Literacy Education and Indigenous Australians: Theory, Research and Practice

Book Overview

1 introduction.- Section 1 Examining the lOcal: Theory and practice.- 2 The Evidence of Literacy Learning Through Contemporary Kunib?dji Knowledge Systems.- 3 The Evidence of Literacy Learning Through Contemporary Kunib?dji Knowledge Systems.- 4 Durithunga Boul: A pattern of respectful relationships, reciprocity and socially just literacy education in one urban school.- 5 Family story time.- 6 Confessions from a reading program: building connections, competence and confidence.- 7 Talking and writing to develop mathematical meanings in a remote Indigenous context.- 8 Indigenous doctoral literacy in the Humanities and Social Sciences.- 9 Preparing pre-service teachers to teach literacy in remote spaces.- Section 2 Examining the systemic: Theory and practice.- 10 A long unfinished struggle: literacy education and Indigenous cultural and language rights.- 11 Embedding evidence based practice into a remote Indigenous early learning and parenting program: A systematic approach.- 12 Early Literacy: strengthening outcomes through processes of collaboration and engagement.- 13 "Just teach our kids to read" Efficacy of intensive reading interventions for both younger and older low-progress readers in schools serving mainly remote Indigenous communities.- 14 A Case Study of Controversy: the Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy.- 15 Good theory, good systems: An instance of accelerated literacy pedagogy implementation.- 16 'A strong belief in the possibility of a better life'. The pedagogy of contingency and the ethic of solidarity in the Yes, I Can! Aboriginal Adult Literacy Campaign.- 17 Afterword: Being literate in 'Australian': The future can.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811386315
• ISBN13: 9789811386312
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"