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Mullock, Barbara – Australasian Journal of Special Education, 2012
The acquisition of spelling skills in English presents, for a substantial number of children, a significant challenge. Spelling skills do not automatically transfer from reading skills, and while many teachers are aware of the need to develop a separate word study program to assist with spelling development, time and confidence factors often…
Descriptors: Spelling Instruction, English Instruction, Instructional Materials, Instructional Material Evaluation
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Cloonan, Anne – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2011
Curriculum guidelines, including the emergent Australian curriculum (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA], 2009-10), indicate expectations that teachers will support their students' interpretation and creation of multimodal texts. However, English curriculum guidelines are yet to advise on a detailed metalanguage to…
Descriptors: English Curriculum, Literacy, Teachers, Metalinguistics