The overarching aim of this text is to support contemporary pre-service teachers in their development as teachers of literacy. A strong focus upon their needs—in understandings, skills and judgements—will also provide ongoing support to them throughout their early career years, as they mature into good teachers who can facilitate good learners. The text commences with an explanatory overview then proceeds through three sections: · Lower Primary (Prep to Year 2) · Middle Primary (Years 3 & 4) · Upper Primary (Years 5 & 6) Within each of these sections, chapters guide users in a sequential way through the characteristics of each age group of learners, initial assessment, talking/listening, reading, writing and finally summative assessment and reporting. MindTap resources for students include knowledge checks, videos, sample lesson plans/activities, scenarios & Your Philosophy of Teaching.
1 The role of fundamentals in learning to be a literacy educator
Part A: Lower Primary
2 Listening and speaking in the Lower Primary School
3 Reading in the Lower Primary School
4 Writing and creating in the Lower Primary School
Part B: Middle Primary
5 Listening and speaking in the Middle Primary School
6 Reading in the Middle Primary School
7 Writing and creating in the Middle Primary School
Part C: Upper Primary
8 Listening and speaking in the Upper Primary School
9 Reading in the Upper Primary School
10 Writing and creating in the Upper Primary School
Part D: Continuous improvement
11 Continuous improvement
Appendix
Mapping the sequences of the Australian Curriculum
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Linda Willis
Linda-Dianne (Linda) Willis is Program Director, Bachelor of Education, and Senior Lecturer, at Griffith University in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Linda has enjoyed a career spanning four decades of teaching and researching in schools and universities, giving her breadth and depth of knowledge and experience in learning and teaching in early years to junior secondary classrooms. Her research interests include literacies across the curriculum, English and the Humanities and Social Sciences, innovative pedagogies, inquiry curriculum, parent engagement, and preservice teacher education. Linda has successfully led large research projects over several years in collaboration with the Queensland Department of Education, Catholic Education, and Independent Schools Queensland. She is the National Publications Director of the Australian Literacy Educators’ Association. Linda is also an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at The University of Queensland.
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Stacey Campbell
Stacey Campbell is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education, Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology. Stacey has worked in education for over 10 years as a teacher and director in NSW early years of school and prior-to-school settings. Stacey has teaching degrees in both early childhood and primary education, together with a Master’s Degree in children’s literature. Her PhD examined phonics in early childhood. Stacey’s current research is in early childhood literacy, code-related literacy (phonics, phonological and phonemic awareness), children’s literature, parent and teacher literacy beliefs and practices. Stacey is the co-editor of Practical Literacy: The Early and Primary Years (PLEPY) and an Editorial Review Board Member for the Reading Teacher (USA). She has also completed consultancies related to early childhood literacy for the NSW Department of Education and Queensland Curriculum Assessment Authority.
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Robert Smith
Robert Smith is the Inaugural Vice Chancellor’s Fellow and Adjunct Associate Professor at Southern Cross University. Based in the School of Education he has 20 years’ experience as a classroom teacher followed by 20 years as a teacher educator. He has been active in providing professional development in literacy across the curriculum as well as in educational leadership. He has extensive experience in university governance with a focus upon teaching and learning, and regularly sits on ITE provider panels. His current research includes literacy in Vietnamese schools.
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