Australian Journal of Language and Literacy articles from June 2003

Australian Journal of Language and Literacy archives from June 2003

Editors' introduction.(literacy education)(Editorial)
June 1, 2003... We begin this issue with a tribute to Professor Pam Gilbert whose tremendous contribution to the field of literacy, both as a teacher and researcher, has been documented by Annette Patterson and Nola Alloway. We thank them for this dedication...

In loving memory of Professor Pam Gilbert (nee Phillips) 12/5/1946--13/11/2002.(Obituary)
June 1, 2003... Staff in the School of Education at James Cook University were deeply saddened by Pare Gilbert's death on 13 November 2002 at her home in Townsville. I still find it difficult to believe that she is not with us. Pam worked until the end,...

The nature of teachers' qualitative judgements: a matter of context and salience Part one: 'in-context' judgement.
June 1, 2003... Introduction The intersection of teacher assessment with human judgement is a key concern of this paper and the one that follows. Both papers report on part of a three-year Australian Research Council-funded study that is examining the...

The nature of teachers' qualitative judgements: a matter of context and salience Part two: out-of-context judgements.
June 1, 2003... The preceding paper discussed how two Year 5 teachers accounted for their judgements of the literate capabilities of students in their own class on the basis of written texts produced by these students. It demonstrated the dynamic and complex...

The resonance of children: educating the literacy educator.
June 1, 2003... Long, long ago in the Dreamtime there was this huge ball of flaming fire even bigger than the sun and then there was a shooting star that came along and bumped into it and made it glow. Then all these little asteroids came off...

Scaffolding and bilingual shared reading experiences: promoting primary school students' learning and development.
June 1, 2003... Introduction Supporting children's literacy and language learning from a socio-cultural perspective has become increasingly appropriate in the current context of globalisation, complex migratory patterns and polarisafion between advantaged...

Using functional grammar to teach academic literacy skills to adults with language-related learning difficulties.
June 1, 2003... Introduction The particular Functional Grammar referred to in the program in this study is Systemic Functional linguistics (SFL), which has great potential for teaching writing skills to adults with language-related learning difficulties....