Australian Journal of Language and Literacy articles from June 2001

Australian Journal of Language and Literacy archives from June 2001

Editors' introduction.
June 1, 2001... This edition has a number of articles that deal with the complex relationships between parent practices in the home and children's early literacy learning. The question of the interplay between home and school experiences with parent and...

Emergent home literacies: A challenge for educators.
June 1, 2001... Literacy and deficit As new generations of children are becoming literate in an age of escalating technology, we are well aware of the intricate interweaving of technology and literate practices that underpins our society. Material...

Talk about writing -- metalinguistic awareness in beginning writers.
June 1, 2001... Introduction The research reported upon here focuses on the use of metalinguistic terms (language to talk about language) by beginning writers, and on whether this knowledge is related to their ability to write conventionally. In Australia...

Teachers' voices, teachers' practices: Insider perspectives on literacy education.(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... Introduction In recent years, debates about literacy education have been intense and have received considerable media coverage. In these debates, we have frequently heard from politicians, from policy makers, from members of the community,...

Multiple perspectives on early literacy: Staff and parents speak out.
June 1, 2001... Introduction A number of studies demonstrate the existence of a discrepancy between what many parents want in terms of support for early literacy and what many early childhood educators believe is appropriate. This discrepancy often...

Understanding the discourses of partnership: An examination of one school's attempts at parent involvement.
June 1, 2001... Introduction Partnership between home and school has long been recognised as promoting a sense of collaboration and shared responsibility in children's education (Delgado-Gaitan 1991, Epstein 1986). Research suggests, however, that while...