New Semester 1
Education Titles

1. Welcome to Teaching and Learning Primary English
2. An Overview of Reading Instruction Damon Thomas
3. Oral Language Pauline Jones and Damon Thomas
4. Phonological Awareness Deslea Konza
5. Phonics Rhona Stainthorp
6. Comprehension Alison Davis and Damon Thomas
7. Vocabulary William Rupley, Timothy Rasinski and Camille Blachowicz
8. Fluency Timothy Rasinski and Chase Young
9. Teaching Children with Reading Difficulties Karyn Carson
10. The Essential Elements of Reading

PART 2 REGION: Writing

11. An Overview of Writing Instruction Damon Thomas and Sally Humphrey
12. Grammar Sally Humphrey and Damon Thomas
13. Punctuation, Sentence Structure and Paragraphing Janet Scull and Marian Nicolazzo
14. Written Genres Sally Humphrey and Damon Thomas
15. Writing Creatively Liz Chamberlain and Angela Thomas
16. Spelling Anne Bayetto
17. Handwriting and Keyboarding Noella M. Mackenzie
18. The Essential Elements of Writing

PART 3 REGION: Children’s Literature

19. An Overview of Children’s Literature Angela Thomas and Judith Ridge
20. Features and Genres of Children’s Literature Judith Ridge and Angela Thomas
21. Picturebooks Frank Serafini and Angela Thomas
22. Poetry Alyson Simpson and Bill Spence
23. Multimodality and Children’s Literature Angela Thomas
24. Literature as Performance Robyn Ewing, Joanna Erskine and Angela Thomas
25. Multicultural Literature Kylie Bradfield
26. Critical Literacies Lisa van Leent, Lynn Downes, Jennifer Alford, Angela Thomas and Nita Novianti
27. Planning and Programming for Primary English Teaching
    Louise Ockerby, Grace Evorall, Mel Biffin, Prue Sturgess and Damon Thomas

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The explicit instruction model is the key pedagogical tool which underpins this text – it offers a powerful way of teaching new tools, strategies and understandings. Listen to author, Damon Thomas, explain how the explicit instruction model will benefit ITE students and give them the confidence to teach in a direct and structured way.

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Evidence-based teaching and assessment approaches demonstrate how to translate theory into practice. Approximately two thirds of every chapter is dedicated to explaining these approaches for each element of English. This is followed by example lesson plans and suggested children’s literature. Read a sample lesson plan and children’s literature from Chapter 7: Vocabulary to see how it will assist your students to put theory into practice.

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If you prescribe Teaching and Learning Primary English for your course, the following resources are available to support your teaching:

• An image bank of figures and images used in the text.
• Lesson plans to support you develop your classes.

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PART 1: Setting the Scene

1. Understanding Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement
2. Australian Schools, Policy and Legislation in Perspective

PART 2: Embracing Diversity

3. Linguistic and Cultural Diversity
4. Indigenous Perspectives and Cultural Identity
5. Gender, Inclusivity and Engagement

PART 3: Supporting Diverse Learning Needs in the Classroom

6. Understanding How to Support Students with Literacy Difficulties
7. Assisting Children with Learning Difficulties in Mathematics
8. Challenging Behaviour in the Inclusive Classroom
9. Supporting Students with Complex Communication Needs
10. Supporting Students with Intellectual Disabilities
11. Understanding Vision Impairment
12. Understanding Hearing Loss
13. Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
14. Supporting Diverse Gifted Students
15. Understanding Physical Impairment in Young Children
16. Supporting Mental Health and Well-being: Promotion, Prevention and Intervention

PART 4: Creating Diverse and Inclusive Schools

17. Participation in What, and with Which Outcomes? Pedagogic Rights and the Purposes of Education
18. Accommodating Transitions across the Years
19. Creating Inclusive Schools
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Retaining a strong focus on student engagement, this fourth edition addresses areas that are proving challenging for teachers in
engaging all students in inclusive learning environments, one of which is the influence of technology on education or the concept of a digital culture.

A digital culture refers to what students and teachers see as engaging and valuable pedagogy when it is influenced by a transforming and high-pressure society that is increasingly reliant on digital technology, online participation and social media. Read an extract from the book to see the impact this has on behaviour.

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This edition has an increased focus on school belonging. As the authors explain ‘school belonging’ directly relates to the way students feel in their school environment. Read a sample of how school belonging can be established and maintained and what the key
principles are for inclusive education.

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If you prescribe Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement, fourth edition, for your course you will have access to an updated Instructor's
Resource Manual containing new teaching ideas to support your face-to-face and online classes.

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This new edition has been revised to address the increased focus on teaching reading and writing, new ways of
embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge in the curriculum, and how to monitor and support the
emotional health and wellbeing of students.

It comes with four new chapters:

• Chapter 5: Teaching reading and writing with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
• Chapter 6: Trauma-aware schooling practices for supporting students
• Chapter 7: Ways of teaching Traditional Knowledge
• Chapter 8: Building community partnerships

Read the foreword by The Hon. Linda Burney MP to see how she believes this text continues to play an important role in an equitable and enjoyable school experience.

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New case studies from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and teachers are integrated throughout this text to demonstrate how topics such as language awareness and student engagement are implemented in real classrooms and communities.
Read a sample case study to see how language and literacy can be taught in parallel in a primary and middle years classroom.

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A range of voices and personal stories from students, pre-service teachers and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community
members convey the richness and diversity of Australian classrooms. This edition also has an expanded focus on Learning from
Country, including videos and suggestions for assignments.

Read an example on Learning from Les’ bush tucker garden to see how you can integrate these videos into your lessons.

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Neil Harrison is an Associate Professor at Macquarie University.

Juanita Sellwood is an Indigenous Academic Support Advisor for the Indigenous Education and Research Centre at
James Cook University.

1. Introduction
2. Establishing an Immersive Nature Play Program
3. Reflecting on research: Strands and provocations
4. Early stage practitioners: ‘The how to’
5. Bringing community along: Building relationships and partnerships
6. Ongoing practitioners: Delving deeper and lessons learnt
7. Extending and co-constructing innovative curricula with children
8. More than fun in nature: Restoring global sustainability
9. Listening with First Nations People’s voices through Immersive Nature Play Programs
10. Theoretical provocations for researchers and practitioners
11. Case studies: A rich collection of practice from Australia’s diverse landscapes

What is an immersive nature play program (INPP)? It is an Australian early years play-based program in outdoor environments. It is an opportunity to live and learn with Country and be immersed in nature. Read the foreword to learn more about the principles behind this book and why nature play is so important in today’s learning.

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This book has a dedicated chapter on case studies that illustrate the diversity found in Australia. These include:

• Brown Hill Bush Kinder, Ballarat, Victoria
• Balnarring Preschool, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria Gaia’s Nest, Hobart, Tasmania
• Natimuk Preschool (Mount Arapiles Bush Kinder), Western Victoria
• Bribie Island Community Kindergarten, Moreton Bay, Queensland
• Quirindi Preschool Kindergarten, Liverpool Plains, New South Wales
• Kinglake Ranges Children’s Centre, Murrindindi, Victoria
• Concord West Rhodes Preschool, Sydney, New South Wales



Discover how these case studies will inspire and help your students think about how they may start their own INPP.

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If you prescribe Early Years Learning in Australian Natural Environments for your course, you will have access to:

• Powerpoint slides with images, figures and reflective questions from the text to support your lectures and tutorials.
• An Instructor’s Resource Manual containing a glossary and links to current policies from the states and territories.

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