Literacy for the 21st Century: A Balanced Approach, 3rd edition
Published by Pearson Education Australia (August 23, 2018) © 2019
- Gail E. Tompkins California State University, Fresno, Late Professor Emerita
- Carol Smith
- Rod Campbell University of Queensland
- David Green Queensland University of Technology (retired)
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For all levels of Bachelor and Masters Education courses
Literacy for the 21st Century supports the development of knowledge, understanding and skills in teaching literacy to children from the Foundation Year to Year 6.
The book emphasises that successful teaching involves knowing the students, the content and associated curriculum requirements, and understanding how to apply this knowledge in different ways to meet individual students' literacy learning needs.
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Key features
- Challenges readers to consider ways of knowing, learning and teaching by providing learning opportunities to consider ways of using digital platforms to develop children's reading, writing, speaking, listening and viewing skills.
- Includes professional and children's book references.
- A range of teaching strategies are included throughout and consolidated in an updated Part 4: Compendium of teaching strategies.
- A renewal of a range of Australian resources, including children's literature, interactive websites, information texts and content-area topics.
- Incorporation of current language and literacy research and practice into discussions on classroom practice.
- Includes updated content to align more closely with further developments in the Australian Teaching Standards and the Australian Curriculum: English. Content is mapped to industry standards and this mapping is available as a downloadable resource.
- Used across all levels of Bachelor and Masters Education courses.
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Digital updates
Digital updates released for 2023 include:- New curriculum and cross-curriculum updates released by ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority);
- A 3-page overview of the changes is available in the preface. This overview outlines:
- 1. What has changed
- 2. Why it has changed
- 3. How pre-service teachers can integrate this into their practice.
What is Pearson eTextbook?
- A lightweight, lower cost, digital replacement for a print textbook
- A digital reading experience that takes advantage of digital capabilities to better deliver content to learners
- Accessible on any device via browser and Pearson+ mobile app
Why choose Pearson eTextbook?
- Students can study in a flash with instant, ready-made Pearson flashcards or easily create their own
- Enhanced search with a minimum of three characters allows students to search media, images, key terms and their own notes
- Pearson eTextbook embed videos and other interactives directly in the text to bring concepts to life
- When using the Pearson+ app students also have free access to thousands of related concept videos and practice problems in the Channels section of the app.
- Pearson eTextbook features clear and engaging content from experienced authors. Each eTextbook is designed to help students reach their potential with a mix of learning features including problem-solving exercises, reflection questions and real-world examples.
- Pearson eTextbook, optimised for mobile, seamlessly integrates videos and other rich media with the text and gives students access to their textbook anytime, anywhere.
Table of contents
- PART 1 Literacy for the 21st century
- 1 Becoming an effective teacher of language, literature and literacy
- 2 Teaching the reading and writing processes
- 3 Assessing students' literacy development
- PART 2 Components of literacy development
- 4 Working with the youngest readers and writers
- 5 Cracking the alphabet code
- 6 Teaching English grammar: the language code for reading and writing
- 7 Developing fluent readers and writers
- 8 Expanding academic vocabulary
- 9 Promoting comprehension: reader factors and text factors
- PART 3 Organising for literacy instruction
- 10 Organising for instruction
- 11 Differentiating for success
- 12 Reading and writing in the content areas
- PART 4 Compendium of teaching strategies
- Professional references
- Children's book references
- Glossary
- Author and title index
- Subject index
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