499"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2024/05/2024-fellowship-applications/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="600" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/05/Artwork_RA-applications-600x300.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2024/05/2024-fellowship-applications/" data-wpel-link="internal">2024 Fellowship applications close end of May</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">13th May 2024</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Applications for the 2024 Reading Australia Fellowship – which supports an experienced English and literacy teacher or teacher librarian – close at 1pm on Monday 27 May.</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2024/05/2024-fellowship-applications/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-13722 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-video" id="post-13722"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2023/08/watch-sessions-canberra/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/08/RA-blog_1330x600_ACTsessions-665x300.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2023/08/watch-sessions-canberra/" data-wpel-link="internal">Watch our sessions from the Canberra conference</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">7th Aug 2023</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/video/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Video</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>The AATE/ALEA National Conference organisers have generously allowed us to share the recording and slides from our sessions. 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class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2023/05/literature-symposium-returns-may/" data-wpel-link="internal">Literature Symposium returns in May</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">4th May 2023</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Following the success of last year’s inaugural Literature Symposium, the Foundation for Learning and Literacy has brought together an even bigger group of like-minded organisations to advocate for the power and pleasure of stories!</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2023/05/literature-symposium-returns-may/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-13482 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-13482"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2023/04/edwina-west-encouraging-students-read-pleasure/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/04/RA-blog_1330-x-600_Teacher-article-665x300.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2023/04/edwina-west-encouraging-students-read-pleasure/" data-wpel-link="internal">Edwina West on encouraging students to read for pleasure</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">3rd Apr 2023</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>The full article, which contains links to Edwina’s website and other useful resources, is freely available from Teacher’s website.</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2023/04/edwina-west-encouraging-students-read-pleasure/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-13184 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions" id="post-13184"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2022/10/winton-classics-giveaway-winner/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/08/RA-news_Winton-classics_02-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2022/10/winton-classics-giveaway-winner/" data-wpel-link="internal">Tim Winton classics giveaway winner</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">5th Oct 2022</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Thank you once again to everyone who entered the giveaway, and to Penguin Random House for providing the books for the prize pack!</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2022/10/winton-classics-giveaway-winner/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-13085 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions" id="post-13085"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2022/08/celebrating-40-years-winton/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/08/RA-news_Winton-classics_02-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2022/08/celebrating-40-years-winton/" data-wpel-link="internal">Celebrating 40 years of Tim Winton’s books</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">15th Aug 2022</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Thanks to our friends at Penguin Random House Australia, we’re giving away a set of newly redesigned books by iconic Australian author Tim Winton!</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2022/08/celebrating-40-years-winton/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-13089 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions category-primary category-secondary" id="post-13089"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2022/08/my-place-competition/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/08/RA-news_My-Place-comp_02-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2022/08/my-place-competition/" data-wpel-link="internal">My Place Competition for creative writing!</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">15th Aug 2022</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/primary/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Primary</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/secondary/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Secondary</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Enter this fabulous creative writing competition for primary and secondary students, revolving around the theme of change and continuity.</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2022/08/my-place-competition/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-13110 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-13110"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2022/08/reconnecting-teachers-darwin/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/08/RA-news_Darwin-wrap-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2022/08/reconnecting-teachers-darwin/" data-wpel-link="internal">Reconnecting with teachers in Darwin</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">15th Aug 2022</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>The Reading Australia team flew to Darwin for the AATE/ALEA National Conference in July – here’s what they got up to!</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2022/08/reconnecting-teachers-darwin/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-13012 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-13012"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2022/07/2022-reading-australia-fellow/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/06/RA-blog-header_Jantiena_665-x-300.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2022/07/2022-reading-australia-fellow/" data-wpel-link="internal">And the 2022 Reading Australia Fellow is…</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">9th Jul 2022</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>…Jantiena Batt from the ACT Education Directorate, whose project aims to ensure access to literature that is both a window and mirror for children.</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2022/07/2022-reading-australia-fellow/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-12962 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-12962"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2022/05/announcing-2022-literature-symposium/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/05/RA-blog-header_Symposium-02.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2022/05/announcing-2022-literature-symposium/" data-wpel-link="internal">Announcing the 2022 Literature Symposium</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">23rd May 2022</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>This series of free online presentations will roll out between June and November 2022. Register so you don’t miss out on new instalments!</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2022/05/announcing-2022-literature-symposium/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-12648 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-12648"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2022/01/young-australians-reading-habits/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/01/RA-blog-header_Edwina-2022_01.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2022/01/young-australians-reading-habits/" data-wpel-link="internal">Young Australians’ reading habits</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">27th Jan 2022</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>This is the second guest post from our 2021 Reading Australia Fellow, Edwina West. Here she turns her attention to the reading habits of young Australians.</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2022/01/young-australians-reading-habits/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-12569 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists category-resources" id="post-12569"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/12/complementary-content-btmu/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/12/RA-blog-header_BTMU2.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/12/complementary-content-btmu/" data-wpel-link="internal">Complementary content: Books That Made Us</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">9th Dec 2021</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/resources/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Resources</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>In partnership with ABC Education, we are delighted to share a series of short videos on Reading Australia texts/authors featured on the show!</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/12/complementary-content-btmu/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-12524 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-12524"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/12/combating-aliteracy-australian-literature/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/07/Banner-Blog-2021-Reading-Australia-Fellow.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/12/combating-aliteracy-australian-literature/" data-wpel-link="internal">Combating aliteracy with Australian literature</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">6th Dec 2021</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>In this article, 2021 Reading Australia Fellow Edwina West explains why aliteracy research matters and how we might reverse a worrying trend.</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/12/combating-aliteracy-australian-literature/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-12395 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions" id="post-12395"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/10/naidoc-2021-competition-winners/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/RA-blog-header_NAIDOC-colouring.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/10/naidoc-2021-competition-winners/" data-wpel-link="internal">NAIDOC Week 2021 colouring competition winners</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">18th Oct 2021</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>We received 150 beautiful entries from Kindergarten through to Year 6, and it was very difficult to pick just two standouts…</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/10/naidoc-2021-competition-winners/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-11993 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-secondary" id="post-11993"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/08/teaching-challenging-sensitive-texts/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/08/Banner-Blog_Sensitive-titles.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/08/teaching-challenging-sensitive-texts/" data-wpel-link="internal">Teaching challenging and culturally sensitive texts</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">23rd Aug 2021</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/secondary/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Secondary</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>The AATE/ALEA National Conference organisers have kindly allowed us to share the recording for this workshop. </p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/08/teaching-challenging-sensitive-texts/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-12402 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions" id="post-12402"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/07/glasshouse-stars-giveaway-winners/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/06/RA_Glasshouse-giveaway-banner_02.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/07/glasshouse-stars-giveaway-winners/" data-wpel-link="internal">A Glasshouse of Stars giveaway winners</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">26th Jul 2021</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Thank you once more to everyone who participated, and to Penguin Random House for teaming up with us on this giveaway!</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/07/glasshouse-stars-giveaway-winners/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-11825 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-colouring-sheets category-competitions" id="post-11825"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/07/naidoc-2021-colouring-competition/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/07/Banner-Blog-Competition.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/07/naidoc-2021-colouring-competition/" data-wpel-link="internal">NAIDOC Week 2021 colouring competition!</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">7th Jul 2021</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/colouring-sheets/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Colouring sheets</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Take part in our annual colouring competition with these exclusive designs from illustrator Charmaine Ledden-Lewis!</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/07/naidoc-2021-colouring-competition/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-11812 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-11812"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/07/fellowship-announcement-2021/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/07/Banner-Blog-2021-Reading-Australia-Fellow.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/07/fellowship-announcement-2021/" data-wpel-link="internal">Announcing the Reading Australia Fellowship for 2021</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">6th Jul 2021</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Congratulations to Edwina West of Oakhill College, who has been awarded the $15,000 Fellowship for her project to combat aliteracy!</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/07/fellowship-announcement-2021/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-11804 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-11804"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/06/230-resources-to-support-australian-teachers/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/06/RA_Exploring-books_blog-header.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/06/230-resources-to-support-australian-teachers/" data-wpel-link="internal">230 resources to support Australian teachers</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">30th Jun 2021</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>An update on the state of Reading Australia today, as it approaches 22,000 subscribers and over 230 resources.</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/06/230-resources-to-support-australian-teachers/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-11733 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions" id="post-11733"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/06/glasshouse-stars-giveaway/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/06/RA_Glasshouse-giveaway-banner_02.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/06/glasshouse-stars-giveaway/" data-wpel-link="internal">A Glasshouse of Stars giveaway</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">7th Jun 2021</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Thanks to our friends at Penguin Random House, we have five copies of A Glasshouse of Stars to give away to Reading Australia subscribers!</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/06/glasshouse-stars-giveaway/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-11735 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions" id="post-11735"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/06/who-won-playwriting-competition/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/02/RA_Pierres-Not-There_blog-Header.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/06/who-won-playwriting-competition/" data-wpel-link="internal">Who won our playwriting competition?</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">7th Jun 2021</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>The results of our playwriting competition with the ACLF are in! Thank you to everyone who entered!</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/06/who-won-playwriting-competition/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-11385 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions category-primary category-secondary" id="post-11385"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/04/playwriting-competition-dubosarsky/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/02/RA_Pierres-Not-There_blog-Header.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/04/playwriting-competition-dubosarsky/" data-wpel-link="internal">EXTENDED: Playwriting competition with Ursula Dubosarsky!</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">30th Apr 2021</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/primary/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Primary</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/secondary/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Secondary</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Reading Australia has partnered with the Australian Children’s Laureate Foundation (ACLF) to present an exciting opportunity for aspiring storytellers!</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/04/playwriting-competition-dubosarsky/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-11844 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions" id="post-11844"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/04/land-stories-giveaway-winners/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/01/RA_Feb-competition_blog-header.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/04/land-stories-giveaway-winners/" data-wpel-link="internal">Our Land, Our Stories giveaway winners</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">2nd Apr 2021</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>A huge thanks once again to everyone for taking part, and to Nelson Cengage for partnering with us to offer this giveaway!</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/04/land-stories-giveaway-winners/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-11433 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news category-primary category-secondary" id="post-11433"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/03/apply-reading-australia-fellow/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/03/CF_RA-Fellowship-banner-update.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/03/apply-reading-australia-fellow/" data-wpel-link="internal">Apply to be the next Reading Australia Fellow</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">10th Mar 2021</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/primary/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Primary</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/secondary/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Secondary</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>There’s just one more month to apply for the Reading Australia Fellowship for Teachers of English and Literacy!</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/03/apply-reading-australia-fellow/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-11403 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-activities category-primary category-secondary" id="post-11403"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/03/playwriting-tips-dubosarsky/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/02/RA_Pierres-Not-There_blog-Header.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/03/playwriting-tips-dubosarsky/" data-wpel-link="internal">Playwriting tips from Ursula Dubosarsky</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">8th Mar 2021</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/activities/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Activities</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/primary/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Primary</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/secondary/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Secondary</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Australian Children’s Laureate Ursula Dubosarsky has put together some tips to help aspiring storytellers get to grips with this unique text type.</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/03/playwriting-tips-dubosarsky/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-11236 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions category-primary" id="post-11236"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/01/ourland-ourstories-giveaway/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/01/RA_Feb-competition_blog-header.