Australian Journal of Language and Literacy articles from June 2002

Australian Journal of Language and Literacy archives from June 2002

Editors' introduction.(Abstract)
June 1, 2002... This is our first issue of the AJLL journal as the new editorial team and we thank Jan and Jillian for their kind wishes published in Volume 25, No. 1. Their advice, experiences and support have certainly assisted in the introduction to the...

Literacy after the early years: a longitudinal study.
June 1, 2002... Literacy after the early years: a longitudinal study Internationally, children living in low socio-economic circumstances are statistically more likely to perform at a lower level on standardised measures of literacy than more affluent...

New learning environments and the multiliterate individual: a framework for educators.
June 1, 2002... Introduction In the society of the twenty-first century we are moving beyond the information age into the knowledge society. This move has implications relevant to all countries and to all fields, especially education. No longer can one...

Applying social critical literacy theory to deaf education.
June 1, 2002... Introduction For more than a decade, language and literacy theorists have been concerned with the way meanings constructed in text produce, reproduce and maintain power (see Comber & Kamler 1997, Comber 1998a, Gee 1990, Gilbert 1993,...

Literacy learning for Indigenous students: setting a research agenda.
June 1, 2002... Introduction Literacy for Aboriginal learners has been a significant part of the education agenda in Australia, particularly since the implementation of the first mandatory Aboriginal Education Policy in Australia by the New South Wales...

Learning from Each Other: Literacy, Labels and Limitations.
June 1, 2002... C. Davison and A. Williams 2001, Learning from Each Other: Literacy, Labels and Limitations (Vol. 2). Language Australia, Melbourne. Significant questions are addressed in this collection of articles written by language and literacy...