Picard, M.2007-07-052007-07-052004Proceedings of the 17th English Australia Educational Conference, Adelaide.http://hdl.handle.net/2440/33746Traditional wisdom in ESL circles suggests that elementary level students are not “ready” for academic English This paper will attempt to prove that academic English can be fun and that it can and should be taught right from the start.enConference paper002006343850929