عنوان

Excellence and equity in literacy education :

1137415576

1349682101

9781137415578

9781349682102

b539831

Excellence and equity in literacy education :

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the case of New Zealand

edited by William E Tunmer, James W. Chapman.

Basingstoke

Palgrave Macmillan

2015

(264 pages) : 4 figures, 3.

Palgrave studies in excellence and equity in global education; Palgrave studies in excellence and equity in global education.

Electronic book text.;Epublication based on: 9781137415561.

Foreword --;Gail T. Gillon 1. The Development of New Zealand's National Literacy Strategy --;William E. Tunmer and James W. Chapman PART I: EVIDENCE THAT NEW ZEALAND'S NATIONAL LITERACY STRATEGY HAS FAILED 2. Findings from New Zealand's Participation in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) in 2001, 2006, and 2011 --;Jane E. Prochnow, William E. Tunmer, and Keith T. Greaney 3. Is Reading Recovery an Effective Early Literacy Intervention Programme for Children who Most Need Literacy supports? --;James W. Chapman, Keith T. Greaney, and William E. Tunmer 4. Literacy Performances of Young Adults in New Zealand: Outcomes of School-Based Literacy Instruction --;James W. Chapman, Keith T. Greaney, and Jane E. Prochnow PART II: FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE FAILUER OF NEW ZEALAND'S NATIONAL LITERACY STRATEGY 5. Literacy and the Early Childhood Education Curriculum in New Zealand --;Claire J. McLachlan and Alison W. Arrow 6. Pedagogical Constructivism in New Zealand Literacy Education: A Flawed Approach to Teaching Reading --;William E. Tunmer, Keith T. Greaney, and Jane E. Prochnow 7. Literate Cultural Capital and Matthew Effects in Reading Achievement --;Jane E. Prochnow, William E. Tunmer, and Alison W. Arrow PART III: STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING THE LITERACY ACHIEVEMENT GAP AND ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY IN NEW ZEALAND EDUCATION 8. Meeting the Needs of Beginning Readers through Differentiated Instruction --;Alison W. Arrow, James W. Chapman, and Keith T. Greaney 9. Teacher Knowledge Needed for Differentiated Early Reading Instruction --;Alison W. Arrow, Claire J. McLachlan, and Keith T. Greaney 10. Twelve Myths about Literacy Education in New Zealand --;James W. Chapman, Jane E. Prochnow, and Alison W. Arrow.

Despite several efforts by the New Zealand government in the 1990s this book suggests that their national literacy strategy has failed to reduce the literacy achievement gap. The major contributing factors are examined and alternative effective strategies are suggested to achieve excellence and equity in New Zealand's literacy education.

Language arts -- New Zealand.

Language arts.

Literacy -- New Zealand.

edited by William E Tunmer, James W. Chapman.

James W Chapman

William E Tunmer

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