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Frank Smith, Language Arts, 1983 Vol 5, No 5 pp558-567 In this seminal article Frank Smith questions ‘the myth that one could learn to write to diligent attention and practice’ (p.558). Smith asks: ‘Where do people who write acquire all the knowledge they need?’ The...
Teresa Cremin, 2019. Scottish Book Trust Those who choose to read for pleasure are often high achievers in both literacy and numeracy. In this article, Cremin discusses how important it is for teachers to develop a rich and wide knowledge of children's literature. At...
Mantei, J. & Kervin, L. (2014). Interpreting the images in a picture book: Students make connections to themselves, their lives and experiences. English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 13 (2), 76-92. In this article Mantei and Kervin report on the use of a...
T.Duke, N. D., Pearson, P. D., Strachan, S. L., Billman, A. K. (2011). In S. J. Samuels & A. Farstrup (Eds.). What research has to say about reading instruction, 4th Edition (pp. 51-93). Newark, DE: International Reading Association. This is a comprehensive...
Dougherty Stahl, Katherine A. (2011) The Reading Teacher 65 (1) pp.52-56 This article explains the differences between the constrained and unconstrained skills (Paris, 2005) that are important in the reading process. It is suggested that these skills can be placed on...
Sedita, Joan Published in “Insights on Learning Disabilities” 2(1) 33-45, 2005 This article outlines the importance of effective vocabulary instruction across all year levels and learning areas. The high correlation in the research literature of word knowledge with...
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