Australian Journal of Language and Literacy articles from February 2008

Australian Journal of Language and Literacy archives from February 2008

Editorial introduction.
February 1, 2008... This issue includes contributions from the United States, New Zealand and Australia, highlighting the international reach of the Australian Journal of Language and Literacy. We welcome international submissions and the perspectives they bring...

Open and directed text mediation in literature instruction: effects on comprehension and attitudes.(Report)
February 1, 2008... This article relates our investigation of United States fourth-grade (Year 4) and fifth-grade (Year 5) students' comprehension and attitudes toward texts and instruction given literature study with contrasting levels of student autonomy. In...

Students' beliefs about barriers to engagement with writing in secondary school English: a focus group study.(Report)
February 1, 2008... Introduction The purpose of the study reported here was to explore student beliefs and thoughts about the writing tasks they were asked to do in their secondary school English classes and how they felt about them. In particular, the study...

Oral feedback in the context of written language.(student's feedback on learning)(Report)
February 1, 2008... Introduction: formative assessment--assessment for learning Academic and policy discourse of the 1980s and 1990s depicted formative assessment primarily as an act of teaching with attention directed to the role of the teacher in gathering...

Phonological literacy: preparing primary teachers for the challenge of a balanced approach to literacy education.(Report)
February 1, 2008... Introduction The purpose of this article is two-fold. Firstly, it introduces a new approach, derived from current research in linguistics, to preparing education students to teach phonics in schools. Secondly, it reports on the initial...

A boy behaving badly: Investigating teachers' assumptions about gender, behaviour, mobility and literacy learning.(Report)
February 1, 2008... Introduction Discussions about school literacy results often highlight the lower achievement of boys in comparison to girls. In Australia, national results indicate that boys underperform on key literacy measures (DEST, 2003; House of...

L. Makin, C. Diaz, & C. McLachlan (2007): Literacies in childhood: Changing views, challenging practice.(Book review)
February 1, 2008... L. Makin, C. Diaz, & C. McLachlan (2007) Literacies in childhood: Changing views, challenging practice (2nd ed.) Marrickville Australia: Elsevier This edited text brings together a wealth of research and experience from educators...

C. Coffin (2006): Historical discourse.(Book review)
February 1, 2008... C. Coffin (2006) Historical discourse Continuum: London In creating Historical discourse, Caroline Coffin has written a book that needed to be written. One might look askance at the asking price of 75.00 [pounds sterling] for the...

J. Paratore and R.L. McCormack (Eds.) (2007): Classroom literacy assessment: Making sense of what students know and do.(Book review)
February 1, 2008... J. Paratore and R.L. McCormack (Eds.) (2007) Classroom literacy assessment: Making sense of what students know and do London: Guilford Press The link between learning and assessment is, or should be, inseparable. The...