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/01/ourland-ourstories-giveaway/" data-wpel-link="internal">Our Land, Our Stories giveaway!</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">29th Jan 2021</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/primary/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Primary</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>In partnership with Nelson Cengage, we are giving away a set of resources from Our Land, Our Stories to a Reading Australia subscriber! Entry details here!</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/01/ourland-ourstories-giveaway/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-11224 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-primary" id="post-11224"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/01/complementary-resource-ourland-ourstories/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/01/RA_Feb-competition_blog-header.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/01/complementary-resource-ourland-ourstories/" data-wpel-link="internal">Teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">29th Jan 2021</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/articles/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Articles</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/primary/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Primary</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>As we prepare for the new school year, we’d like to highlight a fantastic resource to help you teach Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories…</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2021/01/complementary-resource-ourland-ourstories/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-11144 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists category-news" id="post-11144"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/12/2020-a-year-of-resources/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/RA_Dec-Banner-Blog.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/12/2020-a-year-of-resources/" data-wpel-link="internal">2020: a year of resources</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">9th Dec 2020</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>This has been a record year for Reading Australia: not only did our community surpass 20,000 subscribers, but we also published 35 resources in the last 12 months (compared with 21 resources the year before). As our final news post for the year, we’ve gathered here all 35 resources – 15 for primary teachers and […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/12/2020-a-year-of-resources/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-11099 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-resources category-secondary category-video" id="post-11099"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/09/workshop-teaching-culturally-sensitive-texts/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/RA_Sept-blog-header_indigenous-workshop.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/09/workshop-teaching-culturally-sensitive-texts/" data-wpel-link="internal">Workshop: Teaching Culturally Sensitive Texts</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">24th Sep 2020</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/resources/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Resources</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/secondary/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Secondary</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/video/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Video</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>We are delighted to be able to share this workshop on how to teach culturally sensitive and challenging texts in classrooms. The presentation was recorded during the AATE/IFTE Conference in July 2020 – thank you to ETA NSW and the conference for giving us permission to share this video with our users. The presenters are […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/09/workshop-teaching-culturally-sensitive-texts/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-11089 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions" id="post-11089"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/09/and-the-winners-are/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/RA_Once-There-Was-A-Boy_blog-banner.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/09/and-the-winners-are/" data-wpel-link="internal">And the winners are…</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">24th Sep 2020</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Thank you to everyone who entered our National Reconciliation Week colouring competition – there were over 850 entries, so it was fiercely competitive! The Reading Australia team had a hard time choosing the final winners, but we are delighted to share the winning entries with you below. Dub Leffler is the wonderful illustrator behind this […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/09/and-the-winners-are/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-11076 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles" id="post-11076"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/09/the-20-most-popular-books-of-2019-20/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/RA_Sept-blog-header_popular-resources.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/09/the-20-most-popular-books-of-2019-20/" data-wpel-link="internal">The 20 most popular books of 2019–20</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">21st Sep 2020</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/articles/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Articles</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Every year we dive into the Reading Australia website analytics to figure out which books teachers have been loving. In the last twelve months, teachers have been reaching for the classics as well as exploring a few newer titles. How many of the books on this list do you use in your classrooms? The resource […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/09/the-20-most-popular-books-of-2019-20/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-10995 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-10995"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/07/announcing-the-2020-reading-australia-fellow/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/RA_Blog-Banner-2020-Teacher-Fellow_Karen-Yager.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/07/announcing-the-2020-reading-australia-fellow/" data-wpel-link="internal">Announcing the 2020 Reading Australia Fellow…</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">8th Jul 2020</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Karen Yager, a teacher with more than 25 years’ experience, has been awarded the 2020 Reading Australia Fellowship for Teachers of English and Literacy.  The Reading Australia Fellowship provides $15,000 to a leading English and/or literacy teacher to undertake a career-enhancing research project that will benefit the successful Fellow as well as the education sector. Karen […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/07/announcing-the-2020-reading-australia-fellow/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-10910 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-colouring-sheets category-competitions" id="post-10910"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/05/national-reconciliation-week-colouring-competition/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/RA_Once-There-Was-A-Boy_blog-banner.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/05/national-reconciliation-week-colouring-competition/" data-wpel-link="internal">National Reconciliation Week colouring competition!</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">20th May 2020</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/colouring-sheets/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Colouring sheets</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is commemorated every year from 27 May to 3 June, giving Australians the opportunity to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this country, to learn more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture, and to celebrate Indigenous culture. The theme of this year’s NRW is ‘In This Together’. To learn […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/05/national-reconciliation-week-colouring-competition/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-10864 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news category-resources" id="post-10864"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/04/30-new-resources-in-2021/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/04/Reading-Australia_Banner-Blog_new-books.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/04/30-new-resources-in-2021/" data-wpel-link="internal">30 NEW resources in 2021</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">21st Apr 2020</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/resources/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Resources</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>The Reading Australia team are delighted to announce that next year we will publish ten units of work for secondary school and 20 units for primary school. This is in addition to the resources already available on our website, including 78 primary units and 120 secondary units. Click the book covers below to read more about each […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/04/30-new-resources-in-2021/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-10721 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-10721"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/02/ursula-dubosarsky-is-the-australian-childrens-laureate/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/02/Banner_Blog_News.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/02/ursula-dubosarsky-is-the-australian-childrens-laureate/" data-wpel-link="internal">Ursula Dubosarsky is the Australian Children’s Laureate!</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">11th Feb 2020</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>We are thrilled that Ursula Dubosarsky has been named the new Australian Children’s Laureate for 2020–21. Ursula is the author of over 60 books for children, including novels, picture and illustrated books, non-fiction books and a play. Three of her books have been adapted into plays, and many of her titles have won or been […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/02/ursula-dubosarsky-is-the-australian-childrens-laureate/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-10736 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions" id="post-10736"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/02/world-poetry-day-competition-2020/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/02/Banner_Blog_Comp-opt-2.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/02/world-poetry-day-competition-2020/" data-wpel-link="internal">World Poetry Day competition</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">10th Feb 2020</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>EDIT: The deadline has been extended! New deadline: 5 p.m. Friday 10 July 2020. We are thrilled to announce the launch of our annual poetry competition, this year hosted in partnership with Red Room Poetry. The competition will open on 21 March 2020 to coincide with World Poetry Day, a day which provides the chance […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2020/02/world-poetry-day-competition-2020/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-10629 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-10629"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/12/apply-now-for-the-2020-reading-australia-fellowship/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/07/News-Blog-Header.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/12/apply-now-for-the-2020-reading-australia-fellowship/" data-wpel-link="internal">Apply NOW for the 2020 Reading Australia Fellowship</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">10th Dec 2019</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Applications are now open for the 2020 Reading Australia Fellowship for the Teaching of English and Literacy. For full details visit the Copyright Agency website. The Fellowship, worth up to $15,000, will support an experienced teacher or teacher librarian to undertake professional skills development and career-enhancing opportunities. The Fellowship will enable teachers of English and […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/12/apply-now-for-the-2020-reading-australia-fellowship/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-10514 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists category-resources" id="post-10514"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/11/2019-a-years-worth-of-resources/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/09/Banner_Blog_Books.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/11/2019-a-years-worth-of-resources/" data-wpel-link="internal">2019: a Year of Resources</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">5th Nov 2019</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/resources/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Resources</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Now that the school year is drawing to a close, we are able to recap the units we published this year, as well as start planning for 2020. The summer holidays are a great time to get stuck into reading books and resources, so for your convenience we have compiled all the units we published […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/11/2019-a-years-worth-of-resources/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-10556 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists" id="post-10556"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/11/books-recommended-by-the-reading-australia-fellow/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/09/Banner_Blog.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/11/books-recommended-by-the-reading-australia-fellow/" data-wpel-link="internal">Books recommended by the Reading Australia Fellow</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">5th Nov 2019</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Alexander Wharton is halfway through his year-long Reading Australia Fellowship, and he’s been reading up a storm! He shares his teacher perspective on the books that have inspired him and educated him, just in time for the school holidays. You can follow his journey as the Reading Australia Fellow at The Missing Peace, where he blogs about […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/11/books-recommended-by-the-reading-australia-fellow/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-10496 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions" id="post-10496"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/09/winners-of-the-2019-naidoc-week-competition/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/06/Blog_Header_Competition.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/09/winners-of-the-2019-naidoc-week-competition/" data-wpel-link="internal">Winners of the 2019 NAIDOC Week Competition</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">24th Sep 2019</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Every year Reading Australia runs a NAIDOC Week colouring competition, and every year we are blown away by the enthusiasm and creativity of Australia’s students. We commissioned two brilliant illustrators to design colouring sheets inspired by their books that feature on Reading Australia: Angela Ramirez, who illustrated The Little Corroborree Frog, and graphic novelist, Brenton McKenna, who wrote […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/09/winners-of-the-2019-naidoc-week-competition/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-10477 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists" id="post-10477"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/09/6-books-about-the-environment/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/09/Climate_Change_Banner.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/09/6-books-about-the-environment/" data-wpel-link="internal">6 Books about the Environment</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">16th Sep 2019</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Students around the world are increasingly engaging with (and in fact, driving) activism around the climate crisis. We’ve put together a list of six books about the environment, ranging from primary to secondary titles, for students interested in stories about conservation, endangered species, and sustainable practices. 1. Where the Forest Meets the Sea by Jeannie Baker ‘My father says […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/09/6-books-about-the-environment/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-10472 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-10472"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/09/20-new-books-added-to-reading-australia-in-2020/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/09/News_Banner.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/09/20-new-books-added-to-reading-australia-in-2020/" data-wpel-link="internal">20 NEW Books Added to Reading Australia in 2020</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">12th Sep 2019</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>We are thrilled to be able to share with you the new titles we will be publishing resources for in 2020. This news follows our announcement last month that the Miles Franklin Literary Award-winning title, Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko, will have a secondary unit of work published on Reading Australia next year. Click […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/09/20-new-books-added-to-reading-australia-in-2020/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-10384 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-colouring-sheets category-competitions" id="post-10384"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/06/2019-naidoc-week-colouring-competition/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/06/Blog_Header_Competition.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/06/2019-naidoc-week-colouring-competition/" data-wpel-link="internal">CLOSED: 2019 NAIDOC Week colouring competition!</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">25th Jun 2019</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/colouring-sheets/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Colouring sheets</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. This year we have commissioned two brilliant illustrators to create the artwork for our annual NAIDOC Week colouring competition: Angela Ramirez, who illustrated The Little Corroborree Frog, and Brenton McKenna, the graphic novelist who wrote and illustrated the Ubby’s Underdogs trilogy. The colouring sheets are designed to be used as […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/06/2019-naidoc-week-colouring-competition/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-10338 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-10338"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/05/copyright-agency-awards-inaugural-reading-australia-teacher-fellowship/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/05/RA_Blog_Header_News-1.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/05/copyright-agency-awards-inaugural-reading-australia-teacher-fellowship/" data-wpel-link="internal">Copyright Agency awards inaugural Reading Australia Teacher Fellowship</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">20th May 2019</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Alex Wharton from Carinya Christian School in Gunnedah, NSW, is the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund’s first Reading Australia Fellow for a Teacher of English and Literacy. Copyright Agency’s CEO Adam Suckling says, ‘The Reading Australia Fellowship provides $15,000 to a leading English and literacy teacher to develop a career-enhancing research project which can be shared […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/05/copyright-agency-awards-inaugural-reading-australia-teacher-fellowship/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-10266 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists" id="post-10266"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/05/reconciliation-week/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/05/RA_Blog_Header_Reconciliation.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/05/reconciliation-week/" data-wpel-link="internal">Reconciliation Week</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">15th May 2019</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>National Reconciliation Week is held every year from 27 May to 3 June. These dates commemorate two significant milestones in the journey to reconciliation – the successful 1967 referendum, and the High Court Mabo decision. The aim of Reconciliation Week is to raise awareness of the issues Indigenous people face, celebrate Indigenous cultures and histories, and recognise the achievements […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/05/reconciliation-week/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-10268 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists category-resources" id="post-10268"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/05/books-to-read-on-world-refugee-day/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/05/RA_Blog_Header.