Reading, Writing, Thinking

Message From the IDEC Chairperson

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Section 1: Literacy and Critical Thinking

Teaching and Learning in a Global Society: Examining Changing Definitions of Literacy
MaryEllen Vogt, Maureen McLaughlin

Inquiry as an Instrument of Understanding
Irina Nizovskaya

Dialogue and Creativity Within a Command Curriculum
George Hunt

Section 2: Multiculturalism and Language Learning

Teaching Finnish as a Second Language
Heini-Marja Jarvinen

Reading Strategies Used by Teachers of Immigrant Children
Vuokko Kaartinen

Changing Bulgarian Language Learning in Bulgarian Secondary Schools
Tatyana Angelova

Section 3: Literature and Libraries

Changes in Estonian Book Publishing and Distribution During the Last Decade
Aile Möldre

Motivating Slovenian Students Through the Reading Badge Program
Tilka Jamnik

Book Discussions Improve Reading, Writing, Speaking, and ICT Skills in Netlibris Literature Circles
Teresia Volotinen, Kaarina Kolu

Section 4: Beginning Reading and Writing

Family Literacy Programs: Fostering Early Literacy
Margie I. Mayfield

Encouraging Young Children's Language Development
Maili Vesiko

The Two R's: A Study of Current Early Reading and Writing Practice in Irish Primary Schools
Brian Murphy

Greek Kindergarteners' Concepts About Print
Eufimia Tafa

Phonemic Awareness: Teaching Segmenting and Blending
Priscilla L. Griffith, Judy A. Leavell

Strategic Reading: Helping Children Understand Text
Mary W. Spor, Barbara Kane Schneider

Section 5: Adolescent Literacy

Trends in the Reading Culture of 15- to 17-Year-Old Students in Hungary
Attila Nagy

Seventh-Grade Students' Competence in Reading Expository Texts
Joaquim Agostinho de Oliveira Guerra

Helping Struggling Readers and Writers in Middle School
Catherine M. O'Callaghan

Section 6: Working With Teacher Educators and Preservice Teachers

Reading, Writing, and Knowledge Acquisition in Secondary, Post-Compulsory Secondary, and Higher Education in Spain
Mariana Miras, Marta Gràcia, Nuria Castells

Reading Literary Texts in Portuguese Schools: Considering Teacher Roles and Perspectives
Angelina Rodrigues

Improving Literary Understanding Through Conversation
Ester Salasoo, Eija Rougle

Can Case Studies Help Student Teachers to Learn How to Teach Literacy and Numeracy in Primary School?
Ulla-Britt Persson, Marie Karlsson, Anna Pettersson

The Power of Reflective Writing for Students and Teachers
Penny L. Beed, Victoria Gentry Ridgeway, Faye Brownlie, Sandra Kalnina   FREE!

Section 7: The Power of Writing

Creative Writing on Computers: 6- to 10-Year-Olds Writing to Read
Arne Trageton

Spelling Acquisition: A Developmental Pathway Across Two Cultures
Neva Viise, Meeli Pandis, Herbert Richards, Klaire Sinisalu

Writing as a Learning Tool: A New Conception of Writing in the Portuguese Curriculum
José Brandão Carvalho

Section 8: Assessment of Language and Literacy Development

Associations Between Attributes of Self-Regulated Learning and Reading Literacy in PISA 2000
Gerry Shiel

Concepts of Difficulty: A Child's Eye View
Martin Johnson

Reading and Behavioral Difficulties: Overlap and Assessment Practice
Christopher J. Rees, Peter Farrell, Paul G. Rees

The Accuracy of Tester Listening in Oral Reading Assessment
Carol S. