Anne Vize

About Me

I am a freelance writer from Australia, with a background in teaching teenagers with special learning needs and disabilities. I have worked with young people with physical, intellectual, sensory and learning disabilties. I work mainly as an educational writer, specialising in literacy, numeracy and general and workplace communication skills. I am the author of 12 teacher resource books which support teachers working with children in primary and secondary classrooms, as well as those in alternative education settings.

My recent publications include:

Practical Activities for ESL Students (Teaching Solutions, 2011) This book is designed to support children who are new to the Australian education system and provides practical activities across a range of teaching areas. The activities provide an introduction to school life, as well as helping students build important literacy skills.

Australians All - Civics and Citizenship (Teaching Solutions, 2010) This practical book supports upper primary teachers working in the challenging civics and citizenship domain, as well as those seeking resource material for students about Australia and Australian culture.

Meeting Special Needs series (Teaching Solutions, 2010) with titles on Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Speech and Language Difficulties, Autism Spectrum, ADHD and Epliepsy. New titles are in draft on Coeliac Disease and the Gluten Free Diet, Cerebral Palsy and Adaptive Technology.

Practical Activities for ESL Students (Teaching Solutions, 2011) - photocopiable pages for use by teachers in mainstream and specialist settings who are teaching primary (elementary) students who are learning English as an additional language.

Into Reading (Phoenix Education, 2009) - a set of two books of short stories and non fiction articles for adolescents with lower literacy skills.

My Awards & Certifications

I hold a Masters degree in Special Education from Deakin University, Melbourne, as well as a degree in Secondary Physical Education and English.

I also hold Workplace training qualifications.

Member of the Australian Society of Authors.

My Experience

As an author, Anne's experiences include writing numerous educational books for teachers in primary, secondary and tertiary settings. She has published articles in magazine publications including the popular Screen Education, InCite, Practically Primary, Viewpoint and Australian Teacher. Her work has also been included in Children's Writer magazine and her travel writing has been published in Get Up and Go magazine and Australian Coeliac magazine, as well as online on Connecting Solo Travel Network. Anne's teaching experience includes working in a variety of special education settings with children with severe and multiple disabilities as well as young people with learning and intellectual disabilities. She has also coordinated a region wide respite program for families of people with a disability.

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