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/05/books-to-read-on-world-refugee-day/" data-wpel-link="internal">Books to read on World Refugee Day</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">9th May 2019</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/resources/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Resources</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>World Refugee Day (20 June), a United Nation’s initiative, is a chance to raise awareness of the plight of the 68 million people who are currently refugees or displaced peoples. The treatment of refugees has been a contentious issue in Australian politics for decades, particularly since the imprisonment of men, women and children on Nauru […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/05/books-to-read-on-world-refugee-day/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-10185 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions" id="post-10185"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/04/winners-of-the-world-poetry-competition/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/02/Competition-Header.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/04/winners-of-the-world-poetry-competition/" data-wpel-link="internal">Winners of the World Poetry Competition</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">4th Apr 2019</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>We were blown away by all of the amazing poems we received throughout March – students experimented with form, genre, rhyming schemes, even their choice of muse (teachers, you are an inspiring bunch!). Thank you to the 550+ students who crafted such wonderful poems for us to read, and to the teachers who provided the guidance […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/04/winners-of-the-world-poetry-competition/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-10170 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles" id="post-10170"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/04/how-to-search-by-theme/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/04/Blog-Header.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/04/how-to-search-by-theme/" data-wpel-link="internal">Tips and tricks: how to search by theme</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">3rd Apr 2019</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/articles/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Articles</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>The aim of the Reading Australia initiative is to connect teachers with quality Australian literature. This month we’re highlighting one of the website’s features designed to make it easier for you to find titles and resources relevant to you and your students. Overview of the ‘search’ function You can make a simple search from the […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/04/how-to-search-by-theme/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-10113 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions" id="post-10113"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/02/competition-write-a-poem-to-win/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/02/Competition-Header.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/02/competition-write-a-poem-to-win/" data-wpel-link="internal">Competition: write a poem to WIN!</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">13th Feb 2019</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>In commemoration of World Poetry Day on 21 March, we are running a poetry competition for primary and secondary students with two fabulous books to win in each category! World Poetry Day, proclaimed by UNESCO in 1999, celebrates the reading, writing and performance of poetry. How do my students enter? Challenge your students to write […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/02/competition-write-a-poem-to-win/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-10068 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-resources" id="post-10068"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/02/resources-for-world-poetry-day/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/02/Worls-Poetry-Day-Header.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/02/resources-for-world-poetry-day/" data-wpel-link="internal">Resources for World Poetry Day</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">7th Feb 2019</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/resources/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Resources</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>World Poetry Day, celebrated on 21 March every year, recognises the unique ability of poetry to capture what it means to be human. In every culture there are poets who feed the soul of their nation and advocate for the arts; today we are featuring the diversity and brilliance of our Australian poets, contemporary and […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/02/resources-for-world-poetry-day/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-10082 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-10082"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/02/vale-andrew-mcgahan/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/02/1_McGahanAndrew-banner-1-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/02/vale-andrew-mcgahan/" data-wpel-link="internal">Vale Andrew McGahan</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">4th Feb 2019</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Reading Australia is saddened to hear of the passing of Andrew McGahan, the Miles Franklin Literary Award-winning author of The White Earth. He was born in Dalby, Queensland, but lived and worked mostly in Brisbane. His first novel Praise (1992) was winner of The Australian/Vogel Literary Award. His second novel was the prequel 1988 (1995), and his third novel Last Drinks (2000) was […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2019/02/vale-andrew-mcgahan/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-10053 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions" id="post-10053"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/12/winners-of-the-book-design-challenge/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/10/Reading-Australia_Competition-blog-header-1.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/12/winners-of-the-book-design-challenge/" data-wpel-link="internal">Winners of the Book Design Challenge!</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">11th Dec 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>We asked students to redesign the cover of any book on Reading Australia, and they rose to the challenge with enthusiasm, sending in entries that demonstrated both creativity and keen understanding of their chosen books. We selected the best five entries as our prizewinners – scroll down to see the winning entries below. Each student […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/12/winners-of-the-book-design-challenge/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-9948 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions" id="post-9948"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/10/last-chance-to-win-one-of-ten-100-book-vouchers/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/10/Reading-Australia_Competition-blog-header-1.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/10/last-chance-to-win-one-of-ten-100-book-vouchers/" data-wpel-link="internal">Last chance to win one of ten $100 book vouchers!</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">23rd Oct 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>It’s time to get creative! We are challenging students to design a new book cover for any title on the Reading Australia website. This challenge marks our third and last round of our competition run in partnership with the Australian Library and Information Association. Students are to choose any book from the Reading Australia list and […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/10/last-chance-to-win-one-of-ten-100-book-vouchers/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-9941 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions" id="post-9941"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/10/morris-gleitzman-competition/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/10/Reading-Australia_Competition-blog-header-2.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/10/morris-gleitzman-competition/" data-wpel-link="internal">Morris Gleitzman competition</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">18th Oct 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>The first year of Morris Gleitzman’s two-year term as the Australian Children’s Laureate is drawing to a close, and we are commemorating the occasion with a competition! What’s the prize? One lucky school will receive a book prize pack valued at over $580! It includes all thirty-three books on this fabulous poster, celebrating the books […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/10/morris-gleitzman-competition/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-9914 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions" id="post-9914"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/09/winners-of-the-haiku-challenge/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/09/Competition-Blog-Header.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/09/winners-of-the-haiku-challenge/" data-wpel-link="internal">Winners of the Haiku Challenge!</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">19th Sep 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>We challenged the students of Australia to send us their best haiku inspired by a book on Reading Australia, and we received more than 900 entries! This competition was run in partnership with the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and was shared by librarians around the country. Each entry demonstrated the creativity and beauty […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/09/winners-of-the-haiku-challenge/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-9910 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-9910"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/09/how-to-write-a-great-application-for-the-reading-australia-teacher-fellowship/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/07/News-Blog-Header.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/09/how-to-write-a-great-application-for-the-reading-australia-teacher-fellowship/" data-wpel-link="internal">How to write a great application for the Reading Australia Teacher Fellowship</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">19th Sep 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>The Copyright Agency is offering a $15,000 Reading Australia Fellowship for Teachers of English and Literacy to support an experienced teacher in undertaking professional skills development. This is an exciting career-enhancing opportunity to expand your skills and knowledge through a research project, which may be undertaken overseas. The deadline for applications is 1pm EST on […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/09/how-to-write-a-great-application-for-the-reading-australia-teacher-fellowship/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-9858 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions" id="post-9858"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/08/winners-of-naidoc-week-colouring-competition/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/06/Reading-Australia_Competition-blog-header.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/08/winners-of-naidoc-week-colouring-competition/" data-wpel-link="internal">Winners of NAIDOC Week colouring competition</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">20th Aug 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Eight hundred students from seventy-eight different schools from around the country entered our NAIDOC Week competition to win a set of books written and illustrated by Indigenous creators! To enter each student coloured in an illustration created exclusively for Reading Australia by artist Grace Fielding, the illustrator of The Lizard Gang, written by Kirra Somerville. […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/08/winners-of-naidoc-week-colouring-competition/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-9878 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles" id="post-9878"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/08/the-2018-miles-franklin-literary-award-shortlist/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/08/Reading-Australia_MFLA-Blog-Header.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/08/the-2018-miles-franklin-literary-award-shortlist/" data-wpel-link="internal">The 2018 Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlist</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">20th Aug 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/articles/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Articles</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>We are days away from finding out which author will become the 2018 winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award! Since the Copyright Agency supports the Miles Franklin shortlist by providing each shortlisted author with a $5000 cash prize, naturally, all of our water-cooler chats are dominated by Miles Franklin speculation. The Reading Australia team are […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/08/the-2018-miles-franklin-literary-award-shortlist/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-9865 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-resources" id="post-9865"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/08/how-to-use-austlit-trails-for-teachers/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/08/Reading-Australia_AustLit-Blog-Header.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/08/how-to-use-austlit-trails-for-teachers/" data-wpel-link="internal">How to use AustLit Trails: for teachers</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">20th Aug 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/articles/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Articles</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/resources/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Resources</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>What is AustLit? AustLit is a fantastic resource that makes the lives of researchers, students of literature and especially teachers easier. It’s the first of its kind – no other country has attempted to compile such a comprehensive record of a nation’s creative writing and associated critical works. Simply, AustLit is an online database that […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/08/how-to-use-austlit-trails-for-teachers/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-8928 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-resources" id="post-8928"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/07/popular-resources-time/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/07/Resources-Blog-Header.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/07/popular-resources-time/" data-wpel-link="internal">The most popular Reading Australia resources of all time!</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">24th Jul 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/articles/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Articles</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/resources/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Resources</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Reading Australia is a few months away from turning five, so today we are looking back at which books have been the most popular since we first launched the Reading Australia initiative in 2013. Below you will find the top ten secondary and top ten primary titles; to view the full units of work, simply […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/07/popular-resources-time/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-8963 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions" id="post-8963"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/07/win-one-ten-100-book-vouchers/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/07/Competition-Blog-Header-1.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/07/win-one-ten-100-book-vouchers/" data-wpel-link="internal">Win one of ten $100 book vouchers!</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">24th Jul 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Last term we gave away ten $100 Booktopia vouchers, and this term we’re offering the same prize, but with a different challenge! We will give five $100 Booktopia vouchers to students and another five to their school libraries. This competition is run in partnership with the Australian Library and Information Association and is designed to […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/07/win-one-ten-100-book-vouchers/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-8972 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions" id="post-8972"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/07/winners-10-word-challenge/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="506" height="200" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/07/Indigo_Winners-small.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/07/winners-10-word-challenge/" data-wpel-link="internal">Winners of the 10-word challenge</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">23rd Jul 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Thank you to all the teachers and students who entered the Reading Australia 10-word challenge competition. This competition was run in partnership with the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and was shared by librarians around the country. Over 1300 students took up the challenge to describe their favourite Reading Australia book in ten words […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/07/winners-10-word-challenge/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-8917 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles" id="post-8917"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/07/students-corner-books-recommended-students/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/07/Student-Corner-Blog-Header.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/07/students-corner-books-recommended-students/" data-wpel-link="internal">Students’ Corner: books as recommended by students</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">23rd Jul 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/articles/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Articles</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>We already know what books teachers keep reaching for, but what do students love to read? This week we are stepping aside and letting Portia Simon, a Year 10 student from Sydney, give us her book recommendations! We were delighted to have Portia spend some of her work experience week with the Reading Australia team, […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/07/students-corner-books-recommended-students/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-8950 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-8950"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/07/new-teacher-fellowship-announced/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/07/News-Blog-Header.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/07/new-teacher-fellowship-announced/" data-wpel-link="internal">New Teacher Fellowship announced</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">12th Jul 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>The Copyright Agency has today announced the first-ever Reading Australia Fellowship for Teachers of English and Literacy worth $15,000. The announcement was made at the premier English and literacy teachers’ conference in Perth, the AATE/ALEA National conference, sponsored by Copyright Agency. Copyright Agency CEO, Adam Suckling, says, “It is incredibly important we support the professional […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/07/new-teacher-fellowship-announced/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-8911 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles" id="post-8911"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/06/qa-trinity-grammar-schools-learning-librarian/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="640" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/06/tbcml-tg-4-640x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/06/qa-trinity-grammar-schools-learning-librarian/" data-wpel-link="internal">Q&A with Trinity Grammar School’s Teaching and Learning Librarian</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">27th Jun 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/articles/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Articles</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Leanne Heanly is the Teaching and Learning Librarian at Trinity Grammar School. In early 2018 she organised a school-based campaign inspired by the Copyright Agency’s This Book Changed My Life campaign. 1. Why did you want to get your students involved in the This Book Changed My Life campaign? We wanted to start the conversation […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/06/qa-trinity-grammar-schools-learning-librarian/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-8899 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-8899"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/06/trinity-grammar-school-supports-reading-academic-honesty/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/06/News-June-EDM-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/06/trinity-grammar-school-supports-reading-academic-honesty/" data-wpel-link="internal">Trinity Grammar School supports reading and academic honesty</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">26th Jun 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>More than 40 students and staff members from Trinity Grammar School in Sydney have shared the books that mean the most to them in videos to support the Copyright Agency’s This Book Changed My Life social media campaign. The social media campaign, created by the Copyright Agency highlights the important role that copyright plays in […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/06/trinity-grammar-school-supports-reading-academic-honesty/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-8839 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists" id="post-8839"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/06/celebrating-indigenous-writers-naidoc-week/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/06/Reading-Australia_Resources-blog-header.