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How do teachers use picture books to draw on the cultural and linguistic diversity in their classrooms?

  Picture books are ubiquitous in Western early childhood and primary settings. This article explores how picture books are being used in culturally and linguistically diverse settings, by...
| Year published: 2013 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

The expressive realities of 5- and 6-year-olds in low socioeconomic schools

Many 5- and 6-year-old students in low socioeconomic schools have difficulty expressing ideas fluently and coherently in English, which impacts on their ability to participate fully in the classroom...
| Year published: 2011 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

More than talk and writing: Exploring the multimodal nature of classroom interactions

Author(s): Alister Jones, Bronwen Cowie, Kathrin Otrel-Cass
This article illustrates the potential of using multiple means to help express and develop ideas.
| Year published: 2008 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

What makes for an effective literacy learning activity? Seven Years of Observation and Analysis

After extensive observation, this experienced educational researcher begins to answer the question "What is it that makes some activities work better in teaching literacy than others?" Reprinted from...
| Year published: 1997 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article