Join Misty Adoniou to discover an integrated approach to teaching quality writing using quality literature, based on her belief that students write best when they read widely and well. You will explore how to teach complex vocabulary and sophisticated grammatical structures in context, helping EAL/D learners make deliberate language choices in their own writing. The workshop begins with writing samples and mentor texts to identify features of effective writing and the language skills that can be taught through different texts, including works by Indigenous and other Australian authors. Misty will then share practical strategies suitable for learners of all ages (primary, post-primary and adults) and across all English proficiency levels.

An adjunct Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESOL at the University of Canberra and Principal Fellow with the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, Misty Adoniou was lead writer for the national EAL Teachers Resource, co-writer of the Literacy General Capability, an adviser on the Australian Curriculum Language Learning Progressions, and author of the International Literacy Association’s global leadership brief on spelling. She researches literacy, teacher knowledge and standards, and works with schools and systems around Australia. She is author of Spelling it out – how words work and how to teach them (Cambridge University Press) and Teaching Writing due from CUP in 2027.

WHEN? 2-4pm Saturday, 31st October, 2026.

WHERE? MTC Future Ready, Unit 4, Level 2, Swanson Building, 11-17 Swanson Court, Belconnen. 2617.

COST: $20 ATESOL ACT members; $40 non-members. To join ATESOL ACT, go to: Join ATESOL A.C.T | ATESOL ACT

REGISTER: Click here no later than midday Thursday, 30th October.