Contemporary Issues in Australian Literacy Teaching

Download or read book Contemporary Issues in Australian Literacy Teaching written by Jenny Johnston and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition books covers a range of topics, including: how literacy and English are linked to early childhood and to middle school education, special needs education, teaching literacy to Indigenous students, bilingualism and languages education, critical literacies and multi-literacies, literacy assessment, how to engage parents in their child's literacy and how quality literature can be used to support and enhance student's literacy development. The intended audience for this text is pre-service teachers working and studying in their early childhood and primary undergraduate degrees, as well as beginning teachers who are keen to improve their literacy teaching skills