IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING
TALKING ENGLISH — AUTUMN 2004
Personal Viewpoint
More of the same only more so?
David Homer exprsesses his reservations about current attempts to create a nationally consistent English Curriculum.
State of the Profession
Critical literacy: problem or opportunity?
Critical literacy plays an important role in defining English as a subject. Paul Sommer reports.
Is anybody listening?
There are better ways to teach English than drilling students to do well in standardised tests, argues Brenton Doecke.
The quest for coherence in 7–10 English
Mark Howie's model for a NSW English curriculum includes elements of both new thinking and older teaching practice.
A checklist for English teachers
Deakin University's Catherine Beavis and Joanne O'Mara summarise the strand they presented at last year's IFTE conference.
Progress report: The National Consistency in Curriculum Outcomes project
Leaders report on the progress of the project to achieve greater consistency in English curriculums across all Australian schools.
You want standards? We got standards!
Karren Philp looks at the future role of STELLA.
Seeking professional identity
Terry Hayes takes a look at local and international literature on the teaching of English.
Professionals at Work
Signposts to improved test scores in literacy and numeracy
Sheldon Rothman and Julie McMillan report on a recent ACER study.
Then and now: texts in English classrooms
Marion Meiers discusses the journey from poetry anthologies to SMS messages.
Online learning objects: lifting literacy
Margery Hornibrook outlines new resources.
Literacy in the age of technology
Maureen Walsh discusses the paradigm shift in literacy education.
Why professional associations matter
Being a learner as well as a teacher counts for much, reports Jan Turbill.
Voices from the Classroom
Skipping the boring bits
Rod Quin puts a case for favouring good reading skills over comprehension.
What makes a good inquiry unit?
Kath Murdoch talked to teachers who do inquiry units successfully.
Read it again ... and again ... and again
Lorraine Wilson would like to see children's favourite stories enjoyed in early literacy programs.
Scrambling the Great Wall
Jill Wilson looks at the benefits of expanding students' cultural horizons.
Play and literacy: what is the connection?
'Pretend play' makes a unique contribution ot children's develpment. Karen Stagnitti and Louise Jellie report.
Editorial
These things are important
Editorial by Bruce Wilson.
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