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/06/celebrating-indigenous-writers-naidoc-week/" data-wpel-link="internal">Celebrating Indigenous writers this NAIDOC Week</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">26th Jun 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>While Reading Australia is committed to celebrating Indigenous writers and illustrators all year long, NAIDOC Week is a wonderful opportunity to double our efforts in connecting teachers and their students with more Indigenous stories. More than 60 titles on the Reading Australia list were written and/or illustrated by Indigenous creators. Of these, 30 have resources […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/06/celebrating-indigenous-writers-naidoc-week/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-8837 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-colouring-sheets category-competitions" id="post-8837"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/06/2018-naidoc-week-colouring-competition/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/06/Reading-Australia_Competition-blog-header.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/06/2018-naidoc-week-colouring-competition/" data-wpel-link="internal">2018 NAIDOC Week colouring competition!</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">21st Jun 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/colouring-sheets/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Colouring sheets</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>To celebrate NAIDOC Week we are giving two primary students in Australia the opportunity to win a stack of books written and illustrated by Indigenous creators! The Lizard Gang will introduce your students to Zed, Boo, Eliza and Zoro – a spirited gang of monitor lizards who are constantly trying to outdo each other. They live deep in […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/06/2018-naidoc-week-colouring-competition/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-8748 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions" id="post-8748"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/05/win-one-of-ten-100-booktopia-vouchers/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/05/RA_Competition-blog-header-1.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/05/win-one-of-ten-100-booktopia-vouchers/" data-wpel-link="internal">CLOSED: Win one of ten $100 Booktopia vouchers!</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">15th May 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>EDIT: THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. We are giving away ten $100 Booktopia vouchers in total – five to students and another five to their school libraries! This competition is run in partnership with the Australian Library and Information Association and is designed to encourage students to explore Australian books. Who can enter? The competition is […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/05/win-one-of-ten-100-booktopia-vouchers/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-8737 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-resources" id="post-8737"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/05/connecting-geography-literacy-learning-australian-stories/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/04/RA_Resources-blog-header.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/05/connecting-geography-literacy-learning-australian-stories/" data-wpel-link="internal">Connecting Geography and Literacy: Learning Through Australian Stories</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">1st May 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/articles/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Articles</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/resources/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Resources</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>On 27 March, 2018, Wendy Bean presented at the CBCA NSW annual conference on the ways teachers can connect Geography and Literacy in their teaching. The theme of the conference was Connecting Geography and Literacy: finding the treasure in story. This is an edited version of Wendy’s presentation. The Australian Curriculum: Geography aims to ensure students develop: […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/05/connecting-geography-literacy-learning-australian-stories/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-8723 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast" id="post-8723"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/03/garret-graeme-base/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/03/Graeme-Base-blog-banner-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/03/garret-graeme-base/" data-wpel-link="internal">The Garret: Graeme Base</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">26th Mar 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/podcast/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Podcast</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Reading Australia presents this Graeme Base podcast, with permission from The Garret Podcast. Graeme Base is a legendary British-Australian writer and illustrator. Generations of children have grown up enthralled by his creations, including Animalia (awarded the Children Book Council’s Picture Book of the Year Honour Book in 1987) and The Eleventh Hour (awarded the same prize in 1989). His other […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/03/garret-graeme-base/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-8714 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists" id="post-8714"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/03/fictional-family-want-join/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/03/Families-Blog-header_665x300px.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/03/fictional-family-want-join/" data-wpel-link="internal">Which fictional family do you want to join?</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">21st Mar 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>How many times have you read a treasured book and wished you could jump right in and join the characters in their adventures? Or dreamed that you could be your favourite character’s best friend or even second cousin? Below are the five families from Australian books that we, at Reading Australia, wish we could be […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/03/fictional-family-want-join/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-8701 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists" id="post-8701"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/03/6-books-for-anzac-day/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/03/RA_Blog-Header_Anzac.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/03/6-books-for-anzac-day/" data-wpel-link="internal">6 Books for Anzac Day</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">20th Mar 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>On Anzac Day, we reflect on the lives of the Australian men and women who have served and lost their lives in war. Through storytelling, we make sure that their lives and our history are not forgotten. Below we have curated a list of six Australian books that explore experiences of war. If you’re looking […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/03/6-books-for-anzac-day/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-8594 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-8594"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/02/morris-gleitzman-our-new-australian-childrens-laureate/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/02/Morris-Gleitzman-blog-header.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/02/morris-gleitzman-our-new-australian-childrens-laureate/" data-wpel-link="internal">Morris Gleitzman, our new Australian Children’s Laureate</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">12th Feb 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>We are thrilled that well-loved children’s writer, and Reading Australia author, Morris Gleitzman will be the new Australian Children’s Laureate for 2018–19. He will dedicate the next two years to advocating for the importance of ‘stories and everything stories can offer.’ He is the author of the award-winning novel, Once (2005), which has Reading Australia […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/02/morris-gleitzman-our-new-australian-childrens-laureate/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-8574 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-8574"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/02/reading-australia-publish-20-new-resources-2018/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/01/2018-resources-blog-header.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/02/reading-australia-publish-20-new-resources-2018/" data-wpel-link="internal">Reading Australia to publish 20 new resources in 2018</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">6th Feb 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>We are pleased to announce that in 2018 we will be publishing 20 new resources to support teachers in teaching Australian texts. As reported last year, this will be in addition to 8 secondary-level resources for texts by Indigenous authors and illustrators, that will be published this year in partnership with Magabala Books. The texts […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/02/reading-australia-publish-20-new-resources-2018/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-8611 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast" id="post-8611"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/02/garret-hannie-rayson/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/02/Hannie-Rayson-1-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/02/garret-hannie-rayson/" data-wpel-link="internal">The Garret: Hannie Rayson</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">5th Feb 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/podcast/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Podcast</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Reading Australia presents this Hannie Rayson podcast, with permission from The Garret Podcast. Hannie Rayson is one of Australia’s most recognised playwrights and screenwriters and has also worked as a freelance journalist and editor. She is the co-founder of the community theatre group, Theatreworks, and has been writer-in-residence at Geelong’s Mill Theatre, Playbox Theatre, La Trobe […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/02/garret-hannie-rayson/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-8578 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast" id="post-8578"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/01/garret-alex-miller/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/01/Alex-Miller-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/01/garret-alex-miller/" data-wpel-link="internal">The Garret: Alex Miller</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">18th Jan 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/podcast/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Podcast</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Alex Miller is twice winner of Australia’s premier literary prize, the Miles Franklin Literary Award. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and a recipient of the Centenary Medal for an outstanding contribution to Australian cultural life. His books and awards include: The Ancestor Game, awarded the Miles Franklin Literary Prize […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/01/garret-alex-miller/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-8552 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast" id="post-8552"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/01/garret-alison-lester/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/01/Alison-Lester-665x300.jpeg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/01/garret-alison-lester/" data-wpel-link="internal">The Garret: Alison Lester</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">10th Jan 2018</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/podcast/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Podcast</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Alison Lester is an Australian author and illustrator who has published around 30 children’s picture books. Her first book, Clive Eats Alligators, was commended in the Australian Picture Book of the Year Awards in 1986. Ernie Dances to the Didgeridoo was shortlisted in 2000 for the same award and her picture book, The Journey Home, […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2018/01/garret-alison-lester/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-8285 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists" id="post-8285"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/12/12-classic-books-read-christmas/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="275" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Copy-of-happy-holidays-1-665x275.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/12/12-classic-books-read-christmas/" data-wpel-link="internal">12 Classic Books to Read over Christmas</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">7th Dec 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>For teachers, the summer holidays means finally having the time to read all those books you’ve been wanting to get stuck into for months (or years…). We’ve compiled a list of must-read books for lovers of literature to make picking your holiday read as easy as possible. 1. Black Rock White City by A. S. […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/12/12-classic-books-read-christmas/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-8242 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists" id="post-8242"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/11/5-books-tackle-issues-faced-teens/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/teen-issues-blog-post-header-665x300.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/11/5-books-tackle-issues-faced-teens/" data-wpel-link="internal">5 Books that Tackle Issues Faced by Teens</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">22nd Nov 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Being a teenager can be exhilarating, harrowing, passionate and confusing all at the same time. They face hurdles like academic stresses, parental expectations, peer pressure and body image issues. Sometimes they must come to terms with more serious problems, like illness, addiction, poverty and death. Young people can find comfort and guidance in books that explore […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/11/5-books-tackle-issues-faced-teens/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-7343 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions" id="post-7343"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/11/leigh-hobbs-colouring-competition-gallery/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Competition-time-1.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/11/leigh-hobbs-colouring-competition-gallery/" data-wpel-link="internal">Leigh Hobbs colouring competition gallery</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">16th Nov 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Thank you to all the teachers and students who entered our Leigh Hobbs colouring competition. We received over 1200 entries from students all across the country! Congratulations to the winners, who each won a book prize pack. They were: Madalina, Year 2, Airdale Primary School, SA Gabrielle, Year 5, St Francis Xavier’s Primary School, NSW […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/11/leigh-hobbs-colouring-competition-gallery/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-8253 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news category-resources" id="post-8253"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/11/indigenous-resources-secondary-partnership-magabala-books/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Magabala-secondary-8-665x300.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/11/indigenous-resources-secondary-partnership-magabala-books/" data-wpel-link="internal">Indigenous resources for secondary teachers in partnership with Magabala Books</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">16th Nov 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/resources/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Resources</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>In 2018 Reading Australia will publish eight new resources for secondary teachers to assist in teaching books by Indigenous authors and illustrators, in partnership with Magabala Books. This follows the success of Reading Australia’s previous collaboration with Magabala Books in which 15 resources for primary school teachers were developed and published. Magabala Books is a publishing house […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/11/indigenous-resources-secondary-partnership-magabala-books/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-7377 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles" id="post-7377"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/10/how-to-build-the-perfect-classroom-library/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/10/Classroom-library-article-665x300.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/10/how-to-build-the-perfect-classroom-library/" data-wpel-link="internal">How to build the perfect classroom library for beginners</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">18th Oct 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/articles/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Articles</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Being a pre-service or early career primary school teacher can be a daunting time. Your tasks go far beyond giving your students an enriching and inspiring education, an already complex and demanding challenge. Reading Australia creates resources that make teaching literacy easy for primary teachers. But there are other areas you might need support in: today […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/10/how-to-build-the-perfect-classroom-library/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-7590 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news" id="post-7590"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/10/heat-light-ellen-van-neerven-added-reading-australia/" data-wpel-link="internal">HEAT AND LIGHT by Ellen van Neerven to be added to Reading Australia</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">18th Oct 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>The online hub for teachers, Reading Australia, has decided to add Ellen Van Neerven’s award-winning short story collection, Heat and Light, to the Reading Australia book list. More importantly, the Reading Australia Selection Committee agreed to create teacher resources for the book, so that it could be taught in classrooms around the country and enjoyed […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/10/heat-light-ellen-van-neerven-added-reading-australia/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-7002 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-resources" id="post-7002"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/09/childrens-laureate/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/09/ACLA-blog-banner-665x300.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/09/childrens-laureate/" data-wpel-link="internal">Resources for the Australian Children’s Laureates</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">13th Sep 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/resources/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Resources</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>What is the Australian Children’s Laureate? The Australian Children’s Laureate initiative was developed by the not-for-profit Australian Children’s Literature Alliance (ACLA). Through the initiative, a children’s or young adult writer who has made a significant contribution to Australian children’s literature is selected to spend two years travelling around the country to promote the importance of literacy […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/09/childrens-laureate/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-7110 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-colouring-sheets category-competitions" id="post-7110"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/09/leigh-hobbs-colouring-competition/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/09/Competition-time.