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2011 

ACER Update: Issued February

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Contents 

Quick Guide to Assessment Tools ......................4 

Quick Guide to Special Needs Assessment Tools .........6 

ACER Assessments Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Assessments – Classroom. ...........................10 

Linking Assessment to Teaching and Learning ............16 

Assessments – Special Needs. ........................18 

Direct Instruction ...................................20 

Classroom Resources ...............................21 

Special Education ...................................23 

Student Wellbeing ..................................26 

Games ............................................31 

Resources for Libraries ..............................32 

Leadership. ........................................35 

Resources for Parents ...............................39 

Further Education. ..................................40 

Index .............................................43 

Purchasing from ACER. ..............................44 

Order Form ..........................Inside back cover 

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Quick Guide to Assessment Tools 

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Range Title Group Page 

All year levels Test Scoring Services * 15 

Online 

Years 2–10 ACER General Ability Tests (AGAT) Online NEW * * 8 

Secondary Attitudes and Values Questionnaire (AVQ) * * 28 

Years 6–10 Compass NEW * * 18 

Years 5–8 eWrite NEW * * 9 

Years 3–10 OPI Literacy and Numeracy Tests * * 9 

Years 2–10 PATMaths Plus NEW * * 8 

Science 

Years 3–10 Progressive Achievement Tests in Science (PATScience) * * 15 

Literacy 

Years 9–11 ACER Applied Reading Test Second Edition (ART-2) * * Web 

Primary/special needs Assessing and Teaching Phonological Knowledge * Web 

6–12.11 years of age Burt Word Reading Test Web 

7.6–12+ years of age Cloze Reading Tests 1–3 * Web 

Years 3–8 Developmental Assessment Resource for Teachers (DART) * * Web 

Years 9–11 Diagnostic English Language Tests (DELTA) * * Web 

First three years Early Literacy Test Web 

Years 3–8 Group Reading Test (GRT 11) * * Web 

5.6–9 years of age Listening and Literacy Index * Web 

Primary years M100W Magic 100 and 200 Words Word Recognition Tests * Web 

6–16 years of age Martin and Pratt Nonword Reading Test * Web 

8–15 years of age PROBE 2 NEW 18 

5–14 years of age Progress in English 5–14 * Web 

Prep–Year 10 Progressive Achievement Tests in Reading (PAT-R) 4th Edition * * 11 

Years 2–10 

Progressive Achievement Tests in Written Spelling, 

Punctuation and Grammar (PAT-SPG) NEW 

* * 10 

Primary years Reading Progress Tests (RPT) * * Web 

5–10 years of age Salford Sentence Reading Test – Revised Web 

5–16 years of age Single Word Reading Test 12 

5–7 years of age Steps in Phonics Assessment Web 

Years 3–10 Tests of Reading Comprehension (TORCH) and TORCH Plus * * 11 

5–8 years of age Word Recognition and Phonic Skills Test (WRAPS) * Web 

Spelling 

5 years of age to adult British Spelling Test Series (BSTS) * Web 

8–15 years of age DiaPhon Diagnostic Phonics/Spelling Support Packs * Web 

Years 2–10 PAT-R 4th Edition Spelling Tests * * 11 

6–14 years of age Single Word Spelling Test (SWST) * 12 

6–15 years of age South Australian Spelling Test (SAST) * * 12 

Numeracy 

15 years of age to adult ACER Test of Employment Entry Mathematics (TEEM) * * Web 

Years 5–8 Developmental Assessment Resource for Teachers (DART) Maths * * Web 

Primary/special needs Diagnostic Mathematical Tasks (DMT) * * Web 

First three years I Can Do Maths * * 13 

11 years of age to adult Mathematics Competency Test (MCT) * * Web 

First seven years Numeracy Progress Tests (NPT) * Web 

Years 2–10 Progressive Achievement Tests in Mathematics (PATMaths) 3rd Edition * * 13

Quick Guide to Assessment Tools 

Range Title Group Page 

General Ability 

Years 2–10 ACER General Ability Tests (AGAT) * * 14 

Years 9–11 Aptitude Profile Test Series (APTS-E) * * Web 

Last two years of primary school, 

first two years of secondary school 

Middle Years Ability Test (MYAT) * * 14 

7.3–15.3 years of age Non-Verbal Reasoning Test Series (NvRT) * Web 

4–12 years of age Reasoning Progress Tests (RsPT) * Web 

Infant to adult Slosson Intelligence Test for Children and Adults (SIT-R3) Web 

2–7.11 years of age Slosson Intelligence Test – Primary (SIT-P) Web 

6–14 years of age Spatial Reasoning Test Series (SPT) * Web 

2–7.3 years of age Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales for Early Childhood 5th Edition Web 

7.3–15.3 years of age Verbal Reasoning Test Series (VRT) * Web 

First two years/special needs Who Am I? * * Web 

Secure Testing Programs 

Varies Assessment of Language Competence (ALC) * * Web 

Year 6 Australian Cooperative Entry Program (ACEP) * * Web 

Years 7, 9, 11 Cooperative Scholarship Testing Program (CSTP) * * Web 

Middle primary to secondary Higher Ability Selection Test (HAST) * * Web 

9–13 years of age International Benchmark Test in Maths and Science (IBT) * * Web 

Years 3–10 International Schools’ Assessment (ISA) * * Web 

Years 4–10 Measures of Student Development (MSD) * * 14 

Upper primary Primary Scholarship Program (PSP) * * Web 

Years 6, 8 Scholarship Selection Test (SST) * * Web 

Career Development 

12–14 years of age Career Compass * * Web 

15 years of age to adult Career Voyage * * Web 

Years 9–12 My System of Career Influences * * Web 

15 years of age to adult Self-Directed Search (SDS) * * Web 

15 years of age to adult Work Potential Profile (WPP) * * Web 

15 years of age to adult Work Readiness Profile (WRP) * * Web 

Student Wellbeing 

Adolescent Adolescent Coping Scale (ACS) * * Web 

4–12 years of age ASK-KIDS * * Web 

Secondary Attitudes and Values Questionnaire (AVQ) * * 28 

7–16 years of age Emotional Literacy * Web 

3–19 years of age Insight * Web 

Last two years of primary school, 

all years of secondary school 

School Life Questionnaire (SLQ) * * Web 

Preschool to Year 12 Social–Emotional Wellbeing Survey * * 28 

Denotes either Australian norms or development or both. Please refer to the individual assessment description for details. 

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Quick Guide to Special Needs Assessment Tools 

What is a specific learning disability? 

According to Mapping the Territory, the Commonwealth government 

enquiry in Australian schools by Louden et al., 2000, there is much 

discussion and confusion around the terminology and definition of 

learning disabilities. For many Australian teachers the term may include a 

disparate group of students such as those who have physical disabilities, 

emotional difficulties, intellectual disabilities, or who speak English as a 

second language as well as the students who have specific literacy skill 

difficulties despite their average to high ability in other areas. Additionally 

terms such as ‘students at risk’, ‘specific learning difficulties’ and ‘learning 

disabilities’ are used interchangeably to describe various groups of 

students (Louden et al., 2000). 

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A widely accepted definition refers to those students who have average 

or above general ability, but difficulty with reading, spelling or mathematics, 

and associated processing. Diagnosis that is formally accepted for specific 

learning disability (e.g. for special consideration for Year 12 examinations) 

includes intelligence and processing abilities testing (e.g. Stanford-Binet, 

WISC), and normed reading, spelling and mathematics testing for a gap of 

two or more years behind expected chronological age level (e.g. Neale 

Analysis of Reading Ability, PAT-R). 

Below is a selection of tests that can be used by teachers as an indicator 

of the need for such referral for formal testing and as a way to establish 

and take into account the cognitive processing and other needs of 

students. 

Problem Area Assessment Main focus area Page 

Auditory Processing Auditory Processing Abilities Test Tests students’ ability to process a range of auditory information Web 

Auditory Processing Assessment Kit Tests students’ ability to recall instructions and information Web 

Test of Auditory Processing Skills Tests auditory skills necessary for school and everyday life 19 

Autism Autism Detection in Early Childhood (ADEC) Screens for autistic characteristics for children 12 months to 3 years. Web 

Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) Identifies autistic behaviours Web 

Dyslexia and Dyscalculia Dyscalculia Screener Identifies difficulties with processing number information Web 

Dyslexia Portfolio Identifies areas of difficulty in literacy learning Web 

Dyslexia Screener Identifies dyslexic tendencies Web 

General Assessment Aston Index Tests language difficulties, auditory and visual perception difficulties, 

graphic difficulties, specific difficulties in reading, writing and spelling 

fluency 

Web 

British Picture Vocabulary Scale (BPVS3) Assesses receptive (hearing) vocabulary – ideal for non-readers and 

students with expressive language impairments 

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Developmental Profile 3 Identifies developmental delays in 5 key areas Web 

PsychProfiler Screens for common disorders such as anxiety, attention-deficit and 

disruptive behaviour disorders and communication disorders 

Web 

Special Needs Assessment Profile (SNAP) Diagnostic assessment and profiling across 18 key areas Web 

Special Needs Assessment Profile – Behaviour Profiles students’ social, emotional and behavioural difficulties Web 

Phonic Analysis Assessing and Teaching Phonological Knowledge Phonological awareness Web 

Phonological Assessment Battery Phonological awareness Web 

Sutherland Phonological Awareness Test, Revised 

(SPAT-R) 

Phonological processing 12 

Reading Neale Analysis of Reading Ability Oral reading, fluency, accuracy and comprehension Web 

PROBE 2 NEW Oral reading, fluency, accuracy and comprehension 18 

York Assessment of 

Reading for Comprehension (YARC) 

NEW Decoding, fluency and comprehension 18 

Sensory Processing Sensory Processing Measure Identifies sensory processing difficulties Web 

Test of Handwriting Skills – Revised Identifies neurosensory integration difficulties Web 

Spelling Single Word Spelling Test (SWST) Diagnostic spelling test 12 

South Australian Spelling Test Spelling test 12 

Wide Range Achievement Test 4 Spelling, Reading, Mathematical computation Web 

Special thanks to Nola Firth, PhD, Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, for information and advice on specific learning disabilities. 

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ACER Assessments Online 

Range Years 1 to 10 

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A number of ACER assessments are now available to administer online. This new platform gives schools the choice of 

using pencil-and-paper, or online, or a combination of both formats for selected ACER resources. 

