The Australian Curriculum: English contains an extensive coverage of reading behaviours in the content descriptions. The privileging of reading as a mechanical process is, however, a major concern for literacy teachers in Australia (e.g. Ewing, 2018a, 2018b). The AC:E Glossary (ACARA, 2018d)...
a validated screening instrument (Weathers et al.,2013). This was chosen for its cross-cultural validity (Ibrahim et al.,2018; Lima et al.,2016), ability to be administered by a non-clinician and accessibility of its English language. A level appropriate glossary was...
Possible units of study in primary/secondary English curriculum time 1. Three Cups of Tea- Years 4-8 Using a non-fiction text for shared study; emphasis on the importance of education and literacy for children around the world Biography-memoir ...
(2007). Embedding indigenous perspectives in university teaching and learning: Lessons learnt and possibilities of reforming decolonising curriculum. In Proceed- ings 4th International Conference on Indigenous Education: Asia/Pacific, July 19–22, Vancouver, Canada. Retrieved from https://eprints.qut....
Education is frequently described through the use of the metaphor of ‘delivery’. This occurs in policy documents, in curriculum and in school-l
(Dutton,2017) as they negotiate the educational tensions created by a false dichotomy between a perceived need to narrow curriculum and pedagogy to achieve test success (firstspace realities) and the desire to shape an ideal secondspace informed inclusive space that fosters the engagement, literacy ...