Rennie, Jennifer (2019) Confessions from a reading program: building connections, competence and confidence. In: Rennie, Jennifer, and Harper, Helen, (eds.) Literacy Education and Indigenous Australians. Language Policy . Springer, Singapore, pp. 87-108.

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Abstract

As students move from primary school into their high school years there is an expectation that they can read. Coupled with this expectation are the increasing complex demands that are placed on them as readers. The challenges facing these adolescent readers are many and varied. In this chapter I describe those challenges and report on one case study of an Indigenous reader from a regional school in Queensland who participated in a program designed to improve the reading outcomes of a group of Indigenous students, all of whom were assessed as being from 12 months to 4 years behind their peers in reading comprehension. In the research reported on here in addition to developing various strategies and skills to help these students improve their reading performance there was also work done to build relationships, re-connect these students with the practice of reading, build confidence and help them to understand what it looks like to effectively participate in the discourse of school reading experiences. Through a careful analysis of the discourse in a reading event with one student, I demonstrate the principles that underpin this work, why it requires careful thought and why it is paramount to improving the reading competence of these students. Introduction

Item ID:	62524
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Research - B1)
ISBN:	978-981-13-8629-9
ISSN:	1571-5361
Copyright Information:	© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Date Deposited:	12 Mar 2020 03:02
FoR Codes:	39 EDUCATION > 3901 Curriculum and pedagogy > 390104 English and literacy curriculum and pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL) @ 50% 39 EDUCATION > 3904 Specialist studies in education > 390409 Learning sciences @ 50%
SEO Codes:	93 EDUCATION AND TRAINING > 9302 Teaching and Instruction > 930201 Pedagogy @ 50% 93 EDUCATION AND TRAINING > 9399 Other Education and Training > 939901 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education @ 50%
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