Benefits of Online Testing 

• No need to order test booklets or answer sheets 

• Instant scoring and electronic reporting of students’ results 

• Receive automatically generated individual and group reports for immediate use to inform teaching and learning 

• Increased flexibility in timing of your assessment schedule 

NEW 

PATMaths Plus 

Progressive Achievement Tests in Maths Plus 

ACER Press 2010 

Purpose To provide objective information about mathematics 

achievement levels to inform teaching practice and monitor progress 

Administration 40 minutes – group 

Key Features 

• Provides a multifaceted estimate of students’ level of achievement in 

mathematics 

• Common achievement scale for PATMaths Plus and PATMaths Third 

Edition tests 

• Comprises 10 tests compared to 8 tests in PATMaths Third Edition 

• Includes percentiles and stanines that allow for comparison with a 

national norm group at different year levels 

• Provides scores for different strands and specific item descriptors to 

help identify specific strengths and development needs 

Assessment Content 

Multiple-choice questions in 5 curriculum framework strands: 

• Number 

• Space 

• Measurement 

• Chance and data 

• Algebra 

http://www.acer.edu.au/tests/patmaths-plus 

Also available 

PATMaths 

(see p.13) 


NEW 

AGAT Online 

ACER General Ability Tests Online 

ACER Press 2008, 2010 

Purpose To assist teachers in their assessment of students’ learning 

potential and overall aptitude 



Content is identical to that of the pencil-and-paper version of AGAT. See 

p.14 for further information. 

http://www.acer.edu.au/tests/agat 

Pricing 

Online assessment prices include instant electronic scoring and 

reporting of students’ results. Price ranges listed are for each type of 

test purchased in a single transaction. 

Number of tests Price 

1–99 $4.99 each 

100–299 $4.50 each 

300–499 $3.99 each 

500+ $3.50 each 

Register Now to Preview 

Receive 5 free PATMaths Plus and 5 free AGAT Online test credits 

to preview ACER’s online assessments – simply apply for a school 

code at https://iachieve.acer.edu.au. 

Once your school has completed the online application for a school 

code, ACER will contact your school to verify registration details. 

After verification, you will be emailed a unique school code and your 

preview test credits will be added to your account. 

Note: It is recommended that the school principal or curriculum 

coordinator complete this registration. Any future purchasing of these 

online tests must be made via your approved school code.


NEW 

eWrite Computer-based 

Writing Test 

ACER 2011 

Purpose To gain immediate feedback on students’ writing abilities 

Administration 35–45 minutes – group or individual 

Key Features 

• Computer-based assessment 

• Students type directly into the online interface 

• Instant reporting of student abilities, strengths and weaknesses, including 

detailed diagnostic information 

• Covers a range of genres including narrative, persuasive, descriptive, 

reporting 

• Uses common assessment criteria and a common scale for linking 

across genre and year level allowing for monitoring of student 

achievement over time 

• Mapped to Writing Bands 

Further Information 

Visit www.acer.edu.au/ewrite or email ewrite@acer.edu.au 


Compass 

(see p.18) 

Social–Emotional Wellbeing Survey 

(see p.28) 

Attitudes and Values 

Questionnaire 

(see p.28) 

ACER Assessments Online 


OPI Literacy and Numeracy Tests 


Purpose To provide information about the generic skills that underpin 

the teaching of English and mathematics 


Key Features 

• Online administration for on-demand testing and instant reporting and 

feedback 

• Diagnoses student strengths and weaknesses 

• Monitors student performance over time 

• Informs decisions about program and year level placement 

• Three reports: Individual Student Report; Where You’re At Report; and 

Group Report 


English 

Eight tests that assess strands in Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, 

Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling. 

Mathematics 

Strands cover Number, Measurement, Space, Chance and Data content 

across 8 tests. 


Visit www.acer.edu.au/opi or email opi@acer.edu.au 

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Assessments – Classroom 

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NEW 

PAT-SPG 

Progressive Achievement Tests 

in Written Spelling, Punctuation 

and Grammar 


Range Written Spelling – Years 2 to 10 

Grammar & Punctuation – Years 3 to 10 

Purpose To assess students’ understanding of the standard Australian 

English language conventions of grammar and punctuation 

Administration Written Spelling: 30 minutes – group 

Grammar & Punctuation: 30 minutes – group 

Key Features 

• Tests that reflect the emphasis on language in the English national 

curriculum 

• Comprises 2 components: Written Spelling and Grammar & 

Punctuation 

• Structured so that skills across a wide range of year levels can be 

assessed validly 

• Norm, diagnostic and descriptive reports similar to those provided for 

PAT-R 

• CD-ROM containing copy masters of administration instructions, score 

keys, diagnostic reports and Excel spreadsheet for recording group 

results 


Written Spelling 

Eight normed and graded tests; results are reported and normed on the 

existing PAT-R Spelling scale, providing a comprehensive assessment of 

spelling, both through dictation and written text. 

Grammar & Punctuation 

Seven normed and graded tests set on a common developmental scale 

for reporting results on each test; allows for the collection of diagnostic 

information from student responses and the tracking of progress from 

year to year. 

Purchasing 

New user? 

We recommend purchasing a Specimen Set to fully evaluate how 

PAT-SPG can contribute to your testing program. 

Making a purchase? 

To download a PAT-SPG order form, visit 

www.acer.edu.au/publications/order-tests 

More information? 

Contact an ACER Education Consultant in your state or browse the 

ACER Shop Online (see p.1). 

Specimen Set A000PAL $248.00 

Includes Manual; one of each Grammar & Punctuation Booklet; one of each 

Written Spelling Booklet, one of each Answer Sheet – OMR & Non-OMR 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/PATSPG 

The Progressive Achievement Tests in Written Spelling, Punctuation 

and Grammar have been developed especially, but not exclusively, 

for use in Australian schools. They provide teachers with objective 

information for setting realistic learning goals and planning effective 

English programs.

Used by more than 1500 schools across Australia 

PAT-R 

Progressive Achievement Tests in Reading: 

Comprehension, Vocabulary and Spelling 

4th Edition 


Range Comprehension – First year of school to Year 10 

Vocabulary – Years 3 to 10 

Spelling – Years 2 to 10 

Purpose To assess reading comprehension, vocabulary and spelling in 

order to monitor progress and inform teaching practice 

Administration Comprehension: 40 minutes – group; Test Booklet P and 

1 are untimed; Test Booklet P is individual 

Vocabulary: 25 minutes – group 

Spelling: 20 minutes – group 

Key Features 

• Common scale for each of Comprehension, Vocabulary and Spelling 

• Comprehensive diagnostic and descriptive reports 

• Diverse range of text types 

• Detailed classification of Comprehension items to provide diagnostic 

information 

• CD-ROM containing copy masters and spreadsheet proforma 


Comprehension 

Test Booklet P (Prep) covers literacy concepts, letter sounds and blends and 

matching words to pictures, pictures to words and sentences to pictures. 

Test Booklet 1 has students underlining correct responses in the booklet. 

Test Booklets 2–10 are multiple choice; students read a range of passages of 

different text types with corresponding comprehension questions. 

Vocabulary 

Students are presented with sentences with one word underlined. The 

most appropriate synonym is selected from 5 alternatives. 

Spelling 

Words are presented orally individually and in a sentence; students are 

required to write each word using the correct spelling. 

Purchasing 

New user? 


PAT-R can contribute to your testing program. 


To download a PAT-R order form, visit 





Specimen Set Whole School A000PAR $239.95 

Includes Manual; CD-ROM; one of each Comprehension & Vocabulary Test 

Booklet; one of each Comprehension, Vocabulary & Spelling Answer Sheet – 

OMR & Non-OMR 

Specimen Set – Primary A001PAR $199.95 

Includes Manual; CD-ROM; one of each Comprehension (P–7) & Vocabulary 

(1–3) Test Booklet; one of each Comprehension (2–7), Vocabulary (1–3) & 

Spelling Answer Sheet – OMR & Non-OMR 

Specimen Set – Secondary A002PAR $179.95 

Includes Manual; CD-ROM; one of each Comprehension (6–10) & Vocabulary 

(3–5) Test Booklet; one of each Comprehension (6–10) & Vocabulary (3–5) 

Answer Sheet – OMR & Non-OMR; Spelling List 4–9 Answer Sheet – OMR 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/PAT4 


TORCH 

2nd Edition 

TORCH Plus 



Range TORCH – Years 3 to 10 

TORCH Plus – Years 6 to 10 

Purpose To identify comprehension levels, measure progress and use 

content-referenced interpretation to identify those skills requiring further 

instruction 

Administration 30–45 minutes (untimed) – group or individual 

Key Features 

• Passage summary sheets provide diagnostic information to inform teaching 

• All passages are on the same scale so progress can be tracked over time 

• Results between tests can be compared using the TORCH scale score 

• Cloze comprehension retelling of a passage to demonstrate 

understanding 

• Helps to assess the extent to which objectives of the school reading 

curriculum have been achieved 

• Locates areas of weakness or strength for individuals or within a class 


Cloze comprehension; TORCH includes 12 passages, TORCH Plus 

includes 8 passages – 4 passages from TORCH and four additional, more 

challenging tests for upper-primary and secondary students. In both 

assessments, passages are graded in order of difficulty and include a range 

of text types. 

Purchasing 

New user? 


TORCH and TORCH Plus can contribute to your testing program. 


To download a TORCH and TORCH Plus order form, visit 





Specimen Set (TORCH) A001TOR $164.95 

Includes Manual; Test Booklet; one of each Answer Sheet (12); Teaching and 

Learning with TORCH 

Specimen Set (TORCH Plus) A000TOP $124.95 

Includes Manual; Test Booklet; one of each Answer Sheet (8) 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/FT 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/0864316216 


Teaching and Learning with TORCH 

A1063BK $44.95 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/product/A1063BK 

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Range 6–15 years of age 

12 

Spelling 

Approaches to teaching and assessment 

2nd Edition 

Peter Westwood 


Purpose To enable teachers to determine the spread of spelling ability in 

their classroom and to identify students who require additional help 

Administration Untimed – group or individual 

Key Features 

• Includes strategies for effectively teaching spelling 

• Contains the South Australian Spelling Test 


Teachers read a list of 70 words to students who record a written 

response; close inspection of errors can yield some diagnostic information. 

0864314124 $26.95 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/0486314124 

Sutherland Phonological Awareness 

Test, Revised 

SPAT-R 

Roslyn Neilson 2003 

Range First to fourth year of schooling; may be used diagnostically for 

older children 

Purpose To assess students’ phonological awareness – the ability to 

attend to, identify and manipulate the sounds in spoken words 

Administration 10–15 minutes – individual 

Key Features 

• Australian norms expressed in percentiles 

• Provides a diagnostic overview of skills involved in early literacy 

development 

• Alternate forms for pre- and post-testing 


• Levels tested: syllables, onset-rime and phonemes (CVC and consonant 

clusters) 

• Skills tested: sound identification, blending, segmenting, manipulation, 

non-word reading and spelling 

Starter Kit 990SPT $187.00 

Includes Manual; Stimulus Sheet Booklet; one of each Test Form; Copymaster 

for Test Booklets; Screening Sheets 

Administration DVD 700SPT $49.50 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/SPT 


Single Word Spelling Test (SWST) 

Lesley Socre and Jackie Masterson 

nferNelson 2001 

Purpose To identify gaps in spelling skills, track progress over time and 

provide teachers with information for effective planning of spelling 

instruction 

Administration 30 minutes (untimed) – group 

Key Features 

• Oral administration 

• Diagnostic record forms to inform teaching 

• Copy masters for each of the 9 tests 

• Supplementary spelling lists and tests 


Nine standardised spelling tests; each test contains between 30 and 50 

words presented orally, individually and within a sentence. 

