Assignment: A case for literacy learning

With the introduction of the Australian Curriculum and the associated AusVELS syllabus teachers have been reviewing what and how they teach. The demand for literacy to be a general capability sees science teachers considering what literacy in science is and how reading can go beyond the textbook. In the essay written for this subject  the role of the teacher librarian was critically examined in supporting the teaching and learning of science. It was demonstrate how the application of children’s and young adult fiction can enhance the learning of literacy in the science curriculum. This is reinforced by suggestions of teaching and learning strategies to support literacy in this curriculum area. 

The references used for this assignment are found below.

Reference

Adair, V. (2014). Earth Verse: Using Science in Poetry. Retrieved January 28, 2014, from ReadWriteThink: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/earth-verse-using-science-1141.html?tab=1#tabs

Austalian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). (2013a). Science: Year 10. Retrieved January 29, 2014, from Austalian Curriculum v5.1: http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/Science/Curriculum/F-10#level10

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). (2013b). Literacy. Retrieved January 29, 2014, from Australian Curriculum v5.1: http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/GeneralCapabilities/Literacy/Continuum#page=10

Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) & Australian School Library Association (ASLA). (2004). Standards of professional excellence for teacher librarians. Retrieved December 15, 2013, from http://www.alia.org.au/policies/TLstandards.pdf

Bond, G. (1994). Honesty and hope: Presenting human rights issues to teenagers through fiction. Children's Literature in Education, 25(1), 41-53.

Booker, K. (2012). Using picturebooks to empower and inspire readers and writers in the upper primary classroom. Literacy Learning: The Middle Years, 20(2), i-xiv.

Brozo, W. (2012). Building bridges for boys: Graphic novels in the content classroom. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 55(6), 550.

Derouet, L. (2010). Using picture books in middle years classrooms. Literacy learning: The middle years, 18(1), 3.

Fang, Z., & Wei, Y. (2010). Improving middle school students' science literacy through reading infusion. The Journal of Educational Research, 103(4), 262-273.

Giorgis, C. (1999). The power of reading picture books aloud to secondary students. The Clearing House, 73(1), 51-53.

Griffith, P. (2010). Graphic novels in the secondary classroom and school libraries. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 54(3), 181-189.

Haycock, K. (2007). Collaboration: Critial success factors for student learning. School Libraries Worldwide, 13(1), 25-35.

Jewett, P., Wilson, J., & Vanderburg, M. (2011). The unifiying power of a whole-school read. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 54(6), 414-424.

Keller, E. (2007). Genesis Alpha. Library Media Connection, 26(1), 68.

Kunai, I., & Ryan, C. (2007). Manga as a teaching tool: Comic books without borders. Paper submitted to CATESOL State Conference. San Diego. Retrieved from http://www.catesol.org/07Kunai.pdf

Kuntz, K. (2003, May). Pathfinders: Helping students find paths to information. Retrieved February 11, 2014, from Information Today, Inc: http://www.infotoday.com/mmschools/may03/kuntz.shtml

La Marca, S. (2000). The reading environment and the teacher librarian. Access, 14(3), 15-17.

Lane, D. (2014). Curriculum based teaching [ETL402 Module 6.2]. Retrieved January 28, 2014, from Charles Sturt University website: http://interact.csu.edu.au/portal/site/ETL402_201390_W_D/page/e92933f3-8ebb-4bb1-00ba-d690bf47ec01

Marcoux, E., & Loertscher, D. (2009). The role of a school library in a school's reading program. Teacher Librarian, 37(1), 10-14.

Nauman, A., & Shaw, E. (1994). Sci-fi science. Science Activities, 31(3), 18-21.

NSW Department of School Education. (1997). Teaching literacy in science in year 7. Retrieved January 30, 2014, from NSW Department of Education and Communities: http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/science/assets/pdf/documents/litsciy7.pdf

Roeder, J. (2010). The manga guide to physics. American Journal of Physics, 78(1), 126.

Serafini, F. (2011). Creating space for children's literature. The Reading Teacher, 65(1), 30-34.

Thibault, M. (2006). The student pathfinder. Retrieved February 11, 2014, from Learn NC: http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/968

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA). (2014). Science. Retrieved January 29, 2014, from AusVELS: http://ausvels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Science/Overview/Rationale-and-Aims

Children's literature cited:

Bernard, B. (2006). Genesis. New Zealand: Longacre Press.

Huxley, A. (1932). Brave new world. Chatto & Windus: Great Britain.

Larson, G. (1999). There's a hair in my dirt! New York: HarperCollins Publishers.

Michaels, R. (2007). Genesis alpha. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

Nitta, H., & Takatsu, K. (2009). The manga guide to physics. San Francisco: No Starch Press and Ohmsha .

Pryor, M. (2012). 10 Futures. North Sydney: Random House Australia.

Scieszka, J., & Smith, L. (2004). Science verse. New York: Viking.

Takemura, M. (2009). The manga guide to molecular biology. San Francisco: No Starch Press and Ohmsha.