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Book SynopsisSelected, edited papers from the conference in September 2007. The link between research and practice has never been more significant as global awareness about literacy pushes us to question the success of programs in schools. National reports on literacy were challenged during the conference. Grounded evidence was given of literacy programs that work to make a difference for groups with diverse needs. The collection of ideas in the conference represents a broad concept of literacy that includes the ability to communicate in multimodal, digital texts and values creativity alongside testing for skills. Classroom based research from the sum of these perspectives presents significant reason for change to practice and policy. To make a difference to future generations of students, we need to take the research out of the classroom and make it the centre of informed debate. This publication is a step towards achieving that goal.
Table of ContentsAbout this book About the conference Acknowledgements Reading places: creative and critical literacies for now and the future Barbara Comber Stories from an Indigenous perspective in the reading resources mix, and the role they play in literacy success for Indigenous Australian students Margaret Cossey How much can we learn from literacy assessment tasks? Ann Daly University-school partnerships: literacy and students with additional learning needs David Evans, Criss Moore and Iva Strnadova The entry knowledge of Australian pre-service teachers in the area of phonological awareness and phonics Barbara Fisher, Merle Bruce and Cedric Greive Building literacy education: pasts, futures, and 'the sum of effort' Peter Freebody Conversations across borders: interactions between literacy research, policy, and practice Pauline Harris Catching the reading bug: looking at how to immerse children in the literary experience using visual and textual literacy Jacqueline Hicks Literacy meets technology in the primary school: symbiosis of literacy and technology Karen McLean Looking for clarity amongst the challenges faced by teachers as they consider the role of ICT in classroom literacy learning experiences Jessica Mantei and Lisa Kervin Applying multiple literacies in Australian and Canadian contexts Diana Masny and David Cole icurricula, ipedagogies and outmoded ideologies: literacy teaching and learning in the digital era Jackie Marsh Eyes in the back of our heads: reading futures for literacy teaching Jo-Anne Reid The significance of text in the teaching of reading in the early years Kathleen Rushton Debating and public speaking as oral literacy: promoting democratic education Benjamin Spies-Butcher Research based criteria for the design and selection of literacy and thinking tools David Whitehead