Complete Set 990SWS $159.95 

Includes Administration Guidelines; one of each Test & Answer Sheet; Group 

Record Sheets 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/product/990SWS 


Single Word Reading Test 

Helen Foster 

GL Assessment 2007 

Purpose To enable teachers to assess students’ word reading proficiency 

and the word reading strategies they use (e.g. sounding out and blending) 

Administration 10 minutes (untimed) – individual 

Key Features 

• Words chosen to reflect different spelling patterns 

• Two parallel versions: 60 words per test 

• Student record sheet to track individual performance on the test 

• Standardised scores and reading ages 

• Gives diagnostic information in the form of sight vocabulary analysis and 

error analysis 


Two sets of 6 graded lists of 10 words of increasing difficulty on 

photocopy master laminated sheets. 

990SWR $219.95 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/product/990SWR


Used by more than 1500 schools across Australia 

PATMaths 

Progressive Achievement Tests in Mathematics 

3rd Edition 


Purpose To provide objective information about mathematics 

achievement levels to inform teaching practice and monitor progress 


Key Features 

• Common achievement scale for all tests giving teachers the flexibility to 

match test level to student ability and measure growth 

• Descriptions of the types of mathematics skills mastered and those still 

to be developed based on test performance 

• Expanded range of individual and group reporting options 

• Overview of students’ strengths and weaknesses in each curriculum 

content strand 


keys and reports 

• Norm supplement available online 


Multiple-choice questions in 5 curriculum framework strands: 

• Number 

• Space 

• Measurement 

• Chance and data 

• Patterns and algebra 

Purchasing 

New user? 


PATMaths can contribute to your testing program. 


To download a PAT-Maths order form, visit 





Specimen Set A000PME $169.95 

Includes manual; CD-ROM; one of each Test Booklet & Answer Sheet – OMR 

& Non-OMR 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/PME 


NEW 

PATMaths Plus 

(see p.8) 


I Can Do Maths 

ACER Press 2000, 2006 

Range First 3 years of school 

Purpose To inform teachers and parents about a student’s numeracy 

development in the early years of schooling 

Administration 20 minutes (untimed) – group or individual 

Key Features 

• Australian norms for first 3 years of school 

• Based on national profile learning outcomes 

• On the same scale as PATMaths 

• Copy masters for individual profiles, diagnostic maps and descriptive 

reports 


• Students respond to orally administered questions covering number, 

measurement and space 

• Items are presented pictorially either in multiple-choice format (tick 

a box) or as open-ended questions (write a number, shade boxes, 

measure) 

Specimen Set A000CAN $61.95 

Includes Manual; Ezi-guides; one of each Test Booklet 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/CAN 

Specimen Sets 

Most assessments offer a Specimen Set, which allows you to fully 

evaluate and compare testing programs before making your purchase. 

A Specimen Set usually contains an administration manual and a 

sample of each of the test components. In most cases, multiple copies 

of test booklets and answer sheets will need to be purchased. All 

tests can be administered individually, but group use is highlighted. 

What is OMR? 

OMR stands for Optical Mark Recognition and indicates that test 

or survey response sheets can be scanned and computer scored. 

Where OMR Answer Sheets are available with an ACER assessment, 

completed Answer Sheets can be sent to ACER Test Scoring 

Services for scoring and generating of reports (see p.17). This 

service is objective, informative and saves teachers valuable time! 

OMR Non-OMR 

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MSD 

Measures of Student Development 


Purpose To assess ability rather than achievement with items that are 

skills- rather than curriculum-based 

Administration Verbal & Quantitative Abilities: 60–90 minutes 

Abstract Reasoning Abilities: 30–40 minutes 

Written Communication: 30 minutes 

Key Features 

• Assesses a range of general reasoning skills: verbal, numerical, abstract 

and written communication (optional) 

• Assists in placement of students at first and final years of secondary 

school 

• Designed to be used in conjunction with achievement tests (such as 

class tests, NAPLAN and PAT) 

• Identifies students working at levels above or below their ability 

• Comprehensive individual student and whole school reports 

• Monitors student and school performance over time 

• Predicts student performance at Year 12 


Visit www.acer.edu.au/msd or email msd@acer.edu.au 


AGAT 

ACER General Ability Tests 


Purpose To assist teachers in their assessment of students’ learning 

potential and overall aptitude 


Key Features 

• Provides a multifaceted estimate of students’ general intellectual ability 

and aptitude using verbal, numerical and abstract reasoning items 

• Common scale gives teachers the flexibility to match test level to ability 

and monitor development over time 

• Percentiles and stanines allow for comparison with a national norm 

group at different year levels 

• Scale scores for different strands allow for identification of relative 

strengths and development needs 

• Identifies areas of weakness and strength for individuals or within a class 


Multiple choice; each test contains 45 items divided equally between 

verbal, numerical and abstract reasoning questions, giving a comprehensive 

picture of students’ general ability. 

Purchasing 

New user? 


AGAT can contribute to your testing program. 


To download an AGAT order form, visit 





Specimen Set A000PGA $164.95 

Includes Manual; CD-ROM; one of each Test Booklet & Answer Sheet – OMR 

& Non-OMR 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/AGAT 


NEW 

AGAT Online 

(see p.8)


PATScience 

Progressive Achievement Tests in Science 


Purpose To assess science knowledge, scientific literacy and 

understanding of scientific principles, as well as their application 

Administration Test Booklets 1–4, 30 minutes – group 

Test Booklets 5–8, 40 minutes – group 

Key Features 

• A common scale for all 8 tests, giving teachers the ability to compare 

different students using different tests and monitor development over time 

• National norms to allow for comparisons between student 

performances and the Australian reference group for each year level 

• Optional short-answer questions provide more diagnostic information 

• Comprehensive norm, diagnostic and descriptive individual and group 

reports 


keys and a range of report formats 


• Multiple choice; tests contain between 20 and 28 questions addressing 

4 broad areas – physical systems, chemical systems, space systems and 

living systems. The processes of science, including students’ knowledge 

about the culture of science and its impact on society, are interwoven 

throughout the tests. 

• Short-answer questions; available at each test level for use alongside 

the multiple-choice tests. The short-answer questions do not have 

normative data available, but have been trialled. Marking guides for 

each level are included. 

Purchasing 

New user? 


PAT-Science can contribute to your testing program. 


To download a PAT-Science order form, visit 





Specimen Set A000PSC $179.95 

Includes Manual; CD-ROM; one of each Test Booklet & Answer Sheet – OMR 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/PATS/X 


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Linking Assessment to Teaching and Learning 

Two principal objectives of assessment are 

…to enable a teacher to evaluate the effectiveness of the teaching program and then to make any 

necessary modifications to method of delivery, learning activities or resources [and] to identify any 

students who are having difficulties mastering the course content, and thus need additional help. 

A good starting point is to conduct a School Assessment Audit to 

identify the different assessments being used at different year levels and 

in different subjects. It is useful to record who is responsible for each 

assessment, how often it is conducted and its purpose. 

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Identify students who require 

further diagnostic testing 

Administer further diagnostic testing: 

• PROBE 2 (see p.18) or 

• Neale Analysis of Reading Ability 

A000RNA 

Peter Westwood, What Teachers Need to Know About Teaching Methods, ACER Press, 2008, page 72 

PAT-R Comprehension assessment used to assess students’ comprehension skills 

Source appropriate resources for use in 

the classroom: 

• KEY comprehension series 

(see p.20) 

• ACTION series (see p.22) 

Other useful resources 

Identify learning needs 

of students 

Re-test using PAT-R Comprehension assessment to check effectiveness of 

teaching program and improvement in students’ skills 

Once a decision has been made about which assessment to employ, it is 

useful to plan how the results will be used. Here is an example of how 

the results of PAT-R Comprehension could be used to inform teaching 

and learning. 

Assessment Resource Kit (ARK) 

Margaret Forster and Geoff Masters 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/ARK 

Source professional reading to inform 

teaching practice: 

• What Teachers Need to 

Know About series (see p.33) 

Working Together: Linking skills and curriculum for 

adolescents with a language learning disability 

Mandy Brent and Chris Millgate-Smith 


One in Eleven: Practical strategies for teaching adolescents 

with a language learning disability 

Florence Gough, Mandy Brent and Susan Robinson 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/product/A949BK

ACER Test Scoring Services offers schools: 

• quick and efficient scoring of tests; 

• easy to read reports; 

• group diagnostic reports; 

• detailed individual reports; 

• reports in Excel format that allow 

data manipulation; 

• a choice of writing prompts; and 

• independent marking of students’ 

responses. 

A full list of services and sample reports can be viewed online. 

www.acer.edu.au/tss

Assessments – Special Needs 

NEW 

PROBE 2 

Chris Parkin and Catherine Parkin 

Triune Initiatives 2011 


Purpose To assess reading accuracy, reading behaviour and in-depth 

reading comprehension 

Administration 20 minutes – individual 

Key Features 

• Easy to administer and interpret 

• Forty new original stories 

• For use by general and specialist teachers with students and adults 

• Fiction and non-fiction texts at 20 test levels, targeting reading levels 5 

to 15.5 with 6 month overlaps 

• Revised edition features layout changes, inclusion of the Determiner in 

the manual and key words with all answers 

• Targets 6 explicit comprehension skills: literal, reorganisation, inference, 

vocabulary, evaluation and reaction 

• Culturally and geographically non-specific texts 


• Informal Reading Inventory 

• Silent Reading Comprehension 

• Listening Comprehension 

• Written Comprehension 

993PRO $250.00 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/product/993PRO 

York Assessment of Reading for 

Comprehension 

YARC Secondary 

GL Assessments 2010 


Purpose Assess the reading and comprehension skills of secondary students 

Key Features 

• Fiction and non-fiction passages for students to read silently 

• Passages developed for students with a reading age of 8 to 9 years 

which are read aloud and include a miscue analysis 

• Comprehension questions tap vocabulary knowledge and different 

types of inference 

• Ideal as an assessment before and after a specific intervention 

programme 

• Provides standard scores, age equivalent scores and percentile ranks 

Set 990YAS $369.95 

Includes Manual; Test Material; Record Form (15) 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/YARCS/X 

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NEW 

Compass 


Purpose To assess literacy and numeracy skills of disengaged adolescents 

and young adults with limited or disrupted exposure to formal education 


Key Features 

• Simple, multiple-choice format administered online 

• Promotes engagement using age, content and ability appropriate 

prompts and tasks that aim to reflect the experiences and interests of 

the test participants 

• Instant reporting and feedback 

• Positively affirms participants and promotes achievement 


Visit www.acer.edu.au/compass or email compass@acer.edu.au 


York Assessment of Reading for 

Comprehension 

YARC 4–11 Years 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/YAR

British Picture Vocabulary Scale 

BPVS3 

3rd Edition 

Lloyd M Dunn, Douglas M Dunn with Julie Sewell and Ben Styles 

(National Foundation for Educational Research) 

