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Primary School Teachers' Adaptations for Struggling Writers: Survey Study of Grade 1 to 6 Teachers in Australia
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Anabela Malpique; Deborah Pino-Pasternak; Debora Valcan; Mustafa Asil – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Two hundred ninety-eight primary teachers (88% female) from across all Australian states and territories reported on the frequency with which they implemented instructional adaptations for struggling writers in their classrooms. They also rated their preparation and self-efficacy for teaching writing. The majority of participating teachers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Writing (Composition), Writing Difficulties
Toward Deeper Understanding of Children's Writing: Pre-Service Teachers' Attention to Local and Global Text Features at the Start and End of Writing-Focused Coursework
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Hawkins, Lisa K.; Martin, Nicole M.; Bottomley, Diane; Shanahan, Brendan; Cooper, Jennifer – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2022
This mixed methods study sought to extend what is known about preservice teachers' [PSTs'] enactment of the core practice of reading and responding to students' writing by examining their reading of elementary students' writing at the start and end of writing-focused methods coursework. PSTs' reading of students' writing involves analysis of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Educational Needs, Childrens Writing
A Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling Exploration of EFL Learners' Perceptions of What Contributes to the Readability of Model Paragraphs
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Tuyen Thanh Nguyen; John R. Baker; Thao Quang Le – SAGE Open, 2024
This study investigated what features undergraduate EFL learners perceive as affecting the difficulty of model paragraphs. Four hundred and seventy-five Vietnamese undergraduates participated in a partial least squares structural equation model design. They ranked five paragraphs from easiest to most difficult and responded to a 10-point Likert…
Descriptors: Readability, Student Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
The Linguistic Stylistic Analysis of Yetunde Akorede's, "The Threaded Beads"
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Nwokwu, Fidelis A.; Bob, Prisca O.; Kwekowe, Priscilla U.; Umeh, Cecilia – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2023
The "Threaded Bead" explores the societal perception of a career woman. This paper, therefore undertakes a linguistic stylistic analysis of the text with the aim of establishing its style in addition to interpreting its meaning. The method used is descriptive and analytical. The work appraises linguistic features such as: the…
Descriptors: Language Styles, Females, Social Attitudes, Grammar
Writing Development: What Does a Decade of NAPLAN Data Reveal?
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Christine Jackson; Lucy Lu; Peter Knapp; Wai Yin Wan; Olivia Groves – Australian Education Research Organisation Limited, 2022
This report discusses AERO's 2022 analysis of student writing data -- the most extensive investigation into this area ever conducted in Australia. AERO's researchers analysed more than 10 million NAPLAN writing results, spanning 2011 to 2021, and 366 samples of students' NAPLAN writing. Overall, our research suggests that students' writing skills…
Descriptors: Literacy, National Competency Tests, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students
Writing Development: What Does a Decade of NAPLAN Data Reveal? Summary
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Christine Jackson; Lucy Lu; Peter Knapp; Wai Yin Wan; Olivia Groves – Australian Education Research Organisation Limited, 2022
In 2022 Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) researchers analysed more than 10 million NAPLAN writing results, spanning 2011 to 2021, and 366 samples of students' NAPLAN writing. Overall, the research suggests that students' writing skills have declined over 7 years (2011 to 2018), with many high school students significantly behind…
Descriptors: Literacy, National Competency Tests, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students