Looking at literacy learners: making sense of observations
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Article Title | Looking at literacy learners: making sense of observations |
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ERA Journal ID | 20334 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Henderson, Robyn |
Journal Title | Literacy Learning: The Middle Years |
Journal Citation | 15 (1), pp. 43-48 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2007 |
Place of Publication | Adelaide, Australia |
ISSN | 1320-5692 |
Web Address (URL) | http://alea.edu.au/html/publications/89/ll-feb-07 |
Abstract | Teachers' observations of students in literacy classrooms have long been regarded as important components of 'good' literacy teaching. Nevertheless, recent research has argued that the 'lens' that is used to view students as literacy learners can make a considerable difference to what is seen. Drawing on data from a study that investigated the literacy learning of itinerant farm workers' children, this paper considers narratives told by two teachers about a middle-years student in a North Queensland primary school. In showing the contrasting meanings assigned by the two teachers to the one student, this paper highlights the importance of thinking beyond what has been seen and considering the meanings that are given to teachers' observations, as these may have important consequences for students’ literacy learning. |
Keywords | literacy; classroom observations; itinerant students; mobility; taken-for-granted; assumptions |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390203. Sociology of education |
390104. English and literacy curriculum and pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL) | |
390102. Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Education |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9y2vv/looking-at-literacy-learners-making-sense-of-observations
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