GL Assessment 2009 


Purpose To assess students’ receptive (hearing) vocabulary 


Key Features 

• Full-colour pictures with larger format 

• Robust and time-efficient benchmarking and progress checking 

assessment from preschool to secondary school 

• Questions broadly sample words that represent a range of content 

areas 

• Illustrations suitable for students who may be colourblind 

• Ideal for practitioners in mainstream and special education settings 

• Screens for verbal development 

• Suitable for non-readers and children with specific learning disabilities 

such as autism or cerebral palsy 

Complete Kit 990BPV $399.95 

Includes Manual; Test Material; Record Forms (20) 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/BPVT3 

Assessments – Special Needs 

Range 4.0–18.11 years of age 

Test of Auditory Processing Skills 

3rd Edition 

Nancy Martin and Rick Brownell 

Academic Therapy Publications 2005 

Purpose To assess auditory skills necessary for the development, use and 

understanding of language commonly used in academic and everyday 

activities 


Key Features 

• Measures what a person does with what is heard 

• Order of subtests reflects a developmental progression of tasks from 

easiest to most difficult 

• Intended to be used along with other tests as part of a battery 


Nine subtests covering 4 areas: 

• Auditory attention; optional auditory figure-ground screener presented 

on CD at the start of the test session 

• Basic phonological skills; Word Discrimination, Phonological 

Segmentation and Phonological Blending 

• Auditory memory; Number Memory Forward, Number Memory 

Reversed, Word Memory and Sentence Memory 

• Auditory cohesion; Auditory Comprehension and Auditory Reasoning 

Kit 990TAP $259.95 

Includes Manual; Test Booklet (25); CD 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/990TAP 

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Direct Instruction 

NEW 

Junior Elementary Math Mastery 

JEMM 

Rhonda Farkota 

OZMATH Press 2010 

Junior Elementary Math Mastery is a highly innovative mental math 

program specifically designed to embrace the Australian National 

Mathematics Curriculum Profile. Purpose-built to maximise every benefit 

a mental math program is capable of yielding, JEMM is ideally suited for 

middle primary students and upper primary remedial students. Requiring 

only 10 to 15 minutes daily to implement, plus 3 to 7 minutes for instant 

feedback, JEMM contains its own inbuilt assessment and correction 

procedures. 

JEMM serves as a powerful diagnostic tool, clearly mapping students’ 

progress, identifying precisely where and when they are experiencing 

difficulty. With diligent implementation the program’s unambiguous 

instructional technique guarantees students will quickly become fluent 

and automatic in fundamental math skills. 

5128BK $179.95 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/RF 


Elementary Math Mastery (EMM) 

5126BK $179.95 

Spelling Mastery 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/SLM 

KEY Comprehension 

Chris Parkin, Catherine Parkin and Brian Pool 

Triune Initiatives 

The KEY comprehension series is linked to the comprehension 

skills assessed in PROBE 2. These excellent resources explicitly teach 

comprehension skills, ensuring that students’ reading for understanding 

improves significantly. 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/KEYGROUP 

KEY into Evaluation 

Activities to teach the skills of evaluation and reaction 

Complete Kit 990EVL $157.95 

Includes Copymasters Book; Teacher Guide; Answers Book 

KEY into Reorganisation 

Activities to teach the specific comprehension skill of reorganisation 

Complete Kit 990KIR $157.95 


KEY into Inference 

Activities to teach students inferential comprehension skills 

Complete Kit 990KEY $157.95 



NEW 

PROBE 2 

(see p.18) 

About Direct Instruction 

Research indicates that direct instruction has the fourth greatest effect on student achievement, 

preceded only by feedback, students’ prior cognitive ability and teacher instructional quality. 

Direct teaching … is associated with several different descriptors; for example, explicit instruction, systematic 

instruction, direct instruction, active teaching and teacher-directed approach. 

All these forms of direct teaching share a set of basic principles including the setting of clear objectives for 

learning, systematic instruction that progresses from simple to more complex concepts and skills, ongoing 

monitoring of students’ progress, frequent questioning and answering, reteaching of content when necessary, and 

practice, application and assessment. 

Direct teaching is based on a firm belief that learning can be optimised if teachers’ presentations (and the steps in 

learning) are so clear that they eliminate all likely misinterpretations and facilitate generalisation. 

Peter Westwood, What Teachers Need to Know About Teaching Methods, ACER Press, 2008, page 9

NEW 

Play Matters 

Investigative learning for preschool 

to grade 2 

2nd Edition 

Kathy Walker 


In the second edition of this highly successful resource, Kathy Walker 

demonstrates the key principles of the Walker Learning Approach that she 

has developed over 15 years of observation, participation and presentation 

in schools and child care centres across Australia. Play Matters provides 

practical guidance and innovative strategies for teachers working with young 

children from preschool to grade 2, through a unique balance of explicit 

instruction in literacy and numeracy skills and personalised, explorative 

learning. The book promotes the active engagement of all young children, 

with an enhanced focus on children from diverse backgrounds as well as 

children with specific needs. 

Play Matters is replete with pedagogical features to support 

implementation in any educational setting. It contains a full colour section 

of photographs and an updated CD with template documents for 

planning, assessment and reporting activities. Organisational ideas and 

resources are provided, along with a comprehensive bibliography for 

further reference and advice. 

A5203BK $49.95 


Visualizing and Verbalizing 

Nanci Bell 

Gander Publishing 2007 

Visualizing and Verbalizing shows how oral and written comprehension 

can be developed through the use of visual imagery – a vital factor in 

thinking and learning. The program provides theory and methodology for 

successfully developing concept imagery and language comprehension. 

Stories are high in imagery and followed by Higher Order Thinking (HOT) 

questions to develop concept imagery appropriate for students in their 

first year of school through to Year 8. Concept imagery is crucial to critical 

thinking and reading comprehension and the stimulation and practice of 

concept imagery improves comprehension on all levels. Each Workbook 

contains at least 20 stories about fascinating people, animals and subjects. 

Classroom Resources 

NEW 

Engagement Matters 

Personalised learning from grades 3 to 6 

Kathy Walker and Shona Bass 


Engagement Matters is an extension of the material covered in Play 

Matters; Kathy Walker and Shona Bass have developed the next stage of 

the Walker Learning Approach for implementation with primary school 

students in Grades 3 to 6. 

Engagement Matters provides a step-by-step, practical guide for teachers, 

emphasising student engagement, empowerment and achievement, and 

importantly, personalised learning. The transition from Grade 2 into the 

middle and upper primary years is made seamless through the provision 

of tips, activities and explanatory theory. 

The processes and tools outlined in this informative and inspiring resource 

will equip schools with the capacity to actively engage students in their 

learning across all subject areas and in diverse learning contexts. In so 

doing, Engagement Matters effectively lays the foundations for ongoing 

engagement and successful learning throughout school and beyond. 

Engagement Matters A5183BK $49.95 

Kathy Walker Set A5205BK $89.95 

Includes Play Matters 2nd Edition; Engagement Matters 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/KATHY1 

Manual 4016BK $156.95 

Stories Book (1–3) $80.95 each 

Workbook Sets (8) 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/VV 

$69.95 each 

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Classroom Resources 

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ACTION 

The ACTION series is a popular theme-based resource that caters to 

students in Years 3 to 6 and older students with special needs. The series 

is ideal for guided reading with a wide range of text types, rich activities 

and full teacher support. 

ACTION titles address themes in Literacy and Numeracy aimed at 

students in middle and upper primary years. The ACTION series provides 

the opportunity to explore cross-curricular links and cater to your 

students’ interests; themes include Personal Development, Science & 

Technology, Environment and Sport & Leisure. 

Teacher Guide $35.00 each 

Student Workbook $12.95 each 

Individual Title $8.95 each 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/ACTIONGROUPS

ACER offers a comprehensive range of resources in the major areas of 

Special Education for teachers, parents and professionals to help children 

and adolescents achieve their potential. These assessments, games and 

books provide a wealth of teaching and learning opportunities. 

Articulation 

NEW 

Cued Articulation 

Consonants & Vowels 

Revised Edition 

(see p.24) 

Auditory Processing 

Autism Spectrum Disorders 

Gifted Education 

Special Education 

To browse ACER’s complete range of resources, visit 

http://shop.acer.edu.au and select one of the relevant categories: 

Autism; Special Needs; or Speech and Language. 

Oral Language 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/CUEDART http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/product/A5165BK 

MagneTalk Match-up 

Adventure Kit 

806GAM $95.95 

https://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/product/806GAM 

1001 Great Ideas for Teaching 

and Raising Children with 

Autism or Asperger’s 

Revised and Expanded 

2nd Edition 

5148BK $38.95 

https://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/product/5148BK 

Handbook of Gifted Education 

1847BK $104.95 


NEW 

Teaching Oral Language 

Building a firm foundation using 

ICPALER in the early primary years 

(see p.24) 

Phonological Awareness 

https://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/product/873GAM 

Reading Skills 

NEW 

Reading Foundations 

A structured program for teaching 

essential reading skills 

(see p.24) 


Social Skills 

Socially Speaking 

Webber Phonological 

Awareness Photo Cards 

873GAM $202.95 

A pragmatic social skills programme 

for primary pupils 

1800BK $72.50 


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NEW 

Cued Articulation 

Consonants & Vowels 

Revised Edition 

Jane Passy 


This revised edition combines the consonants, vowels, colour coding and 

demonstrative images of the Cued Articulation system under one cover. 

Originally devised to help severely speech and language handicapped 

children to see a sound and hear a letter by the use of easy and logical 

hand cues, the Cued Articulation system has, over the last three decades, 

proved an invaluable teaching tool. 

Its potential and practicality is widespread and utilised by speech 

pathologists, speech and language therapists, remedial and reading 

recovery teachers who find the approach helpful in showing phoneme– 

grapheme relationships; and primary teachers who use it in the classroom 

to teach children the sounds of speech. Teachers who teach the 

pronunciation of English as a second language to those learning English 

also find it extremely useful, as do teachers of the hearing impaired who 

want their students to see the sounds they cannot hear. 

Set A990CUE $199.95 

Includes Manual; DVD; Cards; Consonants Poster; Vowels Poster 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/CUEDART 

NEW 

Reading Foundations 

A structured program for teaching essential 

reading skills 

Jessica Grainger 


This book addresses the teaching of phonemic and orthographic skills to 

beginning and struggling readers. A program is outlined that provides a 

step-by-step process and structure with fully developed practice exercises. 

These exercises are designed so that they can be used in the classroom, in 

withdrawal situation and in special classes. 

