Australian Journal of Language and Literacy articles from June 2006

Australian Journal of Language and Literacy archives from June 2006

Genre writing in primary school: from theory to the classroom, via first steps (1).
June 1, 2006... Introduction The context for this small case study is a class in a Western Australian primary school, classified by the government as a 'Priority' school, meaning that the community in which the school is based is seen as significantly...

Reading and the primary English curriculum: an historical account.
June 1, 2006... Introduction A common assumption of much commentary about the teaching of literacy today is that we live in fast-changing times, or 'new times' (Gee, 2000; Luke & Elkins, 1998; Moje, Young, Readence, & Moore, 2000) which require changes to...

'Mr Travelling-at-Will Ted Doyle' discourses in a multiliteracies classroom.
June 1, 2006... Teacher: This area will be completely out of bounds when filming is happening. And that includes, Mr Travelling-at-Will Ted Doyle, the sink [Teacher addresses Indigenous Australian student]. When a group is filming, you're not to be coming down...

Interrupted schooling and the acquisition of literacy: experiences of Sudanese refugees in Victorian secondary schools.
June 1, 2006... Introduction Sudanese refugees currently constitute the largest single group of arrivals to Australia under the Humanitarian Immigration Program. Many have been in camps, experienced trauma, lost members of their families, had minimal...

Readers and writers as intertexts: exploring the intertextualities in student writing.
June 1, 2006... Radical change Several individuals note how the changes in current children's and young adult literature reflect the broader historical, social, and cultural movement referred to as postmodernism (Coles & Hall, 2001; Goldstone, 1998,...

Unsworth L., Thomas, A., Simpson, A. & Asha, J. (2005). Children's Literature and Computer Based Teaching.(E-literature for Children: Enhancing Digital Literacy Learning)(Book review)
June 1, 2006... * Unsworth L., Thomas, A., Simpson, A. & Asha, J. (2005). Children's Literature and Computer Based Teaching. Maidenhead, Berkshire: Open University Press. [book + CD-ROM for PC] * Unsworth L. (2006). E-literature for Children: Enhancing...

M.C. McKenna & S.A. Stahl, (2003). Assessment for Reading Instruction.(Book review)
June 1, 2006... * M.C. McKenna & S.A. Stahl, (2003). Assessment for Reading Instruction. New York: Guildford. Assessment for Reading Instruction is designed for teachers and education students who work with children who are experiencing literacy...