Tools
subject guides
Literacy
Books:
Use the Library Catalogue to search for books held in the Library.
| Boys and literacy learning : changing perspectives Nola Alloway and Pam Gilbert. |
LB1585 .F54 no.4 2002 |
| Boys, literacy and schooling : expanding the repertoires of practice Nola Alloway |
LC213.3.A8 B68 2002 |
| The literacy lexicon edited by Geoff Bull & Michele Anstey |
LC149 .L58 2003 |
| Content area literacy: interactive teaching for active learning Anthony V. Manzo |
LB1050.455 .M36 2001 |
| Negotiating critical literacies in classrooms B. Coomber and A. Simpson |
LC149 .N39 2001 |
Electronic Resources (including Journal Databases):
Electronic resources including journal databases provide secondary sources of information such as journal articles, news, reports. Access electronic resources (including journal databases) from the Library's Electronic Resources page.
| Ebsco Professional Development Collection | Over 500 full text journals in education |
| AUSTROM : Australian Education Index | A bibliographic database indexing documents from printed and electronic sources at all levels of education |
| Ebsco Academic Search Premier | The world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary database |
| Academic OneFile | This database meets research needs across all academic disciplines |
| ERIC Database | ERIC is the world's premier database of journal and non-journal education literature |
Journals:
Journals may have more up-to-date information than books. You can search for journals using the Library catalogue. Try the following to start:
Web Resources:
You can try searching the Internet for more resources.
| Australian Literacy Educators’ Association | Provides support and professional development to those interested in Literacy |
| A Compact for Reading & School -Home Links – US Education Department | Connecting homes and schools to help children read |
| Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting | Provides a variety of publications and information resources regarding early education and parenting |
| Curriculum Corporation | Australia's key school curriculum organisation |
| Literacy and Reading Link – University of Arizona | Provides a rich variety of links to literacy and reading sites |
| Literacy & Numeracy – Education Queensland | Year 2 Diagnostic Net, the National Literacy and Numeracy Plan and Reading Recovery |
| Myread – strategies for teaching reading in the Middle Years | Support for teachers of underperforming students in the middle years |
| National Clearinghouse for Literacy Projects | Provides public access to the products of research funded by DEST |
| National Literacy Trust - UK | Focus is on support networks, practical interventions and a systems approach |
| Reading Writing Hotline | Australia's national telephone adult literacy and numeracy referral service |
| UK National Literacy Strategy | UK Standards, pilot projects and online resources |