Reading Foundations includes three programs that examine ways to 

overcome reading failure for those learners who are having problems in 

the early stages of reading acquisition: 

1. Good Feedback Program 

2. Step by Step Phonemic and Orthographic Intervention Program 

3. Story Tree Program 

A5152BK $49.95 


NEW 

Teaching Oral Language 

Building a firm foundation using ICPALER 

in the early primary years 

John Munro 


Oral language is widely recognised as an essential foundation for 

successful school learning. Until recently, the acquisition of oral language 

skills has been largely overshadowed by reading, writing, spelling and 

numeracy and has not been considered a key component of school 

curricula. 

In Teaching Oral Language, John Munro redresses this imbalance through 

the delivery of his step-by-step model, ICPALER. The Ideas–Conventions– 

Purposes–Ability to learn–Expression and Reception framework describes 

the various aspects of oral language from a classroom perspective and 

demonstrates how teachers can best guide students to become effective 

communicators and language users. 

Designed to facilitate teaching and assessment, and to equip teachers to 

hear and see students’ speaking and listening skills, ICPALER promotes the 

use of self-talk and empowers students to become self-teachers of oral 

language. 

This breakthrough program has been used to inform several major 

oral language projects commissioned by state and federal education 

departments and is an indispensable resource for teachers and their 

students in the early primary years. 

A5165BK $39.95 


Teaching Kids to Read 

Basic skills for Australian and NZ parents 

and teachers 

Fay Tran 

Wilkins Farago 2010 

The gift of literacy is one of the most important gifts we can give our 

kids. It can quite literally transform their lives, giving them the confidence 

and skills they will need throughout school and into their adult lives. As 

experienced literacy specialist Fay Tran argues in this timely and important 

book, no child should leave school without satisfactory literacy and 

numeracy skills. 

The key is to teach them using phonics, the simple, effective and proven 

method described in Teaching Kids to Read. Phonics is not only proven 

by modern academic research to be the most effective way of teaching 

literacy, it is also the method embedded at the heart of Australia’s new 

National Curriculum. 

Armed with the skills and techniques covered in this book, any adult can 

teach kids to read. 

5204BK $30.00 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/product/5204BK

How do I Teach this Kid to Read? 

Teaching literacy skills to young children with 

autism, from phonics to fluency 

Kimberly A Henry 

Future Horizons 2010 

This book presents simple instructional strategies for developing 

early literacy skills in young children with autism. The author provides 

evidence-based research to support her strategies and addresses topics 

such as phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and text 

comprehension. 

How do I Teach this Kid to Read? features creative activities and 

interesting lesson plans that can be easily adapted or combined with other 

teaching methods to suit teachers’ and students’ individual needs. A 

CD-ROM of printable lesson plans is also included. 

5166BK $32.95 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/product/5166BK 

Autism and Reading Comprehension 

Ready-to-use lessons for teachers 

Joseph Porter 


Who better to create a teaching curriculum than a teacher who is facing 

the very same challenges? When he began teaching, author Joseph Porter 

was shocked to discover that he couldn’t find any effective reading 

comprehension curricula for students with autism spectrum disorders. 

Through daily trial and error, he developed effective lesson plans. Now, he 

shares his success. 

This book includes over 90 hours of easy-to-follow lessons, student 

worksheets and countless ideas for extending and customising material. 

A CD-ROM provides printable worksheets and helpful teaching 

supplements. 

5190BK $27.95 



CAT-kit 

Cognitive Affective Training Kit 

Tony Attwood, Kirsten Callesen and 

Annette Møller Nielsen 


The Cognitive Affective Training (CAT) kit is a program that consists of 

visual, interactive and customisable communication elements for children 

and young adults. It is designed to help students become aware of how 

their thoughts, feelings and actions interact. 

The CAT-kit is an easy and effective way to work with neurotypical 

children and young adults as well as with people with developmental 

disabilities. Suitable for use by parents, teachers, counsellors, therapists and 

professionals, the program has a range of applications including: 

• conflict resolution among siblings; 

• dealing with displays of emotion or misconceptions that ordinarily 

would be difficult to manage by parents; 

• communicating attitudes and emotions with visual aids, removing the 

need for exact wordings; and 

• obtaining valuable information regarding the thoughts and feelings that 

exist behind students’ behaviours. 

Assessment Components 

• Manual using easy-to-read, non-technical language 

• CAT-organiser; a visual tool to help structure meaningful conversations 

with students about behaviour 

• Laminated elements for repeated use with dry-erase pens 

• Velcro fixtures to aid non-verbal communication 

990CAT $299.95 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/product/990CAT 

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Subscriptions 

1 year (6 issues) $59.95 

2 years (12 issues) $99.95 

Visit www.acer.edu.au/autism to subscribe! 

Browse ACER’s complete range of autism resources including Future Horizons and Super Duper products. 

www.acer.edu.au/autism 

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NEW 

You Know the Fair Rule 

Strategies for positive and effective behaviour 

management and discipline in schools 

3rd Edition 

Bill Rogers 


Classroom management and discipline can often be the most challenging 

part of an already demanding profession. In this third edition of the bestselling 

You Know the Fair Rule, Bill Rogers acknowledges and addresses 

the real challenges faced by teachers. 

You Know the Fair Rule is a comprehensive, practical and realistic guide 

to effective practice. This major revision covers: 

• establishing classes effectively and positive discipline practice in the 

classroom; 

• working with children with behavioural disorders and developing 

individual behaviour plans; 

• managing anger and conflict; 

• working with the challenging and hard-to-manage class; and 

• effective colleague support. 

A5172BK $39.95 


NEW 

Early Years Coping Cards 

Erica Frydenberg and Jan Deans 


Early Years Coping Cards are a set of pictorial situation and coping 

response cards to engage young children aged 4 to 8 in discussing a 

variety of challenging situations and ways of coping with them. The cards 

can be used as a teaching tool to develop skills in building resilience, 

coping with difficult situations and responding constructively to challenges. 

They are accompanied by a User Guide that includes background 

information, conclusions from research and practical suggestions on using 

the cards. 

This set of materials was shortlisted by the Department of Education and 

Early Childhood Development (DEECD) Early Years Award 2010. 

Set A990EYC $69.95 

Includes User’s Guide; Set of Cards 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/EYC 

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NEW 

The Method of Shared Concern 

A positive approach to bullying in schools 

Ken Rigby 


Originally conceived by Swedish Psychologist Anatol Pikas and adapted 

in line with ground-breaking government-sponsored studies in Australia, 

The Method of Shared Concern describes the multi-stage process in 

which suspected bullies and their victims are individually interviewed 

and eventually brought together in an effort to reach resolution. Guided 

by a trained practitioner, students are actively engaged and rather than 

being labelled or blamed, are empowered with a heightened sense of 

responsibility and empathy toward each other and their school. 

Intended primarily for use by teachers and school counsellors, The 

Method of Shared Concern demonstrates through practical examples 

and real-world case studies how the method can be applied in any school 

environment, as one important way in which cases of bullying can be 

effectively managed. 

A5188BK $29.95 


NEW 

Bullying Interventions in Schools 

Six basic approaches 

Ken Rigby 


Bullying Interventions in Schools aims to promote an understanding of 

what methods exist to address actual cases of bullying and when and how 

they can best be applied. Each method is described in detail, together 

with its rationale. In addition, the strengths and limitations of their use 

are critically examined, drawing upon research-based evidence regarding 

their efficacy and applicability for different kinds and degrees of bullying 

encountered in schools. 

This book examines in detail the six major intervention methods: 

• the traditional disciplinary approach; 

• strengthening the victim; 

• mediation; 

• restorative practice; 

• the support group method; and 

• the method of shared concern. 

A5125BK $34.95 



Bullying in Schools 

Six methods of intervention DVD 

700BIS $174.95 

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NEW 

How Schools Counter Bullying 

Policies and procedures in selected Australian 

schools 

Ken Rigby and E Barrington Thomas 



NEW 

Peer Relations Assessment 

Questionnaires – Revised 

PRAQ-R 

Ken Rigby 


PRAQ-R is a survey designed to obtain the perceptions and judgments 

of bullying in schools from three different sources: teachers, parents and 

students. 


• PRAQ-R for Senior Students looks to identify the nature and 

prevalence of bullying in schools, where it takes place, consequences for 

students in general, perceptions of teachers’ concern for the problem 

and students’ wish to engage in joint action with the staff. 

• PRAQ-R for Junior Students aims to provide information from students 

from Prep to Year 5 about the quality of children’s relationships with 

peers, the nature and prevalence of bullying and their readiness to seek 

help. 

• PRAQ-R for Teachers provides information about the perceived 

prevalence of different forms of bullying in the school, how safe the 

school is, the extent of bullying between staff and students, motivation 

of the staff to address bullying and views on specific steps that a school 

can take to address the issue. 

• PRAQ-R for Parents provides information about how happy a child is at 

school, how often the child is bullied or bullies others and how the child 

has been affected by bullying. 

PRAQ-R Whole School Set E8000 $299.95 

Includes Manual; one of each Questionnaire; Scoring Spreadsheet 

PRAQ-R Primary Student Set E8001 $199.95 

Includes Manual; Junior Students, Teachers & Parents Questionnaires; Scoring 

Spreadsheets 

PRAQ-R Secondary Student Set E8002 $199.95 

Includes Manual; Senior Students, Teachers & Parents Questionnaires; Scoring 

Spreadsheets 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/PRAQR 

How Schools Counter Bullying provides the background to the research 

that was conducted using PRAQ-R for the Criminology Research Council. 

This book presents the resulting qualitative and quantitative data on how 

schools in Australia have dealt with bullying. It also describes specific 

policies, plans and activities that schools have been able to implement to 

counter bullying. The effectiveness and impact of various approaches in 

working with the whole school, introducing pro-social curriculum content 

and dealing with specific bullying incidents are also discussed. Based on the 

research and experience, advice and guidance is given on implementing 

effective anti-bullying strategies within the school. 

A5140BK $34.95 


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Range Preschool to Year 12 

Social–Emotional Wellbeing Survey 


Purpose A strength-based survey which provides an ecological view of 

students’ wellbeing within the school, year level, class or group 

Administration 30 minutes 

Key Features 

• Choose between pencil-and-paper or online administration 

• Provides information for reporting on school mission statements and 

strategic plans in regards to student wellbeing 

• Informs development of student wellbeing policies 

• Informs judgements about the effectiveness of intervention programs 

• Assists in targeting resourcing to specific areas of need 

• Provides current and prospective parents and communities with an 

independent assessment of the school’s ability to provide for and 

enhance students’ wellbeing 


Students Social–Emotional Competencies 

• Resilience, attitudes and coping skills 

• Social skills and values 

• Work management and engagement skills 

Environmental influences 

Measured in the Years 5 to 12 survey only. 

