This call for a policy focuses on the need for understanding that for literacy to be an investment, it must provide desired outcomes for people and the societies in which they live. (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education) (Author/VWL)

Reports on research conducted by the Queensland Centre of the Adult Literacy and Numeracy Australian Research Consortium within the civil construction industry. Argues that the dominant discourse of new capitalism adopt the rhetoric of worker empowerment while actually implementing technologies of top-down control. (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse for…

Reports on aspects of the Tasmanian Centre of the Adult Literacy and Numeracy Australian Research Consortium, which investigated the role of the Workplace English Language and Literacy program in supporting provision for literacy and numeracy in training packages. (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education)(Author/VWL)

Discusses youth at-risk in Australia and describes a small research project on youth at risk and technology. The project investigated if and how computers were being used in youth-at-risk programs in New South Wales. (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education) (Author/VWL)

Attempts to clarify an essential difference between the ways in which pictures and words convey meaning. Examines one attempt to differentiate and characterize various types of picture books and concludes by showing how Anthony Browne exploits the distinction between showing and telling to create the atmosphere of uncertainty and mystery in his…

Discusses the concept of movement first in the broader sense and then seeks an alternative viewpoint on analyzing movement in illustrated children's literature. Emphasizes movement in relation to the characters, inspired by ideas from modern dance. Draws examples from the illustrations and texts of the Moomin books by Finish artist and author Tove…

Examines change and variation in the design of non-fiction texts which have a junior-age readership. Argues that different forms of presentation of non-fiction offer different ways of reading non-fiction texts, which as yet are neither fully described nor recognized. Suggests that non-fiction texts can be more or less firmly orientated towards…

Considers how words and image convey multiple meanings, lending themselves to postmodern readings, in the sense that they encourage readings that reject a single interpretation and instead hold in suspense the possibility of multiple readings co-existing. Explores how these texts allow the consumer/reader the opportunity to actively engage the…

Examines children's responses to picture books to learn how visual literacy can expand children's cognitive abilities and enhance their wonder and enjoyment of such complex texts. Focuses on responses to "The Tunnel" by Anthony Browne by children of different ages and from different schools. Concludes that all of them showed deep intellectual and…

Compares a child's drawings at home with the child's drawings at school. Concludes that children can activate meaning in a different way at home than at school. Suggests that transforming artifacts across sites may be something children do that often goes undocumented. (SG)

Tests validity of the Literary Response Questionnaire (LRQ) and assesses its relationships with Dutch junior-high-school student, home-background, and school-related variables. Confirms the seven first-order factors of the LRQ identified in a previous study. Finds grade, gender, type of education, vocabulary size, reading behavior, and cultural…

Follows four female language-minority students through their last semester in high school and first semester in college. Focuses on these students' perceptions of reading and writing they encountered across the curriculum. Finds that what they found more challenging in college was not necessarily predicted from a developmental perspective but…

Focuses on the experience of a Black woman who returned to school for her General Education Diploma (GED) certificate. Sees the way she changes her social network of friends and herself over time. Reveals the themes of improved literacy skills, heightened confidence, community activism, and youth leadership, as she circulates in her community and…

Explores complexities that arose as the author engaged in feminist literacy research in a fifth-grade classroom where the author worked collaboratively with the teacher to implement literature discussion circles. Notes the need to disrupt her own assumptions regarding power, the expert position, and her need for maintaining comfort. Sheds light on…

Examines effectiveness of a teachers-as-readers discussion group in (1) suggesting how teachers can use multicultural literature to foster an ethical respect for others and (2) engaging teachers in conversations about multicultural literature that challenge prevailing patterns of school literature discussions. Suggests success of the second aim…