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/09/leigh-hobbs-colouring-competition/" data-wpel-link="internal">Leigh Hobbs colouring competition</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">13th Sep 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/colouring-sheets/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Colouring sheets</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>In a few short months, it will be time to bid farewell to the 2016/17 Children’s Laureate, Mr Leigh Hobbs. He delights young readers and adults alike with his unique style of illustration and ironic manner of writing. Leigh has spent his two years as the Laureate travelling the country ‘to champion creative opportunities for children, and to highlight the […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/09/leigh-hobbs-colouring-competition/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-7223 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news" id="post-7223"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/09/investigating-literary-knowledge-making-english-teachers/" data-wpel-link="internal">Investigating Literary Knowledge in the Making of English Teachers</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">11th Sep 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Call for English teachers Are you an English teacher? Are you interested in sharing your views about teaching English? Contribute to important national research by completing a short survey about your experience as an English teacher for the Investigating Literary Knowledge in the Making of English Teachers project. The researchers are interested in learning how […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/09/investigating-literary-knowledge-making-english-teachers/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-6857 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists category-resources" id="post-6857"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/08/sustainability-text-ideas-ready-made-resources/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/07/Copy-of-blog-banner-sustainability-3-665x300.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/08/sustainability-text-ideas-ready-made-resources/" data-wpel-link="internal">Sustainability: text ideas with ready-made resources</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">3rd Aug 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/resources/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Resources</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>What does ‘sustainability’ mean? Sustainability refers to patterns of living that protect the Earth and shape the quality of life that the Earth is able to give. A sustainable world requires individual and collective action in both local and global communities. There are three systems in which attention to sustainability is necessary: environmental, social and economic. Why […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/08/sustainability-text-ideas-ready-made-resources/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-6800 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists" id="post-6800"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/07/7-miles-franklin-award-winners-add-classroom-library/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/07/blog-banner-MF-665x300.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/07/7-miles-franklin-award-winners-add-classroom-library/" data-wpel-link="internal">7 Miles Franklin Award-winners to add to your classroom library</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">31st Jul 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>As champions of great Aussie writers, the Reading Australia team are counting down the days until we discover which author will be crowned the 2017 winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award! On 7 September, one of these five dazzling finalists will be presented with the prize: An Isolated Incident by Emily Maguire (Pan Macmillan Australia) The […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/07/7-miles-franklin-award-winners-add-classroom-library/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-6880 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-6880"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/07/magabala-celebrates-30th-anniversary/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/02/The-Lizard-Gang-book-cover-edited-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/07/magabala-celebrates-30th-anniversary/" data-wpel-link="internal">Magabala celebrates 30th anniversary</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">24th Jul 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Magabala Books, Australia’s oldest independent Indigenous publisher, is celebrating its 30th anniversary next month. Reading Australia is proud to have partnered with Magabala to create teaching resources for books by Indigenous creators. Click here or on the thumbnail below to access the full feature on Magabala in the Weekend Australian by Rosemarie Milsom.           […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/07/magabala-celebrates-30th-anniversary/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-6748 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions" id="post-6748"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/07/mad-magpie-colouring-sheet-gallery/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/05/Mag-Magpie-colouring-comp-banner-665x300.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/07/mad-magpie-colouring-sheet-gallery/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mad Magpie Colouring Sheet Gallery</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">3rd Jul 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Thank you to all the teachers and students who entered our Mad Magpie colouring competition during Reconciliation Week. We received over 550 entries from students all across the country! Congratulations to the winners, who each won a book prize pack. They were: Fellishia, Year 2, Nulsen Primary School, WA Jacob, Year 4, Northfield Primary School, SA […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/07/mad-magpie-colouring-sheet-gallery/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-6037 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists category-resources" id="post-6037"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/06/6-books-teaching-visual-literacy-secondary-students/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/06/blog-banner-visual-literacy-665x300.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/06/6-books-teaching-visual-literacy-secondary-students/" data-wpel-link="internal">6 Books for Teaching Visual Literacy to Secondary Students</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">22nd Jun 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/resources/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Resources</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>What do you look for when selecting print texts for your high school students to teach them about visual literacy? Appropriate themes, complexity of ideas, rich and beautiful illustrations, evidence of depth and layers of meaning, a variety of text type. The books in the list below meet each of those requirements with the added bonus […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/06/6-books-teaching-visual-literacy-secondary-students/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5774 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles" id="post-5774"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/06/libby-gleeson-reading-australia/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/06/girls-665x300.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/06/libby-gleeson-reading-australia/" data-wpel-link="internal">Libby Gleeson on Reading Australia</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">19th Jun 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/articles/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Articles</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Libby Gleeson, author of books such as Amy and Louis, Mahtab’s Story and The Great Bear, delivered the address at Reading Australia’s Third Birthday Party, published below. Catch Libby this July in Hobart at the AATE/ALEA Conference. As introduced, I am a writer. A writer largely of picture books and longer fiction for young people […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/06/libby-gleeson-reading-australia/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5935 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists" id="post-5935"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/reading-australia-guide-asian-australian-literature/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/05/Reading-Asia-banner-blog.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/reading-australia-guide-asian-australian-literature/" data-wpel-link="internal">The Reading Australia Guide to Asian-Australian Literature</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">30th May 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Reading Asia: Asia’s place in the curriculum Asia, the largest continent, is home to two thirds of the world’s population. The peoples it contains are diverse in ethnicity, culture, language and religion. Its ancient civilisations have had immense influence on the world, and the countries of modern-day Asia continue to play a major global role. […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/reading-australia-guide-asian-australian-literature/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-8332 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast" id="post-8332"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/garret-isobelle-carmody/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/Isobelle-Carmody_The-Garret_2-for-web-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/garret-isobelle-carmody/" data-wpel-link="internal">The Garret: Isobelle Carmody</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">19th May 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/podcast/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Podcast</a> </span> </p> </div> <p> Isobelle Carmody is one of Australia’s foremost authors of YA fiction and children’s literature. In 2017, she is the ACT Writer-in-Residence at the ACT Writers Centre. She began writing The Obernewtyn Chronicles while she was still at high school. The first book, Obernewtyn, was short-listed for the Children’s Book Council Book of the Year Award […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/garret-isobelle-carmody/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-8337 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast" id="post-8337"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/garret-morris-gleitzman/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/Morris-Gleitzman_The-Garret-for-web-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/garret-morris-gleitzman/" data-wpel-link="internal">The Garret: Morris Gleitzman</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">19th May 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/podcast/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Podcast</a> </span> </p> </div> <p> Morris was born in England and emigrated to Australia in 1969. He started his career as writer for the TV comedy The Norman Gunston Show. He then wrote his first children’s novel, The Other Facts of Life, in 1985. Morris adapted The Other Facts of Life into a screenplay, which won an AWGIE Award for the Best Original […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/garret-morris-gleitzman/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-8330 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast" id="post-8330"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/garret-christos-tsiolkas/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/Christos-Tsiolkas_The-Garret_2-for-web-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/garret-christos-tsiolkas/" data-wpel-link="internal">The Garret: Christos Tsiolkas</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">19th May 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/podcast/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Podcast</a> </span> </p> </div> <p> Christos Tsiolkas is the author of five novels, most of which have been adapted for the screen. Christos’s novels are: Loaded (1995), which became the movie Head On in 1998 The Jesus Man (1999) Dead Europe (2005), which won the 2006 Age Fiction Prize and the 2006 Melbourne Best Writing Award, and was adapted […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/garret-christos-tsiolkas/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-8341 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast" id="post-8341"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/garret-don-watson/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/Don-Watson_The-Garret-for-web-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/garret-don-watson/" data-wpel-link="internal">The Garret: Don Watson</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">19th May 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/podcast/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Podcast</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Don Watson began his literary career an academic historian, but soon moved on to political satire and speechwriting. He wrote political satire for the comedian Max Gillies, and then became speechwriter for Prime Minister Paul Keating. Since 2003 Don has been documenting the viral spread of management-speak and the decline of public language on weaselwords.com.au. He is […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/garret-don-watson/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-4837 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-4837"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/remembering-rosie-scott/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/10/Rosie-Scott-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/remembering-rosie-scott/" data-wpel-link="internal">Remembering Rosie Scott</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">10th May 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Rosie Scott was a critically-acclaimed writer, a passionate human rights activist, a creative writing mentor, a wife, mother and grandmother. Born in 1948 in Wellington, New Zealand, her childhood was spent freely roaming the crashing, wild ‘edge of the world’ with her siblings. She began writing as a child, her curiosity and imagination likely inspired […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/remembering-rosie-scott/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5779 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists" id="post-5779"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/6-books-naidoc-week/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/05/NAIDOC-Week-reading-list-665x300.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/6-books-naidoc-week/" data-wpel-link="internal">6 Books for NAIDOC Week</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">3rd May 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>There are two key weeks dedicated to celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and history, and raising awareness about the issues faced today by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Reconciliation Week is celebrated from 27 May to 3 June and NAIDOC Week is celebrated 3–9 July. This year the 27th of May has extra […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/6-books-naidoc-week/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5860 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-resources" id="post-5860"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/indigenous-resources-partnership-magabala-books/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/02/The-Lizard-Gang-book-cover-edited-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/indigenous-resources-partnership-magabala-books/" data-wpel-link="internal">Indigenous Resources in Partnership with Magabala Books</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">1st May 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/resources/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Resources</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Reading Australia has partnered with Magabala Books to create 15 resources for books, over the course of 2017, by Indigenous authors and illustrators. Magabala Books is a publishing house that focuses on bringing Indigenous voices and talent to the forefront. The project was inspired by the many teachers who reached out to Reading Australia to ask […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/indigenous-resources-partnership-magabala-books/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5844 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions category-news" id="post-5844"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/winner-aatealea-conference-competition/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/01/Win-A-Trip-post.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/winner-aatealea-conference-competition/" data-wpel-link="internal">Winner of the AATE/ALEA Conference competition</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">1st May 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>We are thrilled to introduce you to the winner of our ‘Win a trip to the AATE/ALEA Conference’ competition! Name: Deborah Peters School: Georges Hall PS This year is teaching: Kindergarten Fun fact: has been a part of the Salvation Army since childhood. Deborah’s winning entry was a unit of work that integrated activities from the […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/winner-aatealea-conference-competition/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5836 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-colouring-sheets category-competitions" id="post-5836"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/reconciliation-week-colouring-competition/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/05/Mag-Magpie-colouring-comp-banner-665x300.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/reconciliation-week-colouring-competition/" data-wpel-link="internal">Reconciliation Week Colouring Competition!</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">1st May 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/colouring-sheets/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Colouring sheets</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>To celebrate Reconciliation Week AND the first release of our Indigenous resources created in partnership with Magabala Books, we are giving two primary students in Australia the opportunity to win a stack of books published by Magabala! In Mad Magpie, written and illustrated by Gregg Dreise, Guluu is an angry magpie who is being teased by a gang of […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/05/reconciliation-week-colouring-competition/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5585 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists category-resources" id="post-5585"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/03/prescribed-text-lists/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/03/Reading-Australia_Green-Resources-Blog-Header.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/03/prescribed-text-lists/" data-wpel-link="internal">Prescribed Text Lists</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">27th Mar 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/resources/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Resources</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>The team at Reading Australia are passionate about supporting teachers of English in their abilities to pass on a love and appreciation for books by Australian writers to new generations. We want to make it easy for teachers to choose Australian books to expose their students to, and so we create resources to make this […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/03/prescribed-text-lists/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5694 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists category-resources" id="post-5694"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/03/top-5-popular-resources/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/03/Top-5-banner-blog-665x300.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/03/top-5-popular-resources/" data-wpel-link="internal">Top 5 Most Popular Resources</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">22nd Mar 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/resources/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Resources</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>These 15 resources are the most popular resources in the history of Reading Australia! Because you love these resources so much, we thought we’d make it easy for you and put them all in the same place. There’s a wonderful mix of classic and contemporary, novels and novellas, graphic novels and picture books, plays and […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/03/top-5-popular-resources/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5640 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists" id="post-5640"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/03/8-books-anzac-day/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="600" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/03/Anzac-Day-blog-banner-600x300.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/03/8-books-anzac-day/" data-wpel-link="internal">8 Books for Anzac Day</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">22nd Mar 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Anzac Day is a time to remember the stories of all the Australian men and women who have served and died in war. First-hand memories can fade, but their triumphs and sacrifices are preserved in the books that tell their stories. We have curated a list of 8 Australian books that explore experiences of war with sensitivity and purpose. Ranging […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/03/8-books-anzac-day/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5632 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-5632"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/03/enter-nsw-premiers-copyright-agency-scholarship/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="600" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/03/Teacher-scholarship-blog-banner-600x300.