• Perceptions of home life 

• Perceptions of school life 

• Perceptions of community 


Visit www.acer.edu.au/sewb or email sewb@acer.edu.au 

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The Teacher’s Resource Guide 

Pre-referral intervention manual 

2nd Edition 

Stephen B McCarney and Kathy Cummins 

Wunderlich 

Hawthorne Educational Services, Inc. 2006 

Attitudes and Values Questionnaire 


Range Secondary school students 

Purpose To assess the school’s capacity to develop moral, ethical and 

socially responsible students who can accept responsibility for their 

decisions and their place in the world 

Administration 30 minutes 

Key Features 

• Choose between pencil-and-paper or online administration 

• Monitors student and school progress in the development of personal 

qualities valued by parents and the community 

• Helps gauge how effectively the school is contributing to aspects of the 

students’ emotional, social and spiritual development 

• Target areas within the school for further resourcing and development 

• Contributes to assessment of specific initiatives 


• Conscience 

• Compassion 

• Emotional growth 

• Social growth 

• Service to others 

• Commitment to God (optional) 

• Commitment to Jesus (optional) 


Visit www.acer.edu.au/avq or email avq@acer.edu.au 

The Teacher’s Resource Guide is a highly practical and effective guide 

that assists teachers of students with academic and behaviour difficulties. 

It includes more than 200 of the most common learning and behaviour 

problems plus an extended listing of intervention strategies for each 

problem. 

In a time when teachers are challenged by their students in ways 

they have never been before and efforts are increasing to implement 

interventions prior to formal assessment, The Teacher’s Resource Guide 

is an essential tool for all teachers. 

503PRI $91.95 

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Kimochis 

Plushy Feely Corp. 

‘Kimochi’ means ‘feeling’ in Japanese. 

Kimochis are plush, loveable toys, designed to help children get in touch 

with and manage their feelings in a fun, comfortable way. 

Kimochis characters have their own unique personalities and a whole 

lot of feelings, just like children. Designed as non-gender specific and 

multicultural, they promote strong parent–child connections. 

Each Kimochis pillow has a facial expression that represents an emotion 

on one side and the name of that emotion on the other. There are 24 

emotional cushions, including angry, jealous, hurt, left out, frustrated, sad, 

happy, friendly and more! Each character has a special pouch in front into 

which feelings are placed. 

Kimochis help children identify and express emotions, one feeling at a 

time, while parents are better able to understand what their kids are 

trying to communicate. Being able to talk about feelings helps build 

confidence, self-esteem and character. 

Girltopia 

A world of real conversations for real girls 

Jane Bennett 

St Lukes Innovative Resources 2010 

These cards are designed to help adolescent girls experience healthy 

self-esteem and a positive relationship with their own bodies. They are 

intended to help develop girls’ personal awareness of how women are 

represented by the media, advertising and stereotypes so that they can 

enjoy a healthy and positive attitude towards their own maturing bodies. 

This set of 70 full-colour cards aims to create a space where the risky 

edges of conversation and feelings can be explored in a lively and 

supported manner. Girltopia includes 5 themed sets: Me, Doing, Feeling, 

Body and Us. 

990GIR $62.50 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/product/990GIR 

ACER stocks many resources from St Lukes. 

Visit http://shop.acer.edu.au, type ‘St Lukes’ in the 

search box and click ‘Search’ to access the full range. 


Characters include: 

• Cloud; a bit moody and unpredictable, Cloud can be happy or sad by 

turning his head to display a grey sad face or white happy face 

• Bug; a rather timid caterpillar who is afraid of change and tucks his 

wings away when uncertain 

• Cat; a born leader who is somewhat bossy and is known to get into a 

few cat fights – she comes with a set of replaceable bandages to heal 

physical and emotional wounds 

• Huggtopus; very loveable, but sometimes overly friendly and needs to 

learn about boundaries 

• Lovey Dove; sweet and nurturing and always there to help smooth out a 

lumpy situation 

Plush Toy $49.95 each 

Mini Plush Toy $29.95 each 

Mixed Feelings Pack $16.50 each 

Teacher Curriculum Kit 500KIM $790.00 

Includes Teacher’s Kimochis Feel Guide; one of each Plush Toy, one of each 

Feeling; Carry Bag 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/KIM 

Tell Me a Story 

Quirky Kid 2010 

Tell Me a Story cards invite young people to recall and retell their own 

memorable moments of extremity in the context of a storytelling forum. 

These cards are a useful tool for parents and professionals working with 

young people to facilitate communication, highlight strengths and to 

reinforce a sense of pride. 

Includes 30 large classroom-friendly cards and comprehensive manual 

developed by Kimberley O’Brien, Child Psychologist. 

990TMA $69.95 

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Face It 

990FAI $49.95 

Just Like When 

990JLW $59.95 

The Likes of You{th} 

990TLY $59.95 

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30 

Building Sensory Friendly Classrooms 

to Support Children with Challenging 

Behaviors 

Rebecca Moyes 


This easy-to-use book helps walk regular and special education teachers 

through the process of setting up a sensory-friendly classroom. This is a 

unique resource that discusses the importance of data-driven strategies 

and helps teachers implement them. 

Sensory integration disorder often presents as a behavioural problem; 

although it’s an internal state, it has to be addressed based on what 

observable behaviours are seen in the child. This book will help make any 

student’s (and teacher’s) life easier. 

5174BK $29.95 


Learning in Motion 

101+ sensory activities for children 

Patricia Angermeier, Joan Krzyzanowski and 

Kristina Keller Moir 


Learning in Motion features age-appropriate activities for every week 

of the school year. Ideal for preschool, kindergarten and primary classes, 

each activity has been developed to attract and keep children’s interest 

by using a multi-sensory approach, in order to improve children’s learning 

and behaviour. 

Each classroom-ready activity includes: 

• activity goals; 

• time required; 

• educational objectives; 

• materials list; 

• step-by-step procedures; 

• adaptations for children with special needs; and 

• multilevel instruction to match different abilities. 

5011BK $79.95 


TRIBES 

Jeanne Gibbs 

CentreSource Systems, LLC 

TRIBES is not a curriculum, nor a program or a collection of activities. 

It is an on-going goal-oriented process based on sound principles and 

practices that maximise academic, social and emotional development and 

learning for today’s children. 

How to Teach Life Skills to Kids with 

Autism or Asperger’s 

Jennifer McIlwee Myers 


No matter how high-functioning children with autism or Asperger’s may 

be, they are going to have trouble as adults if they lack skills such as 

personal hygiene or multi-tasking. Co-author of the groundbreaking book 

Asperger’s and Girls, author Jennifer McIlwee Myers’ personal experience 

with Asperger’s syndrome and having a brother with autism makes her 

perspective doubly insightful. 

From basic skills such as domestic chores, dressing for success and being 

polite, to abstract concepts like time management and task-switching, 

Jennifer’s straightforward and humorous delivery will keep caregivers 

turning the page for the next creative solution. 

5167BK $32.95 


The Aspie Teen’s Survival Guide 

Candid advice for teens, tweens, and parents 

from a young man with Asperger’s syndrome 

J D Kraus 


The teenage years are a time when being social is a priority for kids. But 

for kids with Asperger’s, who have acute social challenges, these years can 

be the most difficult, confusing time in their lives. 

Author J D Kraus is a young man who has been there, done that; here he 

offers practical advice to his peers so they can get the most out of middle 

and high school, both academically and socially. 

From sensory sensitivity to awkwardness, dating to driving, this book 

tackles it all. The Notes to Parents sections also offer great advice for 

caregivers and educators alike. 

5187BK $27.95 


All TRIBES resources are available exclusively from ACER. 

Information about training being held in 2011 is available online. 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/TRIBES10

Phonological Awareness 

Chipper Chat 

Nancy Crist and Rose Sheedy 

Super Duper 

804CHP $99.95 

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Grammar 

Chipper Chat 

Nancy Crist, Rose Sheedy and 

Sharon G Webber 

Super Duper Publications 2010 

807CHP $134.95 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/product/807CHP 

Word Joggers 

Exercises for semantics and word 

retrieval 

Elaine Burke Krassowski 


885GAM $69.95 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/product/885GAM 

The Question Challenge 

Card Game 

Kim Gill, Joanne DeNinno and Cline 

Johnson 


884GAM $89.95 


The Social Skills Game 

Berthold Berg 

Creative Therapy Store 2007 

990SOC $95.00 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/product/990SOC 

What Do You Say… What 

Do You Do… At School? 

A social skills game 

Nancy Crist and Rose Sheedy 


886GAM $95.95 


Sensory Diet Cards 

Tara Calder 

Super Duper Publications 

910FUD $29.95 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/product/910FUD 

Therapy Ball Activities 

Fun Deck 

Tara Calder 


911FUD $32.95 


How Would You Feel If…. 

Fun Deck 

Sharon G Webber 


912FUD $24.95 


Games 

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Resources for Libraries 

The Learning in a Changing World series presents the core areas for teacher librarians and school leaders to consider for 21st century learning. All are 

essential elements to enable and empower students to be lifelong learners and active participants in our society. 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/LCW 

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NEW 

Learning in a Changing World 

Connect, Communicate, Collaborate 

Judy O’Connell and Dean Groom 


Our students are involved in an ‘architecture of participation’ – creating, 

adapting and sharing content. Schools and school libraries have many 

challenges to address to create a renewal of pedagogy and technology 

work practices. We are being challenged to un-learn and re-learn in order 

to grant students access to 21st century learning. Connect, Communicate, 

Collaborate is written to provide the knowledge, inspiration and motivation 

to get you started. 

A5075BK $19.95 

Virtual Worlds 

Judy O’Connell and Dean Groom 


Each year there are more and more avatars in rich virtual environments. 

These immersive worlds – where the world within the screen becomes both 

the object and the site of interaction – are on the increase, matching the 

promise of technology with the creative minds of our students. The challenge 

is to accept that these interactive environments are here to stay and that 

schools can, and should, embrace learning in virtual worlds. Virtual Worlds will 

provide the knowledge, inspiration and motivation to get you started. 

A5074BK $19.95 

Designing the Learning Environment 

Susan La Marca 


Designing the Learning Environment discusses how we develop effective 

learning spaces with an emphasis on understanding the needs of the 

major stakeholders of these spaces – students. Designing learning spaces 

and, in particular, designing school libraries as learning spaces, is presented 

as an approach to understanding learning needs. Specifically, planning must 

be learning driven, human-centred and flexible. Designing the Learning 

Environment begins with the end in sight – it looks at the research and 

learning theories and uses these as the foundation for planning. 

A5073BK $19.95 

Curriculum Integration 

Ross Todd 


Curriculum Integration presents a curriculum integration matrix for 

21st century learning in complex and diverse information environments. 

It outlines how Guided Inquiry as an instructional framework in 21st 

century schools can be developed and implemented to enable students 

to learn meaningfully from diverse and complex information sources. 

