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Direct linkDezuanni, Michael; Reddan, Bronwyn; Rutherford, Leonie; Schoonens, Amy – Learning, Media and Technology, 2022
This article explores how selfies and shelfies on the digital platforms Instagram and TikTok contribute to the dynamics of intermediation for Australian teen readers by presenting two contrasting case studies. The first features Australian Bookstagrammer @BookBookOwl whose social media accounts feature aspirational content in which identity…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Media, Adolescents, Reading Materials
Download full textBarber, Karen Slikas – TESOL in Context, 2014
Much has been written about the importance of extensive reading for the development of language fluency, yet it is not often an activity of choice by students as a means of improving language learning. Many of my multi-level (elementary-intermediate) Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) Certificates in Spoken and Written English (CSWE) students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Recreational Reading, Migrants
Reid, Ian – English in Australia, 2013
A national survey of senior secondary English curriculum content has confirmed that contemporary literature predominates among set texts, being seen as an "essential" category for study because of its "relevance" in helping students "understand the world in which they live." Perhaps uncontentious -- depending on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedFreeman, Evelyn B.; And Others – Reading Teacher, 1996
Presents brief descriptions of 35 recently published children's books of all genres from Australia and Canada. (SR)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Matthews, Stephen – 1993
This resource book is intended to help parents identify good books for their children by offering a list of the best contemporary Australian books for children and by explaining ways to recognize what qualities to look for in new and unfamiliar books. The first section of the book answers some common questions about why books and reading aloud are…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Criteria
Gillet, Susan; Bernard, Michael E. – 1989
This book presents practical ideas, procedures, and activities which can help parents improve children's reading. The book contains the following chapters: (1) "Reading and Your Child"; (2) "Living with and Helping Your Child"; (3) "Getting Ready to Teach Your Child"; (4) "The Teaching Session"; (5)…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Parent Child Relationship
