English and Literacies

Learning How to Make Meaning in Primary Classrooms

Robyn Ewing, Siobhan O'Brien, Kathy Rushton, Lucy Stewart, Rachel Burke, Deb Brosseuk

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9781009154031
• eBook ISBN: 9781009181754
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Teacher Training

Being literate in the twenty-first century means being an empowered receiver, user and creator of diverse text types communicated across multiple and rapidly changing modalities. English and Literacies: Learning to make meaning in primary classrooms is an accessible resource that introduces pre-service teachers to the many facets of literacies and English education for primary students. Addressing the requirements of the Australian Curriculum and the Early Years Learning Framework, English and Literacies explores how students develop oracy and literacy. Reading, viewing and writing are discussed alongside the importance of children's literature. Taking an inclusive and positive approach to teaching and learning for all students, it explores the creation of texts using spelling, grammar in context and handwriting/keyboarding skills, as well as the need for authentic assessment and reporting. Finally, the text explores the importance of literacy partnerships and how teachers can address literacy challenges across the curriculum.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title page
• Acknowledgement of Country
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Contents
• Authors
• Acknowledgements
• Online resources
• Introduction
• 1 Literacies learning in the early years: fundamental concepts of text, identities and access to education
• 2 English and literacies education in the Australian context
• 3 Assessment and reporting
• 4 Developing oracy: speaking and listening
• 5 Learning to be ‘literate’: exploring contexts, complexities and possibilities for teaching about text
• 6 Reading and viewing
• 7 Children’s literature as the heart of literacy teaching
• 8 Understanding and responding to texts
• 9 Creating texts
• 10 Developing knowledge about language and grammar in context
• 11 Working with EAL/D learners: creating positive, inclusive environments, especially for First Nations learners
• 12 Creating positive, inclusive learning environments: working with learners with additional and diverse needs
• 13 Teaching spelling in context
• 14 Publishing texts: developing handwriting and keyboarding skills
• 15 Literacy across the curriculum
• 16 Partnerships for literacy
• Glossary
• Book list: children’s literature
• Index