A5076BK $19.95 

Resourcing for Curriculum Innovation 

June Wall and Sandra Ryan 


This book provides both an approach to developing school library 

collections and a balanced view of the types of resources required for 

student learning. No longer is the book a sole information resource; books 

and digital collections must now share equal space for learning 

as that is the growing nature of our students’ learning needs. 

A5077BK $19.95 


See p.38 for more 

resources about ICT 

in schools.

What Teachers Need to Know About 


The What Teachers Need to Know About series aims to refresh and expand basic teaching knowledge and classroom experience. Books in the series 

provide essential information necessary for today’s teachers to do their jobs effectively. These books are short, easy-to-use guides to the fundamentals 

of a subject with clear reference to other, more comprehensive sources of information. 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/WTNK 


Teaching Methods 



Teaching Methods explains the different theories of teaching and learning, 

together with their underlying principles and methods. It defines the role 

of a teacher in the learning process and looks at the latest research on 

what contributes to effective practice. 

A4043BK $24.95 


Numeracy 



There is an increasing need for numeracy skills in all aspects of life and 

Numeracy explores the issues that are emerging regarding the teaching 

of these skills. It addresses students in preschool and the early years of 

primary school through to adults with poor numeracy skills, drawing on 

research and relevant literature from several countries. 

A4042BK $24.95 


Spelling 



Spelling bridges the gap between knowledge accumulated from research 

on spelling acquisition and the practicalities of teaching spelling more 

effectively in schools. Current trends are examined, alongside community 

views on spelling standards. 

A4044BK $24.95 


Reading and Writing Difficulties 



Literacy skills are fundamental to all areas of learning in the school 

curriculum but also have a profound impact on an individual’s chances of 

finding satisfying work in the years beyond school. Reading and Writing 

Difficulties draws on research to explain some of the causes of literacy 

problems and gives practical advice on methods to support students with 

their own difficulties. 

A4049BK $24.95 


Learning Difficulties 



Learning Difficulties focuses on early identification and explains how 

teachers can address problems effectively. Problems of socialisation and 

behaviour are discussed and brief coverage given to students’ specific 

difficulties with reading and mathematics. 

A4052BK $24.95 


Personal Wellbeing 

Deb Ferguson 


Teachers are renowned for putting their own needs last and, although this 

is a natural response in the short term, the long-term consequences can 

be damaging to their health and wellbeing. Personal Wellbeing will help 

teachers evaluate their life and work in order to become more fulfilled 

and productive. 

A4050BK $24.95 


Students with Disabilities 



The nature of a student’s disability has a significant impact on how that 

student learns best and the most appropriate methods for teaching and 

classroom management. This book aims to provide practising teachers, 

teachers in training and other school personnel with factual information 

on a range of physical, intellectual and social/emotional disabilities and the 

impact of each disability on an individual student’s development and ability 

to learn. 

A5019BK $34.95 

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The Fiction Gateway 

Enriching the curriculum with children’s 

literature 

Suzanne Eberlé and Noelle Williamson 


In this comprehensive guide, two experienced school librarians set out 

to answer the question ‘What’s a good book for me to read next?’ by 

providing a selection of titles from which librarians, teachers and parents 

can choose the most appropriate book. 

The Fiction Gateway supports individual, group and social reading 

programs and provides an instant guide to matching children’s interests 

with suitable reading material. Each entry contains: 

• a brief synopsis of the plot; 

• publisher details; 

• theme correlations; 

• concepts and reading level; 

• questions for discussion; 

• a suggested excerpt to read; and 

• a range of post-reading activities. 

A4089BK $39.95 


Cunningham Library at ACER 

Cunningham Library is a unique, comprehensive collection of Australian educational material. 

• Thousands of books from Australia and overseas, including eBooks 

• Hundreds of journals from Australia and overseas, including eJournals 

• Audio, video and CD-ROM material 

• Educational and psychological tests 

www.acer.edu.au/library 

Membership 

• 10% off ACER Press publications (books only) 

• 10% off professional development workshops conducted 

by ACER Institute 

• Daily education eNews service 

• Weekly list of new library acquisitions 

Institution Membership 12 months – $395 

Individual Membership 12 months – $295 

Contact Member Services: library.membership@acer.edu.au 

Male Voices 

Stories of boys learning through music 

Scott D Harrison (ed.) 


Male Voices is filled with stories of boys and men participating in the 

creation of music. It brings together leading thinkers and practitioners 

in the field – from the conductor of the award-winning, mould-breaking 

Birralee Blokes, Paul Holley, who comments on the phenomenal success 

of his choir, through to Scott Harrison and Robert Smith, who bring 

research into adolescent participation and Indigenous music-making 

respectively. 

This book offers a variety of viewpoints; academics help to position 

the study of male engagement in music throughout the life cycle, while 

teachers in private and state schools across the country offer their views 

alongside those of professional musicians. 

The book also focuses on the interface of technology and music, 

instrumental music and how music contributes to academic skills, 

social interaction and life skills. Male Voices presents a diverse range 

of experiences, with parents, teachers, musicians, men and boys 

offering perspectives on their experience of music, for the benefit and 

understanding of others. 

A4046BK $39.95 


Australasian Education Directory – Now Online! 

From 2011, the Australasian Education Directory (AED) is available 

exclusively online. 

Access to the database is FREE to the public. 

The AED is compiled by ACER’s Cunningham Library in collaboration 

with the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER). 

www.acer.edu.au/aed

NEW 

Powerful Learning 

A strategy for systemic educational 

improvement 

David Hopkins, Wayne Craig and John Munro 


Powerful Learning delivers an evidence-based, results-driven approach 

to large-scale educational reform in schools. Pre-eminent educationalists 

David Hopkins, Wayne Craig and John Munro, together with a team of 

highly credentialed contributors, explicate a ‘grand theory’ of system 

change that leads to measurable outcomes in enhanced student learning 

and accelerated achievement over time. 

Premised upon an intensive program in the Northern Metropolitan 

Region of Melbourne, Powerful Learning demonstrates the compelling 

impact of radical reform in an area of high socioeconomic disadvantage. 

This in-depth case study approach, bolstered by reference to the broader 

international experience, provides an ‘inside out’ perspective on school 

improvement, with the central tenet that every student will reach their 

potential. 

School principals, administrators, policy makers and teachers using the 

Powerful Learning approach will see a discernible reduction in the 

variance of student performance, an overall rise in school standards, 

and a narrowing of the educational divide. 

A5189BK $29.95 


The 

Tender Bridge 

 

Do you need help finding and applying for educational funding? 

NEW 

Leadership 

Great Foundations 

A 360° guide to building resilient and effective 

not-for-profit organisations 

Catherine J Brown 


Great not-for-profit organisations are built on a solid foundation of 

knowledge, creativity, agreed values and purpose and experience. 

Great Foundations is a practical guide for people working in not-forprofits, 

especially aspiring board members, school leaders, CEOs and 

people for whom this is new territory. It’s for people who want to make 

the most effective contribution they can to their chosen not-for-profit. 

This book is about the importance of giving attention to all parts of a notfor-profit 

organisation – and understanding why the back office should 

really be front of mind at least some of the time; why a slick marketing 

message is not enough without solid program delivery; why you need to 

know what’s under the bonnet of your not-for-profit’s engine from a legal 

perspective; and why thoughtful planning and active networks are critical 

to your not-for-profit’s survival. 

A5155BK $29.95 


For many school leaders, seeking and using additional funds is a gap in their preparation 

and ongoing learning. 

The Tender Bridge assists leaders source additional funds by providing subscribers with 

access to a comprehensive, searchable database of philanthropic, government (all levels), 

business and not-for-profit funds to support educational projects. 

The database is tailored specifically to the needs of schools and the number of entries 

is ever-changing. The Tender Bridge also offers a variety of capacity building services, 

including support in developing your educational project idea; writing and editing 

proposals; and access to tools and workshops. 

The Tender Bridge is a national research and development service of the Australian Council 

for Educational Research (ACER). 

http://tenderbridge.acer.edu.au 

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Leadership 

NEW 

Architecture for Children 

Sarah Scott 


In 2009, a Churchill Fellowship enabled Sarah Scott to explore the design 

of exemplar Early Childhood Centres around the world, covering 50 

complexes across 10 countries. These included Scandinavia with its free 

government-provided childcare and outdoor forest schools; Italy, home to 

the highly influential Reggio Emilia pedagogy; Germany and Switzerland, 

for Steiner, Froebel and Environmentalism; Japan’s adventurous 

architecture and Shinto roots; and the UK with its comprehensive Sure 

Start program combining early learning and adult outreach. All of these 

countries place a high emphasis on the environment as educator and have 

produced some beautiful and award-winning architecture. 

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NEW 

The Business of School Leadership 

A practical guide for managing the business 

dimension of schools 

Larry Smith and Dan Riley 


The role of school principals and their executive staff has changed rapidly 

and radically over the last decade. They are now required to be not only 

leading educators but also effective business persons. The reality is that 

most school leaders have little if any formal training for these business 

roles and very limited personal experience in managing these matters. 

The aim of this book is to assist school leaders in developing the 

understanding, knowledge and skill of business processes that they 

need to perform this ‘new’ role effectively. The Business of School 

Leadership does not aim to convert school leaders into accountants or 

entrepreneurs or marketing specialists; rather it provides the key principles 

and tactics of business operation that school leaders need if they are 

to effectively manage both the educational and business imperatives of 

their schools. In a sense, it is intended that this book should become the 

‘business bible’ for school leaders – the single reliable resource they can 

turn to on a daily basis to assist them in addressing business issues. 

A5124BK $34.95 


Architecture for Children is aimed at anyone who is interested in the 

design of built environments for children; it is an exploration of the many 

different kinds of early learning experiences that are available and the 

innovative and inspirational building designs that have developed out of 

each pedagogy. It is about what architecture can offer early learning and 

also, what early learning requires from architecture. 

A5151BK $79.95 


NEW 

Dancing on a Shifting Carpet 

Reinventing traditional schooling for the 21st 

century 

Leoni Degenhardt and Patrick Duignan 


The role of educational leaders, in particular school leaders, has changed 

radically as countries attempt to transform their education systems to 

prepare young people to function in today’s world of rapid technological 

and social change, economic globalisation and increased migration and 

mobility. Dancing on a Shifting Carpet argues that, in order to achieve this 

transformation, there is an urgent need for new paradigms of schooling 

and offers practical advice on how to bring about such breakthrough 

change from within schools. 

This book documents how schools can reinvent themselves to meet 

the needs of contemporary and future students; describes and explains 

specific models that can be used by schools to reinvent themselves in this 

way; and recommends a leadership model that schools could adopt to 

facilitate their reinvention. 

A5068BK $39.95 



Why Not the Best Schools? 