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/03/enter-nsw-premiers-copyright-agency-scholarship/" data-wpel-link="internal">Enter NSW Premier’s Copyright Agency Scholarship</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">15th Mar 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Applications are now open for the 2017 NSW Premier’s Copyright Agency Creativity and Innovation Scholarship for Teachers. This $15,000 prize is awarded for a study in any curriculum area related to creativity and innovation. Matt Scott, Head Teacher of STEM at Canobolas Rural Technology High School, won the 2016 Creativity and Innovation Scholarship. His proposal was […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/03/enter-nsw-premiers-copyright-agency-scholarship/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5523 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists category-resources" id="post-5523"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/resources-world-poetry-day/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/02/WPD-Banner-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/resources-world-poetry-day/" data-wpel-link="internal">Resources for World Poetry Day</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">27th Feb 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/resources/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Resources</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>In celebration of World Poetry Day on 21 March, we decided to spend the entire month featuring the diversity and brilliance of our Australian poets, contemporary and classic. Whether you’re not fully comfortable teaching poetry or whether you’re just looking for some tips to jazz up your next poetry class, we’ve got the resources for […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/resources-world-poetry-day/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-6928 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast" id="post-6928"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/the-garret-alec-patric/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/02/alec-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/the-garret-alec-patric/" data-wpel-link="internal">The Garret: Alec Patric</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">27th Feb 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/podcast/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Podcast</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>A. S. Patric is a writer and bookseller. In 2016, his novel Black Rock White City won the Miles Franklin Prize. The novel was also listed by the Australian Book Review as one of the best novels of 2015, and was Highly Commended in the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2016. Atlantic Black will be published in […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/the-garret-alec-patric/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-6927 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast" id="post-6927"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/the-garret-john-marsden/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/07/john-m-1-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/the-garret-john-marsden/" data-wpel-link="internal">The Garret: John Marsden</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">26th Feb 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/podcast/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Podcast</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>John Marsden is an Australian writer and teacher. He has been writing YA literature for three decades and has made an indelible mark on generations of readers and writers in Australia. John’s first book, So Much to Tell You, was published in 1987. Since then, he has written or edited over 40 books and has sold over 5 million […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/the-garret-john-marsden/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-6926 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast" id="post-6926"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/garret-leigh-hobbs/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/07/Leigh-1-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/garret-leigh-hobbs/" data-wpel-link="internal">The Garret: Leigh Hobbs</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">26th Feb 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/podcast/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Podcast</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Leigh Hobbs is the 2016-2017 Australian Children’s Laureate. The theme for Hobbs’s term as Children’s Laureate is ‘to champion creative opportunities for children, and to highlight the essential role libraries play in nurturing our creative lives’. 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She is a fierce advocate and is known for her social commentary. A proud member of the Wiradjuri nation of central NSW, Anita is also a Lifetime Ambassador of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, an Advocate for the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence, an Ambassador of […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/garret-anita-heiss/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-6900 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-podcast" id="post-6900"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/garret-andy-and-jill-griffiths/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/07/Andy-G-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/garret-andy-and-jill-griffiths/" data-wpel-link="internal">The Garret: Andy & Jill Griffiths</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">26th Feb 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/podcast/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Podcast</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Andy Griffiths and Jill Griffiths are a unique writing partnership. Along with illustrator Terry Denton, they are the team behind some of the most successful children’s literature in Australia. They are best known for the Treehouse and Just! series, but their entire body of work is truly impressive. Andy’s first published work was Just Tricking! 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You and your students are invited to take part by posting about a book – or other creative work – that has had a major impact on you – and you can also make a pledge via social media […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/aussie-creators-books-changed-lives/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5503 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-5503"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/reading-australia-magabala-books-bring-indigenous-stories-back-school/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/02/The-Lizard-Gang-book-cover-edited-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/reading-australia-magabala-books-bring-indigenous-stories-back-school/" data-wpel-link="internal">Reading Australia and Magabala Books bring Indigenous stories back to school</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">6th Feb 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>As Australian students and teachers begin the school year, one of the remotest publishing houses in the world, Magabala Books in Broome (WA) is gearing up to bring new Aboriginal perspectives to primary school classrooms all over the country. With a grant of $33,550 from the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund, Magabala Books will soon deliver […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/reading-australia-magabala-books-bring-indigenous-stories-back-school/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5473 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists" id="post-5473"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/back-school-ten-brand-new-resources/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/02/Back-to-School-post-alt.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/back-school-ten-brand-new-resources/" data-wpel-link="internal">Back to School: TEN brand new resources</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">2nd Feb 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Reading Australia is welcoming in the new school year with 10 brand new resources! In response to your feedback about the range of resources available, the selection below is a mix of classic and contemporary Australian books with a focus on visual texts and resources aimed at Junior Secondary. Click on the book titles below to […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/back-school-ten-brand-new-resources/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5410 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions" id="post-5410"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/win-a-trip-to-the-aatealea-national-conference/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/01/Win-A-Trip-post.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/win-a-trip-to-the-aatealea-national-conference/" data-wpel-link="internal">Win a Trip to the AATE/ALEA National Conference</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">1st Feb 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>WIN a trip to attend the AATE/ALEA National Conference 2017 6–9 July in Hobart Tasmania! Entering is easy! Tell us how you use Reading Australia to bring Australian literature to life in your classroom for your chance to win 5 days and 5 nights in Hobart, Tasmania, to attend the AATE/ALEA National Conference 6–9 July […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/win-a-trip-to-the-aatealea-national-conference/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5461 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-colouring-sheets" id="post-5461"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/colouring-sheets-students/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/02/Colouring-Pages-Post.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/colouring-sheets-students/" data-wpel-link="internal">FREE downloads: Colouring sheets for students!</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">1st Feb 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/colouring-sheets/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Colouring sheets</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Illustrator Ann James has illustrated colouring sheets exclusively for Reading Australia, available here as free downloads for teachers and students. Duck and Pig are characters created by Ann James who spend their days gardening, playing on swings and chatting by the river. Students can join in their adventures by colouring in the drawings! Ann has left […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/colouring-sheets-students/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5453 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions category-news" id="post-5453"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/ann-james-competition-winners-announced/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="600" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/02/ann-james-WINNER-600x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/ann-james-competition-winners-announced/" data-wpel-link="internal">Ann James Competition Winners Announced!</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">1st Feb 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>We are excited to announce the winners of the 2016 Ann James Colouring Competition! We selected two winners, one from lower primary and one from upper primary. Illustrator Ann James was one of the judges and she was so impressed with the entries that she offered to donate additional prizes, so we selected a further […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/02/ann-james-competition-winners-announced/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5390 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists" id="post-5390"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/01/6-books-for-developing-understanding-this-australia-day/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/01/AustraliaDay17.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/01/6-books-for-developing-understanding-this-australia-day/" data-wpel-link="internal">6 Books for developing understanding this Australia Day</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">25th Jan 2017</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>There are over 24 million people living in Australia. We are a collection of every nationality, religion, gender and creed, and are spread out across this vast landscape. The challenge, then, is to learn about those whose lives are so different from ours. How does a non-Indigenous person comprehend what it’s like to be Indigenous and […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2017/01/6-books-for-developing-understanding-this-australia-day/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5305 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-5305"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/12/celebrated-georgia-blain-anne-deveson-passed-away/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/12/Georgia-and-Anne-665x300.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/12/celebrated-georgia-blain-anne-deveson-passed-away/" data-wpel-link="internal">The celebrated Georgia Blain and Anne Deveson have passed away</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">13th Dec 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Georgia Blain, author of Births Deaths Marriages, and her mother Anne Deveson, who penned Tell Me I’m Here, have passed away within days of each other. Georgia was diagnosed with brain cancer at the end of last year and had been recording her life with illness in a column in the Saturday Paper called ‘The […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/12/celebrated-georgia-blain-anne-deveson-passed-away/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5260 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news" id="post-5260"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/teaching-australia-workshops/" data-wpel-link="internal">Teaching Australia: Workshops</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">24th Nov 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>New texts and Approaches to Australian literature In this workshop, English teacher participants will be introduced to new Australian texts and short stories, particularly by Indigenous and migrant writers. Presenters will offer different approaches to teaching these texts, aligning these with the Victorian Curriculum and VCE Units 1 and 2 English and Literature. Texts covered […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/teaching-australia-workshops/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5052 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles" id="post-5052"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/creative-writing-pedagogy-junior-to-senior-school-sample-exercises/" data-wpel-link="internal">Creative Writing Pedagogy Junior to Senior School: Sample Exercises</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">18th Nov 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/articles/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Articles</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>These exercises are designed to illustrate a progression in learning, supporting the development of a student’s capacity to respond to both analytical and creative outcomes. A three-step trajectory is implied within the exercises relevant to creative writing – firstly, the generation of creative response; secondly, the development of skills; and finally, the integration of skills […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/creative-writing-pedagogy-junior-to-senior-school-sample-exercises/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5070 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles" id="post-5070"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/creative-writing-pedagogy/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/11/Creative-writing-blog.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/creative-writing-pedagogy/" data-wpel-link="internal">Creative Writing Pedagogy</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">18th Nov 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/articles/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Articles</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>By Dr. Catherine Noske, Editor, Westerly Magazine   Essentials: Creative Progression Encouraging an instinctive creative response – A generative engagement with material, an understanding of the importance of creative effect. Developing creative skills – Confidence in language technique and the ability to craft language in ways distinct from other disciplines. Building practice, the capacity for flexibility […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/creative-writing-pedagogy/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5065 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles" id="post-5065"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/feedback-on-creative-assessment/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/11/Copy-of-Copy-of-Creative-writing-blog.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/feedback-on-creative-assessment/" data-wpel-link="internal">Feedback on Creative Assessment</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">18th Nov 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/articles/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Articles</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Below is an example of how to edit a creative writing assessment. Great for teachers, great for sharing with students to demonstrate the editing process. Download the printable PDF version here. This article was reproduced with permission from Westerly. To learn more about Westerly visit our partners’ page.</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/feedback-on-creative-assessment/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5062 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-book-lists" id="post-5062"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/recommended-texts/" data-wpel-link="internal">Recommended Texts</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">18th Nov 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>  Textbooks: Julia Casterton, Creative Writing, A Practical Guide, 3rd ed., Palgrave McMillan, 2005 Jon Ford and Marjorie Ford, ed. A Web of Stories: An Introduction to Short Fiction, London: Prentice Hall, 1997 John Singleton, Mary Luckhurst, The Creative Writing Handbook 3rd edition, Palgrave McMillan, 2001   Useful Short Stories: Carmel Bird, ed. The Penguin […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/recommended-texts/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5057 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles" id="post-5057"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/composing-pathway-for-creative-exercises/" data-wpel-link="internal">Composing Pathway For Creative Exercises</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">18th Nov 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/articles/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Articles</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>1. IDENTIFY your point of response. 2. CLARIFY your response. 3. HOW will you respond? 4. WHICH techniques and conventions might you use? Is there A CHOICE OF TEXTS to respond to? If yes – pick one. What is it? image photograph artwork passage of writing a quote a statement a personal memory or reflection […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/composing-pathway-for-creative-exercises/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5078 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles" id="post-5078"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/teaching-and-learning-through-childrens-literature/" data-wpel-link="internal">Teaching and learning through children’s literature</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">18th Nov 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/articles/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Articles</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>By Robyn English The ultimate aim of all teaching of literature should be to instil in children a love of stories and reading. Sadly, many students will claim that this love has been destroyed by the insistence of teachers that they ‘study’ the book. This activity is a strategy that can be used to generate and […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/teaching-and-learning-through-childrens-literature/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5027 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles" id="post-5027"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/phonics-its-place-in-the-literacy-story/" data-wpel-link="internal">Phonics: its place in the literacy story</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">18th Nov 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/articles/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Articles</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>By Robyn Ewing (University of Sydney) and Marguerite Maher (Notre Dame University) Controversies about the most effective ways to help children’s literacy learning have raged throughout our careers as literacy educators. This is partly because of misconceptions of what ‘literacy’ means. The Australian Curriculum (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2014) defines literacy as encompassing: […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/phonics-its-place-in-the-literacy-story/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5025 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles" id="post-5025"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/let-them-talk-play-and-doand-they-will-read/" data-wpel-link="internal">Let them talk, play and do…and they will read!