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Spelling It Out
English and Literacies
Learning How to Make Meaning in Primary Classrooms
How Words Work and How to Teach Them Misty Adoniou, University of Canberra
Robyn Ewing, University of Sydney Deb Brossuek, University of Sydney Rachel Burke, University of Newcastle Siobhan O'Brien, Swinburne University of Technology Lucinda Stewart, University of Melbourne Kathleen Rushton, University of Sydney Literacy is often solely associated with the ability to read and write, though 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 How to Make Meaning in Primary Classrooms is an accessible resource that aims to familiarise pre-service teachers with the many facets of literacies education for primary students. Contents Introduction Part 1: Language and Literacy in the primary years 1. Language and Literacy in the primary years 2. Literacies education in the Australian context 3. Assessment and Reporting Part 2: Developing oracy and literacy in the primary classroom 4. Developing oracy: Speaking and Listening 5. Developing literacy in the primary classroom Part 3: Reading and Viewing 6. Reading and Viewing 7. Quality Children's Literature 8. Understanding and Responding to Texts Part 4: Creating Texts 9. Creating Texts 10. Developing knowledge about language and grammar in context 11. Creating positive, inclusive learning environments: working with children with additional needs 12. Creating positive, inclusive learning environments: working with EALD and Aboriginal learners 13. Teaching spelling in context 14. Publishing texts: Developing handwriting and keyboarding skills Part 5: Meeting the challenges inside and outside the classroom 15. Literacy across the Curriculum 16. Partnerships for Literacy
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Spelling can be a source of anxiety for school children and working professionals alike. Yet the spelling of words in English is not as random or chaotic as it is often perceived to be; rather, it is a system based on both meaning and a fascinating linguistic history. Spelling It Out aims to ease anxiety and crush the myth that good spelling comes naturally. Good spelling comes from good teaching. Based on Misty Adoniou's extensive research into spelling learning and instruction, this book encourages children and adults to nurture a curiosity about words, discover their history and, in so doing, understand the logic behind the way they are spelled. Contents 1. Redefining spelling 2. How do words work? Unravelling the threads 3. How do we learn to spell? 4. Planning a spelling program 5. Assessing spelling Appendix 1. Some stories about words Appendix 2. Common English morphemes Appendix 3. Ways into words Appendix 4. Spelling and scope sequence
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