What we have learned from outstanding schools 

around the world 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/WNTB

Educational Leadership Dialogue Series 

NEW 

A Collective Act 

Leading a small school 

Michelle Anderson, Michelle Davis, Peter Douglas, 

David Lloyd, Barrey Niven and Hilary Thiele 


A Collective Act explores the characteristics of, the context for and the 

challenges to successful leadership. The book includes practical and, at 

times, challenging images of leading learning in a small school. It identifies 

what the research says about small school leadership and then relates five 

compelling stories from across Australia. 

Together, the research and the cases present a strong argument for a 

better understanding of this distinct context of leadership. 

A5154BK $34.95 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/ELD 

How to Get Your School Moving 

and Improving 

Steve Dinham 


How to Get Your School Moving and Improving is based on over three 

decades of experience and research by Professor Steve Dinham and 

covers all aspects of teaching, learning and school leadership. This concise, 

relevant and useful book cuts through the clouds of ‘fashion, fad, jargon 

and ideology’ to show what research has revealed about what really 

works and adds value to Australian schools in the 21st century. 

Aimed at professionals at any stage of their career seeking to improve 

teaching and learning, this book highlights relevant research from 

educators and students in many schools across a variety of countries, 

along with short case studies and vignettes to add detail, richness and 

authenticity. 

A4066BK $39.95 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/A4066BK 


Leadership 

Learning for Leadership 

Building a school of professional practice 

A4017BK $34.95 

Towards a Moving School 

Developing a professional learning and 

performance culture 

A3099BK $34.95 

10 Traits of Highly Effective Schools 

Raising the achievement bar for all students 

Elaine K McEwan 

Corwin Press 2009 

This invaluable resource identifies the distinguishing qualities and unique 

characteristics of schools that help all students make outstanding gains 

in performance. Each chapter offers a comprehensive description of a 

research-based trait and examines its impact on student achievement. 

Featuring a ‘10 Traits Audit’ for use by schools, this book provides 

principals and administrators with tools and processes to facilitate the 

development of each trait including: snapshots of each trait in actual 

schools; reflections from teachers and administrators who have helped 

create effective schools; observations on the school improvement process 

from noted thinkers, theorists and scholars; and examples of documents, 

forms and resources used in effective schools. 

5131BK $61.00 

http://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/group/10TRAITS 

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Leadership 

38 

NEW 

Developing a Networked School 

Community 

A guide to realising the vision 

Mal Lee and Glenn Finger 


In the 20th century, school was the place you went to learn; in the 21st 

century, the prevalence of digital technologies means children learn things 

at home which they don’t or aren’t allowed to at school. This makes 

the relationship between school, home and the community even more 

important than ever before. Schools need to recognise this and use it to 

advantage. It is time for schools, educational leaders and bureaucrats to 

overcome their fear of digital technologies and embrace the challenge and 

opportunities they present. 

This book is the first major work which defines and explores the concept 

of the Networked School Community and details the challenges and 

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The Use of Instructional Technology 

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Lessons to be learned 

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Leading a Digital School 

Principles and practice 

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View this catalogue online or download a PDF 

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The Interactive Whiteboard Revolution 

Teaching with IWBs 

Chris Betcher and Mal Lee 


Interactive whiteboards are not just another classroom technology; they 

have the potential to radically alter the way we learn and facilitate the 

integration and ready use of all other digital technologies – hardware 

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The Interactive Whiteboard Revolution contains eight case studies of 

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Why Didn’t Anyone Tell Me? 

Collective wisdom on creating a family from 

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Rebecca Griffin 


Every step of the journey to become a parent, while exciting, can also 

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A Parent’s Guide to Scholarship Tests 

Rebecca Leech 


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Resources for Parents 

Towards Parenthood 

Preparing for the changes and challenges of a 

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Jeannette Milgrom, Jennifer Ericksen, 

Bronwyn Leigh, Yolanda Romeo, Elizabeth Loughlin, 

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Towards Parenthood has grown out of the work of the Parent–Infant 

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This self-help guidebook, for mothers-to-be and fathers-to-be, or for 

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Further Education 

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Mapping Your Thesis 

The comprehensive manual of theory and 

techniques for masters’ and doctoral research 

Barry White 


This book is the complete guide to writing a masters’ and doctoral thesis 

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Beyond Doctorates Downunder is written for candidates in their final 

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An Academic Life 

A handbook for new academics 

Robert H Cantwell and Jill J Scevak (eds) 


Academic life is complex and adjusting to life as a new academic requires 

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An Academic Life assists in the process of orienting new academics to 

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Australian Education Review 

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Australian Education Review: 58 

The Arts and Australian Education: Realising 

potential 


Robyn Ewing 

AER 58 surveys the international and national research on the role and 

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Additionally, it examines the policies and practices that inhibit or support 

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Section 1 discusses and defines ‘the Arts’ collectively, as a way of knowing and 

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aesthetics – and provides vignettes which illustrate these elements. 

Section 2 reviews the growing research evidence about the impact of 

the Arts on learning and the meaning and importance of ‘quality’ in 

arts education; it urges a more systematic and evaluative approach be 

undertaken in arts research. 

Section 3 uses project exemplars to argue that the Arts provide a critical, 

quality pedagogy – one which leads to relevant and flexible education – 

enabling students to meet the challenges of the 21st century. 

Section 4 considers several community arts education initiatives in which 

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Resources for Psychologists Working in Schools 

ACER recognises the importance of combining knowledge and expertise 

in Education and Psychology. We understand and value the specialist work 

of Educational Psychologists and are committed to providing the best 

range of resources at competitive prices. 

Autism Spectrum Disorders 

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Our range of Psychology products suitable for use in educational settings 

includes assessments for a variety of learning and behaviour issues as well 

as intervention resources to support the school community. ACER also 

publishes materials to support children with autism, dealing with bullying, 

building coping skills and mental health related problems. 

Intellectual, Ability and Cognitive 


Neuropsychological Assessment 


Books 

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10 Traits of Highly Effective Schools ..............37 

1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising 

Children with Autism or Asperger’s ..............23 

A 

A Collective Act ..............................37 

A Parent’s Guide to Scholarship Tests ............39 

AGAT Online (ACER General Ability Tests) ........8 

AGAT (ACER General Ability Tests) .............14 

ACTION series. ..............................22 

An Academic Life .............................40 

Architecture for Children ......................36 

Attitudes and Values Questionnaire ..............28 

Australian Education Review. ...................41 

Autism and Reading Comprehension ............25 

B 

Beyond Doctorates Downunder ................40 

British Picture Vocabulary Scale (BPVS3). .........19 

Building Sensory Friendly Classrooms to Support 

Children with Challenging Behaviors .............30 

Bullying in Schools (DVD) ......................27 

Bullying Interventions in Schools. ................27 

C 

CAT-kit (Cognitive Affective Training Kit). .........25 

Compass ....................................18 

Connect, Communicate, Collaborate. ............32 

Cued Articulation. ............................24 

Curriculum Integration. ........................32 

D 

Dancing on a Shifting Carpet ...................36 

Designing the Learning Environment .............32 

Developing a Networked School Community .....38 

Doctorates Downunder Series. .................40 

Doctorates Downunder .......................40 

E 

Early Years Coping Cards. ......................26 

Educational Leadership Dialogue Series ..........37 

Elementary Math Mastery (EMM) ...............20 

Engagement Matters ..........................21 

eWrite Computer-based Writing Test .............9 

F 

Face It. ......................................29 

G 

Girltopia. ....................................29 

Grammar Chipper Chat .......................31 

Great Foundations ............................35 

H 

Handbook of Gifted Education. .................23 

How do I Teach this Kid to Read?. ...............25 

How Schools Counter Bullying. .................27 

How to Get Your School Moving and Improving ...37 

How to Teach Life Skills to Kids with 

Autism or Asperger’s ..........................30 

How Would You Feel If…. Fun Deck .............31 

I 

I Can Do Maths ..............................13 

J 

Junior Elementary Math Mastery (JEMM) .........20 

Just Like When ...............................29 

K 

KEY Comprehension series. ....................20 

Kimochis ....................................29 

L 

Leading a Digital School. .......................38 

Learning for Leadership. .......................37 

Learning in a Changing World series .............32 

Learning in Motion ............................30 

M 

MagneTalk Match-up Adventure Kit ..............23 

Male Voices ..................................34 

Mapping Your Thesis ...........................40 

Measures of Student Development (MSD) .......14 

O 

OPI Literacy and Numeracy Tests ................9 

P 

Peer Relations Assessment Questionnaires – 

Revised (PRAQ-R) ............................27 

Phonological Awareness Chipper Chat ...........31 

Play Matters .................................21 

Powerful Learning. ............................35 

PROBE 2 ....................................18 

PATMaths (Progressive Achievement Tests in 

Mathematics). ................................13 

PATMaths Plus (Progressive Achievement Tests in 

Mathematics Plus). .............................8 

PAT-R (Progressive Achievement Tests in Reading) . 11 

PATScience (Progressive Achievement Tests in 

Science) .....................................15 

PAT-SPG (Progressive Achievement Tests in 

Written Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar). .....10 

R 

Reading Foundations ..........................24 

Resourcing for Curriculum Innovation. ...........32 

S 

Index 

Sensory Diet Cards ...........................31 

Single Word Reading Test ......................12 

Single Word Spelling Test (SWST) ...............12 

Social–Emotional Wellbeing Survey ..............28 

Socially Speaking ..............................23 

Spelling Mastery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

Spelling. .....................................12 

Supervising Doctorates Downunder .............40 

Sutherland Phonological Awareness Test, 

Revised (SPAT-R) .............................12 

T 

Teaching and Learning with TORCH .............11 

Teaching Kids to Read .........................24 

Teaching Oral Language. .......................24 

Tell Me a Story ...............................29 

Test of Auditory Processing Skills ................19 

TORCH (Tests of Reading Comprehension) ......11 

TORCH Plus (Tests of Reading 

Comprehension Plus) .........................11 

The Aspie Teen’s Survival Guide. ................30 

The Business of School Leadership ..............36 

The Fiction Gateway ..........................34 

The Interactive Whiteboard Revolution ..........38 

The Likes of You{th} ...........................29 

The Method of Shared Concern ................26 

The Question Challenge Card Game ............31 

The Social Skills Game. ........................31 

The Teacher’s Resource Guide ..................28 

The Use of Instructional Technology in Schools ....38 

Therapy Ball Activities Fun Deck ................31 

Towards a Moving School ......................37 

Towards Parenthood ..........................39 

TRIBES ......................................30 

V 

Virtual Worlds. ...............................32 

Visualizing and Verbalizing ......................21 

W 

Webber Phonological Awareness Photo Cards ....23 

What Do You Say… What Do You Do… 

At School? ...................................31 

What Teachers Need to Know About series ......33 

Why Didn’t Anyone Tell Me?. ...................39 

Why Not the Best Schools? ....................36 

Word Joggers ................................31 

Y 

YARC 4–11 Years (York Assessment of 

Reading for Comprehension) ...................18 

YARC Secondary (York Assessment of 

Reading for Comprehension) ...................18 

You Know the Fair Rule ........................26 

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