</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">18th Nov 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/articles/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Articles</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>By Sue Heyson Welcome to the Dolphins Class (Transition/Year 1) at Warruwi School in the Northern Territory. We are buzzing with excitement in our class because the students love to read. But firstly, here is a little bit about our school and community contexts. Our school is on a remote island located in Western Arnhem […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/let-them-talk-play-and-doand-they-will-read/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5019 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles" id="post-5019"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/oral-language-play-and-learning/" data-wpel-link="internal">Oral Language Play and Learning</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">18th Nov 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/articles/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Articles</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>By Susan Hill Oral language and written language are different linguistic modes and both are important in their own right. This article briefly describes oral language from linguistic, social interactionist and cognitive development viewpoints as each view highlights different aspects of oral language. An example of a play based developed oral language program is provided […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/oral-language-play-and-learning/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5120 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles" id="post-5120"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/reading-for-fun-improves-literacy-and-numeracy-skills-in-kids/" data-wpel-link="internal">Reading for fun improves literacy and numeracy skills in kids</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">18th Nov 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/articles/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Articles</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Reading has great benefits for children, but with the rise of educational games, apps and YouTube, fewer kids are reading in their spare time. Education writer Marianne Stenger suggests how you can encourage children to read more. A recent survey from the National Literacy Trust found that secondary school students, and boys in particular, are […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/reading-for-fun-improves-literacy-and-numeracy-skills-in-kids/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5114 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles" id="post-5114"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/10-literacy-tips-for-parents-and-caregivers/" data-wpel-link="internal">10 literacy tips for parents and caregivers</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">18th Nov 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/articles/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Articles</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Parents and carers can have a big impact on their children’s education. By providing learning opportunities and support at home you can help encourage learning from an early age, right through to high school. Here are some fantastic literacy tips and inspiring ways parents and carers can be more involved in children’s learning. 1. Make […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/10-literacy-tips-for-parents-and-caregivers/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5097 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles" id="post-5097"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/unpacking-visual-literacy-for-early-years-learners/" data-wpel-link="internal">Unpacking visual literacy for early years learners</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">18th Nov 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/articles/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Articles</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>By Georgina Barton Reflecting back on my teacher training in English there was limited information presented on how to interpret modes other than language, such as image and sound. I do recall one course or subject on media literacy where we would discuss fervently a range of advertising materials – our lecturer always saying that ‘sex’ […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/unpacking-visual-literacy-for-early-years-learners/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5109 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-resources" id="post-5109"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/best-indigenous-themed-resources-for-primary-english-on-abc-splash/" data-wpel-link="internal">Best Indigenous-themed resources for Primary English on ABC Education</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">17th Nov 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/resources/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Resources</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>ABC Education has a whole bunch of English resources that explore Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. Learn about language conventions while discovering various Australian Indigenous languages and cultures. Here are the ten most popular resources, as decided by teachers, parents and students! 1. Learn some of the Noongar language Watch this video and learn […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/best-indigenous-themed-resources-for-primary-english-on-abc-splash/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-4975 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news" id="post-4975"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/reading-australia-story/" data-wpel-link="internal">The Reading Australia Story</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">3rd Nov 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/reading-australia-story/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-4940 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions category-news" id="post-4940"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/two-blankets-winners/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/11/winner-announcement-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/two-blankets-winners/" data-wpel-link="internal">My Two Blankets – winners!</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">1st Nov 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>We are so excited to reveal the winners of the My Two Blankets colouring competition! Check out the winning entries below then browse through the entire gallery of entries. Laguna Street Public School (Year 6) Woollahara Public School (Year 4) Foundation Christian College (Year 3)</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/two-blankets-winners/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-4876 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-competitions" id="post-4876"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/ann-james-colouring-competition/" data-wpel-link="internal">Ann James Colouring Competition</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">1st Nov 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>It’s our 3rd Birthday and we’re celebrating by giving you the chance to win a print by Australian illustrator Ann James! Ann James, the well-loved Australian illustrator who has brought to life books such as The Midnight Gang, The Butterfly and Lucy Goosey, has designed a series of special colouring sheets just for Reading Australia’s 3rd birthday. For […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/11/ann-james-colouring-competition/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-4878 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions category-news" id="post-4878"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/10/my-two-blankets-competition-gallery/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/10/colouringcomp-gallery-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/10/my-two-blankets-competition-gallery/" data-wpel-link="internal">My Two Blankets Competition Gallery</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">25th Oct 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a>, <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>We ran a My Two Blankets colouring competition during National Literacy Week and received over 250 entries from students across the country! Browse our gallery below to see all the creative, colourful and unique artworks inspired by Freya Blackwood’s award-winning illustrations. Click on the images to enlarge them. The winners will be announced next week in […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/10/my-two-blankets-competition-gallery/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-4527 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-4527"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/09/4527/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/09/Blanket-Closeup-Blue-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/09/4527/" data-wpel-link="internal">My Two Blankets – Knitting Project</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">8th Sep 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>How did Reading Australia celebrate National Literacy Week? Through literacy-themed knitting! The Copyright Agency’s inaugural Knitting Group has been meeting every Wednesday for the last two months, clicking and clacking their knitting needles, and combining their efforts to produce this beautiful woollen blanket. The design was inspired by My Two Blankets by Irena Kobald and Freya […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/09/4527/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-4407 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-book-lists" id="post-4407"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/09/spring-into-action/" data-wpel-link="internal">Spring into Action!</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">1st Sep 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>To make your 2017 teaching year the most organised, stress-free and fulfilling year yet we have done the hard work for you. Below you will find lists of resources curated around key dates, themes and year levels. We’ve even created lists to help you target cross-curriculum priorities. Plus you get a sneak-peek into future resources, so you […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/09/spring-into-action/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-4297 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news" id="post-4297"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/08/qa-freya-blackwood/" data-wpel-link="internal">Q&A with Freya Blackwood</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">9th Aug 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Freya Blackwood is an award-winning illustrator of over 25 children’s books currently living in Orange with her daughter Ivy and their various pets. She’s won numerous awards for her work, including the Kate Greenaway Medal. Most recently My Two Blankets won the 2015 CBCA Picture Book of the Year. To celebrate the selection of My Two […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/08/qa-freya-blackwood/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-4288 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-book-lists" id="post-4288"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/08/5-must-read-miles-franklin-literary-award-winners/" data-wpel-link="internal">5 Must-read Miles Franklin Literary Award Winners</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">9th Aug 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>We are just over two weeks away from the 2016 Miles Franklin Literary Award. Miles was one of our most influential novelists and the author of My Brilliant Career. The winner will be announced on 26 August and be selected from a shortlist that includes the Reading Australia novel, The Natural Way of Things, by Charlotte […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/08/5-must-read-miles-franklin-literary-award-winners/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-4301 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-competitions" id="post-4301"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/08/two-blankets-colouring-competition/" data-wpel-link="internal">My Two Blankets Colouring Competition (now closed)</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">2nd Aug 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Join Reading Australia’s Colouring Competition during National Literacy Week! My Two Blankets, written by Irena Kobald and illustrated by Freya Blackwood, has been selected for this year’s National Literacy and Numeracy Week as the ‘Read for Australia’ book. ‘Read for Australia’ is a national simultaneous reading event, where students and teachers, parents and children, across […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/08/two-blankets-colouring-competition/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-4282 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-competitions" id="post-4282"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/07/win-two-passes-byron-writers-festival/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/07/Byron-Writers-Fest-665x300.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/07/win-two-passes-byron-writers-festival/" data-wpel-link="internal">Win TWO passes to the Byron Writers’ Festival (now closed)</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">20th Jul 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Do you live in or near Byron Bay? Do you love writers? Also festivals? One lucky person will receive TWO passes to the Byron Writers’ Festival. The prize includes two three-day passes, complimentary parking and VIP access to sessions sponsored by the Copyright Agency. To enter, simply go to our Facebook page, find the top […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/07/win-two-passes-byron-writers-festival/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-5094 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles" id="post-5094"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/06/connecting-through-literature/" data-wpel-link="internal">Connecting through literature</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">17th Jun 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/articles/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Articles</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>By Jenni Connor Belonging, Being and Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia (EYLF) was distributed to early childhood education and care services in 2009. The EYLF is Australia’s first national curriculum statement for educators working with children from birth to age five. On December 8, 2010, the Australian Curriculum for Schools Phase 1 was […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/06/connecting-through-literature/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-3990 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists" id="post-3990"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/05/7-famous-books-australian-counterparts-1/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/05/A2-US-Aus-Banner-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/05/7-famous-books-australian-counterparts-1/" data-wpel-link="internal">7 Famous Books and their Australian Counterparts</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">30th May 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>This week the Reading Australia team brainstormed a list of our favourite books by our overseas friends then expertly matched them to books written by Australian authors. Whether you’re into romance, Young Adult, memoir, true crime, or completely made up crime – there’s a book on this list for you. So, open up Goodreads, slightly […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/05/7-famous-books-australian-counterparts-1/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-4106 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists" id="post-4106"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/05/7-famous-books-australian-counterparts/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/06/Friendship-Hi-1-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/05/7-famous-books-australian-counterparts/" data-wpel-link="internal">10 Books to Read on International Friendship Day</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">27th May 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Friendship – it’s a beautiful thing. From the books listed below you’ll discover that friendships come in all shapes, sizes and genres; that brand new friends can develop into lifelong ones; that loyalty and trust are important; and that friendship with cats rule. To celebrate International Friendship Day on July 30 we’ve found five primary and five secondary […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/05/7-famous-books-australian-counterparts/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-3918 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists" id="post-3918"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/05/reading-books-national-reconciliation-week/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="536" height="283" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/05/NRW-logo-1.png" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/05/reading-books-national-reconciliation-week/" data-wpel-link="internal">8 Books for National Reconciliation Week</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">4th May 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>The theme for this year’s National Reconciliation Week is ‘Our History, Our Story, Our Future’, reflecting the essential part storytelling plays in the journey towards reconciliation. Reading Australia supports learning about Indigenous culture through more than 20 teacher resources created for books by Indigenous writers and illustrators, or featuring Indigenous characters. As well, the Copyright […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/05/reading-books-national-reconciliation-week/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-3848 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists tag-adrian-threlfall tag-alan-seymour tag-allan-baillie tag-anzac-day tag-arnold-zable tag-cafe-scheherazade tag-freya-blackwood tag-garry-disher tag-george-johnston tag-hugh-dolan tag-little-brother tag-margaret-wild tag-morris-gleitzman tag-once tag-reg-saunders-an-indigenous-hero tag-richard-flanagan tag-sonya-hartnett tag-the-divine-wind tag-the-far-road tag-the-narrow-road-to-the-deep-north tag-the-one-day-of-the-year tag-the-silver-donkey tag-the-treasure-box" id="post-3848"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/04/10-books-read-anzac-day/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/04/anzac1-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/04/10-books-read-anzac-day/" data-wpel-link="internal">10 books to read on Anzac Day</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">5th Apr 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Anzac Day is one of Australia’s most significant national events. On this day we remember, not just the Australian and New Zealand troops that landed in Gallipoli but, all the men and women who have fought in war on behalf of Australia. It is also a time to reflect on how society’s attitudes to war […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/04/10-books-read-anzac-day/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-3714 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists tag-blackrock tag-bully-on-the-bus tag-bullying tag-destroying-avalon tag-i-am-jack tag-national-day-against-bullying-and-violence tag-the-tall-man tag-the-two-bullies" id="post-3714"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/03/6-books-about-bullying-and-violence/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="615" height="272" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/03/nda1-1.