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Literacy, Places and Identity – Kerkham and Comber

Posted on April 17, 2013 by backyardbooks

I recently found another article that had been languishing unread in my locker – languishing in spite of the fact that it deals with all sorts of concepts that fascinate me (place, identity, literacy, and literary constructions of meaning). Drawing … Continue reading →

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Acquiring scripts about school life on entering the classroom age 5

Posted on December 13, 2012 by backyardbooks

“Children coming to school will already have ideas about such things as teachers, the nature of school, and distinctions between play and work. This provides valuable information about the process of becoming a student. New Zealand research supports the notion … Continue reading →

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How Maui slowed the Sun – By Peter Gossage (video)

Posted on December 3, 2012 by backyardbooks

I totally didn’t realise there was an animated version of Peter Gossage’s telling of How Maui Slowed the Sun – it’s really good! On YouTube, titled: How Maui slowed the Sun – By Peter Gossage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbM3PwcGi0g also cool: The Fish … Continue reading →

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On the integration of whakapapa as curriculum…

Posted on July 28, 2012 by backyardbooks

“…the integration of whakapapa as curriculum could have multiple benefits for gifted Māori children. Bevan-Brown’s (2004) findings reveal that ‘children who had a knowledge of and pride in their Māoritanga had heightened self esteem and confidence and thus were more … Continue reading →

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Interesting radio segment – on girls’ literacy and celebrity culture

Posted on June 13, 2012 by backyardbooks

This segment on Radio National yesterday was really interesting – Bloom discussed the fact that in reading and writing, girls have now surpassed boys in 40 ‘first-world’ countries. However, they also know more about celebrity culture than they do about politics … Continue reading →

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Decoding skills and literacy development

Posted on May 12, 2012 by backyardbooks

“In accordance with the “simple view” (language comprehension×decoding=reading; Gough & Tunmer 1986), teachers must be well-versed on how to nurture both language comprehension and decoding abilities in their students. Evans and Shaw (2008) noted that storybook reading was a means … Continue reading →

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What teachers teaching phonics need…

Posted on May 5, 2012 by backyardbooks

“Although it is not necessary to understand that a word is irregular to be able to pronounce it, the same is not true when it comes to clear, direct, teaching of reading and writing skills. In order to implement synthetic … Continue reading →

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Backward readers tend to develop negative views of themselves

Posted on September 27, 2011 by backyardbooks

“Literacy is so pervasive in contemporary society that people who have not attended school and are not literate face many difficulties in everyday life…. Backward readers face a large number of problems in school because much of school teaching and … Continue reading →

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