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- Years 1 - 10 English: Syllabus and Support Materials -- Queensland Studies Authority
- Resource Links
- The current syllabus is shelved at R 375 QUE and consists of six volumes
- The syllabuses for Senior English are shelved at TSV R 375, also see:
- English and English Extension (Literature).
- English Key Learning Area Education Queensland
- Literacy and Numeracy, Education Queensland
- Reading Recovery Information from Education Queensland
- K - 6 English Board of Studies, New South Wales. The syllabus can be downloaded and other information is available.
- English KLA from Victoria's Curriculum and Standards Framework
- Victoria: P-10 Curriculum and Standards: English
- English Focus from SOFWeb. Information, resources and ideas for English teachers.
- VCE English Language
- English Learning Area Tasmanian website designed as the core resource for teachers of English
- Young Australians Reading: from keen to reluctant readers National research report on the reading experience of 10-18 year olds.
- English Language Arts Resources from a Canadian site, Saskatchewan Learning
General Resources
- Children's Literature Resources
- Collins Cobuild Home Page
Information on Cobuild English reference works- Clearinghouse on Reading, English and Communication: Web Resources Website of the former ERIC Clearinghouse
- Folklore, Myth and Legend links
- Grammar
- Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
- Elements of Style by William Strunk. On-line version of the classic English Composition reference text.
- On line English Grammar: Everything you need or want to know about the English Language, with resources for foreigners, students and teachers
- Traditional Grammar: An Interactive Book
- Letters, Letter-writing and Other Intimate Discourse
- Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children Text of a book published by the US National Research Council
- STELLA: Standards for Teachers of English Language and Literacy in Australia
Three-year research project funded by the Australian Research Council. The site presents a "set of interactive materials that provide a detailed picture of accomplished English/Literacy teaching in Australia".- THRASS: Teaching Handwriting Reading and Spelling Skills
Teaching Resources
- English Links to BBC resources
- English Online
Professional development resource for English teachers developed in New Zealand- Instructional Strategies
- English Learning Area: Teaching Strategies from TasEd
- Glossary of Instructional Strategies
- Instructional Strategies for Kindergarten and the Primary Grades
Chapter 6 of the online book Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children- Reading Comprehension Instructional Strategies - Elementary Level
Also Secondary Level- MyRead: Strategies for teaching reading in the middle years
MyRead is a project of the Australian Association for the Teaching of English (AATE) and the Australian Literacy Educators Association (ALEA), funded by DEST.- Language Arts resources on Canada's SchoolNet
- Learning Resource Information for Parents and Teachers
Practical ideas for reading, writing and spelling- MacquarieNet. Look for the free dictionary. Some resources require a subscription.
- Newspapers in Education
- Interactive News for Kids
Author, produce and publish your own online news publication.- New York Times Learning Network Provides background information on news stories, lesson plans and classroom activities, and links to related resources.
- NewsRound BBC website of news for and about children
- Phonics and Whole Language
- Phonics Online: A Course of Phonics Instruction
from the Clearinghouse on Reading, English & Communication- Phonics vs Whole Language: The Never-Ending Debate Article by Kerry Cassidy, University of Sydney
- Whole Language vs. Phonetic Reading Instruction
- The Reading Wars The debate between proponents of reliance on phonics and supporters of the whole language approach
- Words and Pictures BBC Education site with games and activities to teach phonics
- Poetry Links
- Poetry for Children Resources from the US Internet School Library Media Center
- The Poetry Zone Children's own poems and teaching resources
- PoetryTeachers.com
- Reading Pathfinder "How to help children become competent readers."
- Secondary English Resources Page Compiled by a Queensland teacher
- Spelling
- Spelling: resource list and introduction [Curriculum Exchange password required]
Education Queensland website which provides information on a range of high quality resources that support the topic Spelling across the curriculum.- Storytelling
- The Art of Storytelling U.S. site which includes Effective Storytelling: A manual for beginners
- Australian Storytelling Homepage of the Australian Storytelling Guild
- Society for Storytelling
- Story Arts Online
- Storytelling in Australia
- StoryNet U.S. National Storytelling Network
- Virtual Presentation Assistant Online tutorial for improving public speaking skills.
- William Shakespeare Homepage
Organisations
- ALEA: Australian Literacy Educators' Association
- AATE: Australian Association for the Teaching of English
- ETAQ: English Teachers Association of Queensland
- ETANSW: English Teachers' Association of New South Wales
Web site includes lesson ideas and contents of issues of Metaphor, the journal of The English Teachers' Association of NSW.- ETAWA: English Teachers Association of Western Australia
- National Languages and Literacy Institute of Australia
- PETA: Primary English Teaching Association
- SAETA: South Australian English Teachers Association
- VATE: Victorian Association for the Teaching of English
- Clearinghouse on Reading, English and Communication [formerly ERIC/REC]
- International Federation for the Teaching of English
- National Association for the Teaching of English (U.K.) Includes forums, details of publications, and an issues section with papers on various topics K - 12.
- National Council for Teachers of English (U.S.)
- National Literacy Trust (U.K.)
- New Zealand Association for the Teaching of English. The web site includes position papers, the current newsletter and English Online, a professional development resource for New Zealand primary and secondary teachers.
- Reading Recovery Council of North America
Links checked July 2004; Page updated March 2008 by lbcy,
Information and Research Support, James Cook University.