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/03/6-books-about-bullying-and-violence/" data-wpel-link="internal">6 Books About Bullying and Violence</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">17th Mar 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>The 2017 National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA) is Friday 17 March. This annual event promotes the creation of safe and happy learning environments for students across Australia. It focuses on the importance of schools developing a trusted support network within the community that provides students with avenues to report bullying. One in four students […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/03/6-books-about-bullying-and-violence/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-3698 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists" id="post-3698"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/03/8-books-to-read-this-international-womens-day/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/03/IntWomensDay-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/03/8-books-to-read-this-international-womens-day/" data-wpel-link="internal">8 books to read on International Women’s Day</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">1st Mar 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>International Women’s Day takes place every year on 8 March. It is a day for promoting the empowerment of women and recognising that gender equality has not yet been achieved. This gender disparity extends into the literary world. Women win less literary prizes than their male counterparts and their work is featured less in the […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/03/8-books-to-read-this-international-womens-day/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-3683 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-australian-childrens-laureate tag-leigh-hobbs tag-the-big-book-of-old-tom" id="post-3683"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/02/meet-the-laureate-leigh-hobbs/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="647" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/02/Meet-the-laureate-647x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/02/meet-the-laureate-leigh-hobbs/" data-wpel-link="internal">Meet the Laureate: Leigh Hobbs</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">23rd Feb 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Make the new Australian Children’s Laureate, Leigh Hobbs, feel welcome this Thursday by asking him your questions! Join the live-stream event this Thursday, 25 February, at 2pm (AEST) where the Reading Australia author and illustrator will be answering questions sent in by viewers. This wonderful opportunity is being hosted by ABC Splash in partnership with […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/02/meet-the-laureate-leigh-hobbs/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-3613 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-ra-bookpros" id="post-3613"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/02/ra-bookpros-launched/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/02/Copyright-Agency-Reading-Australia_JOW-150324-9256-1-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/02/ra-bookpros-launched/" data-wpel-link="internal">RA BookPros Launched</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">17th Feb 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Attention all English teachers: Professional authors to visit schools With the support of Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund, the Australian Society of Authors (ASA) has launched an exciting new program, Reading Australia BookPros (RA BookPros). This program places professional authors in the classroom to conduct writing workshops and to introduce teachers to the resources of Reading […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/02/ra-bookpros-launched/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-3512 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-australian-childrens-laureate tag-leigh-hobbs tag-the-big-book-of-old-tom" id="post-3512"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/02/leigh-hobbs-new-australian-childrens-laureate/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2016/02/Hobbspost-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/02/leigh-hobbs-new-australian-childrens-laureate/" data-wpel-link="internal">Reading Australia ambassador Leigh Hobbs is the new Australian Children’s Laureate!</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">8th Feb 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Reading Australia ambassador Leigh Hobbs has been selected as the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2016/17. He is the best-selling author of 20 books including The Big Book of Old Tom, which has a Reading Australia teacher resource, and he was one of the ten authors and illustrators interviewed by Tom Tilley as part of the Reading Australia/ABC […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/02/leigh-hobbs-new-australian-childrens-laureate/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-3481 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-book-lists tag-all-through-the-year tag-bran-nue-dae tag-for-the-term-of-his-natural-life tag-my-two-blankets tag-sometimes-gladness tag-the-peasant-prince" id="post-3481"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/02/new-beginnings/" data-wpel-link="internal">Books about new beginnings!</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">1st Feb 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>As school gears up again, it can be a challenging time of transition. From children arriving at school for the very first time, to juniors moving from lower primary to upper primary; Year 6 kids heading into high school for the first time, and seniors cartwheeling towards the final exams of their school lives. Here […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/02/new-beginnings/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-3454 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-book-lists" id="post-3454"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/01/australia-day/" data-wpel-link="internal">6 Books for Australia Day</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">25th Jan 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>January 26 is a day to remember Australia’s history – the experiences of our Indigenous people and of the immigrants who chose Australia as their home – and to celebrate what it means to be an Australian in all its diversity. We’ve put together a list of primary and secondary Reading Australia books perfect for […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/01/australia-day/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-3415 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news" id="post-3415"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/01/brian-johns-driving-force-behind-reading-australia/" data-wpel-link="internal">Brian Johns, driving force behind Reading Australia</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">4th Jan 2016</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>We mourn the passing of the driving force behind Reading Australia, Brian Johns AO. Brian saw the potential of the internet and sought to use it to address concerns about a scarcity of Australian titles being taught in schools and universities. As Chair of the Copyright Agency Board and Cultural Fund Committee, he ensured sufficient […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2016/01/brian-johns-driving-force-behind-reading-australia/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-2955 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-book-lists" id="post-2955"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/11/5-novellas-that-prove-size-doesnt-matter/" data-wpel-link="internal">5 Novellas that Prove Size Doesn’t Matter</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">10th Nov 2015</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Everyone knows you never judge a book by its cover, but what about judging a book by its length? Maybe you’re a teacher searching for a book short enough to appeal to your students or you need a novella to suggest for next month’s book club. Perhaps you’re just looking for an enjoyable read you can […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/11/5-novellas-that-prove-size-doesnt-matter/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-4976 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news" id="post-4976"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/11/qa-zoe-rodriguez/" data-wpel-link="internal">Q&A with Zoë Rodriguez</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">2nd Nov 2015</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Tell us about yourself! I’m a lawyer who started work at Copyright Agency 13 years ago focusing on copyright policy and advocating for laws and conditions that will support Australia’s authors and publishers – especially in the digital marketplace. In 2009 I was appointed the Manager of the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund which allocates around […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/11/qa-zoe-rodriguez/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-4929 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news" id="post-4929"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/11/qa-jacqui-barton/" data-wpel-link="internal">Q&A with Jacqui Barton</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">2nd Nov 2015</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Tell us about yourself I am the Education and Marketing Manager at HarperCollins Publishers, I manage our education list, conduct research, liaise with teachers and educational organisations and look after the marketing of education titles across the business. I completed a Master’s in Education focusing in learning and development. My area of interest is middle […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/11/qa-jacqui-barton/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-4894 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news" id="post-4894"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/11/qa-with-annabel-astbury/" data-wpel-link="internal">Q&A with Annabel Astbury</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">2nd Nov 2015</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Tell us about yourself! Hello! I’m the Head of Digital Education at the ABC where I work with a very talented team to bring audiences ABC Splash – an education service that creates resources for Australian teachers and students. What has been your involvement with Reading Australia? In partnership with Reading Australia, we created a […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/11/qa-with-annabel-astbury/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-4897 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news" id="post-4897"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/11/qa-with-phil-page/" data-wpel-link="internal">Q&A with Phil Page</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">2nd Nov 2015</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Tell us about yourself! Since 2010 I have been the AATE (Australian Association for the Teaching of English) Treasurer; I also undertake the same role for my local Tasmanian association (TATE) of which I am a Life Member. Participating actively in my professional teaching associations since 1980, and a now retired English teacher and high […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/11/qa-with-phil-page/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-4890 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news" id="post-4890"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/11/qa-libby-gleeson/" data-wpel-link="internal">Q&A with Libby Gleeson</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">2nd Nov 2015</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Tell us about yourself! I am a writer of fiction for children and young adults. What has been your involvement with Reading Australia? I was a Board Director of Copyright Agency, representing the Australian Society of Authors, when the idea of Reading Australia was put forward by the director and former chair, Brian Johns. I […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/11/qa-libby-gleeson/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-4899 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news" id="post-4899"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/11/qa-wendy-bean/" data-wpel-link="internal">Q&A with Wendy Bean</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">2nd Nov 2015</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>What has been your involvement with Reading Australia? I first became aware of Reading Australia working as a consultant in schools. I was excited about the goal of celebrating our Australian authors and illustrators. As the titles have been added I know the teachers I work with have been thrilled to explore this resource. Later […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/11/qa-wendy-bean/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-3005 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles tag-world-teachers-day" id="post-3005"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/10/a-gift-for-world-teachers-day/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/10/World-Teachers-Day1-665x300.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/10/a-gift-for-world-teachers-day/" data-wpel-link="internal">A Gift for World Teachers’ Day</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">30th Oct 2015</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/articles/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Articles</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>BY PHIL PAGE I had never read Janette Turner Hospital before. In fact, I’d only vaguely heard of her. I might never have discovered her had her Collected Stories not been selected for the new website for lovers of literature, Reading Australia, and then brought back into print. And thank goodness for that! Reading her […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/10/a-gift-for-world-teachers-day/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-2956 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-competitions" id="post-2956"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/10/win-an-ipad-competition/" data-wpel-link="internal">Win an iPad Competition (now closed)</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">20th Oct 2015</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/competitions/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Competitions</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Reading Australia turns two this month and we want you to help us celebrate! Reading Australia and your industry associations, AATE and ALEA, appreciate just how busy teachers are, and have created resources to make your working life a little easier. There are now over 100 teacher resources and 70 essays available to every teacher […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/10/win-an-ipad-competition/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-2874 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-book-lists" id="post-2874"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/10/man-booker-prize/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/04/richard-flanagan-665x300.gif" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="Narrow Road to the Deep North - Richard Flanagan" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/10/man-booker-prize/" data-wpel-link="internal">Man Booker Prize: 7 Past Australian Contenders</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">12th Oct 2015</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Last year Richard Flanagan joined the handful of Australian writers who have won the prestigious Man Booker Prize. While this year there are no Australians in the running, we can enjoy the last day of Flanagan’s literary reign and remember Australia’s other winners and almost winners. 1. The Narrow Road to the Deep North – Richard Flanagan (2014 winner) Tasmanian-born Richard […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/10/man-booker-prize/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-2861 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-book-lists" id="post-2861"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/10/6-books-to-read-this-world-mental-health-day/" data-wpel-link="internal">6 Books to Read this World Mental Health Day</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">9th Oct 2015</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>To commemorate World Mental Health Day we’ve put together a list of titles that explore different perspectives of mental illness. Visit the Mental Health Australia website or the official World Mental Health Day website for more information on World Mental Health Day. 1. Tell Me I’m Here, Anne Deveson Seventeen-year-old Jonathan developed schizophrenia at a […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/10/6-books-to-read-this-world-mental-health-day/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-2889 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news" id="post-2889"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/10/new-book-titles-added/" data-wpel-link="internal">New book titles, lesson plans, and essays added</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">6th Oct 2015</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>We have been busy adding new titles to the Reading Australia list, along with useful new lesson plans for classroom teachers, and fascinating essays of real interest to secondary/tertiary teachers and avid readers too. We have expanded our Children’s Books category by adding 31 new books to the site. The first 10 titles on this list have been selected to be accompanied by helpful […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/10/new-book-titles-added/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-2838 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-book-lists" id="post-2838"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/10/kind-animals-week/" data-wpel-link="internal">7 Books to Read this ‘Be Kind to Animals Week’</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">1st Oct 2015</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/book-lists/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">Book Lists</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Every year, Australia dedicates the first week of October to Be Kind to Animals Week, a time to be active in improving the lives of all creatures. Reading books to children is a fantastic way to teach them about having compassion and empathy for animals. Choose one (or all!) of these seven books and be swept […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/10/kind-animals-week/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-1781 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news" id="post-1781"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/07/abc-splash-author-interviews/" data-wpel-link="internal">ABC Splash Author Interviews</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">6th Jul 2015</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>ABC Splash author interviews with Reading Australia ABC Splash author interviews are commencing. The Copyright Agency’s Reading Australia initiative has collaborated with ABC’s ‘Splash’ online education portal, to present interviews with ten of the best Australian writers and illustrators who feature in Reading Australia’s list. Designed by the Reading Australia team, the ABC Splash author interviews provide […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/07/abc-splash-author-interviews/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-1853 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-1853"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/07/reading-australia-unlocks-australian-stories-for-future-generations/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/07/screengrab-ra-video-665x300.gif" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/07/reading-australia-unlocks-australian-stories-for-future-generations/" data-wpel-link="internal">Reading Australia unlocks Australian stories for future generations</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">6th Jul 2015</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Literary icon David Malouf invited teachers and students to discover Australian stories when he launched Reading Australia at the country’s premier event for English educators, the AATE/ALEA Conference in Canberra today. Reading Australia, set up by not-for-profit rights organisation, the Copyright Agency, provides teaching resources for books, plays and poetry from top Aussie authors such […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/07/reading-australia-unlocks-australian-stories-for-future-generations/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-185 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news" id="post-185"> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/07/narrow-road-compulsory-reading/" class="postThumb" data-wpel-link="internal"> <img width="665" height="300" src="https://static-readingaustralia-com-au.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/04/richard-flanagan-665x300.gif" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="Narrow Road to the Deep North - Richard Flanagan" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/07/narrow-road-compulsory-reading/" data-wpel-link="internal">The Narrow Road to the Deep North Compulsory Reading</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">2nd Jul 2015</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>The multi-award winning book ‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’ by Richard Flanagan should be on the compulsory reading list of all senior secondary school students, says Copyright Agency board director, Kim Williams. Ahead of both ANZAC Day and World Book and Copyright Day (April 23) next week, the not-for-profit Copyright Agency has just […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/07/narrow-road-compulsory-reading/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-1124 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news" id="post-1124"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/01/australian-stories-in-the-classroom/" data-wpel-link="internal">Australian stories need a place in the classroom</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">20th Jan 2015</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Australian stories are being brought back to life through Reading Australia. In a first for Australian schools, teachers can now source dedicated teaching resources for Australian stories, from Kindergarten to Year 12. The Reading Australia website, set up by the not-for-profit rights organisation, the Copyright Agency, provides teaching resources for books, plays and poetry anthologies from top […]</p> <a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2015/01/australian-stories-in-the-classroom/" class="button primary" data-wpel-link="internal">Keep Reading</a> </div> <div class="post-1142 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news" id="post-1142"> <div class="postHeader"> <h2 class="pageTitle"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/2014/07/australian-teachers/" data-wpel-link="internal">Australian Teachers urged to back Aussie Authors</a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="postDate icon-calendar">23rd Jul 2014</span> <span class="postCat icon-tag"><a href="https://readingaustralia.com.au/category/news/" rel="category tag" data-wpel-link="internal">News</a> </span> </p> </div> <p>Australian teachers should support Australian literature in schools. 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