Australian Journal of Language and Literacy articles from October 2007

Australian Journal of Language and Literacy archives from October 2007

Editorial introduction.
October 1, 2007... This edition of AJLL provides a stimulating mix of theory and practice. The first article presents a broad overview of research into literacy standards in rural Australia and soberly reflects on the data and their long-term implications. Our...

Inequities in student achievement for literacy: metropolitan versus rural comparisons.
October 1, 2007... Introduction: Schooling in rural and regional areas In 1999, state Ministers of Education agreed: Schooling should be socially just, so that students' outcomes from schooling are free from the effects of negative forms of...

Facilitating children's emergent literacy using shared reading: a comparison of two models.
October 1, 2007... Reading is fundamental to a child's academic, personal, and social development and it is perceived to be a process as well as a product that involves both cognitive and linguistic construction (Bishop & Leonard, 2000; Kamil, Mosenthal, Pearson...

Developmental stage theory of spelling: analysis of consistency across four spelling-related activities.
October 1, 2007... Introduction The ability to spell has not diminished despite the ubiquitous use of computers and the Internet by many members of our society. In fact, spelling skills (or lack thereof) are now more publicly exposed than ever before as...

Improving the reading achievement of middle-years students with learning difficulties.
October 1, 2007... Introduction In general, students with learning difficulties or learning disabilities are considered to have significant and pervasive problems acquiring and using some combination of listening, speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or...

Letting the secret out: successful writing in secondary English.
October 1, 2007... Introduction In the secondary school, even more than in the primary years, writing performance is of fundamental importance in assessing and evaluating students' overall learning. Yet despite this, the teaching of writing is often not...

M. Eagleton & E. Dobler (2007). Reading the Web: Strategies for Internet Inquiry.
October 1, 2007... M. Eagleton & E. Dobler (2007). Reading the Web: Strategies for Internet Inquiry. New York & London: The Guilford Press. This book, aimed at teachers of Year 3-8 students, examines the pedagogical challenges of engaging with the Internet in...

J. Larson & J. Marsh (2005). Making Literacy Real: Theories and Practices for Learning and Teaching.
October 1, 2007... J. Larson & J. Marsh (2005). Making Literacy Real: Theories and Practices for Learning and Teaching. London: Sage. As the authors of this book point out, undergraduate education students often struggle to see the relevance of theory and its...