Children's Literature
– Dr Alyson Simpson, Senior Lecturer, English and Literacy Education, The University of Sydney
Video: To develop literary consciousness as well as good spelling, fluency and comprehension, Simpson believes that strategies like modelled, shared and silent reading allow time to for students to engage with books for pleasure as well as learning. She sees that teaching reading is important through all grades and that, to achieve all literacy goals, teachers need to actively lead children to read a wide range of texts and respond in different ways. (19 mins)
Video Transcript available: http://www.nlnw.nsw.edu.au/videos10/7549_2010_simpson/links/simpson.pdf
Video: To develop literary consciousness as well as good spelling, fluency and comprehension, Simpson believes that strategies like modelled, shared and silent reading allow time to for students to engage with books for pleasure as well as learning. She sees that teaching reading is important through all grades and that, to achieve all literacy goals, teachers need to actively lead children to read a wide range of texts and respond in different ways. (19 mins)
Video Transcript available: http://www.nlnw.nsw.edu.au/videos10/7549_2010_simpson/links/simpson.pdf
What Counts in Literature: Learning about Literary Behaviours
– Dr Alyson Simpson, Senior Lecturer, English and Literacy Education, The University of Sydney
Video: A view of approaches to using children’s literature, developing students’ literary behaviours, habits of mind and other possible applications to the classroom. (50 minutes) (DEC intranet)
Video: A view of approaches to using children’s literature, developing students’ literary behaviours, habits of mind and other possible applications to the classroom. (50 minutes) (DEC intranet)
Rich Talk About Texts
– Professor P. David Pearson, University of California, Berkeley, USAVideo: Professor P. David Pearson emphasises the real goals of reading instruction are comprehension, understanding, enjoyment and insight for every child through engagement with literature.
Video transcript available: http://www.nlnw.nsw.edu.au/videos09/lo_Pearson/documents/Pearson.pdf
Video transcript available: http://www.nlnw.nsw.edu.au/videos09/lo_Pearson/documents/Pearson.pdf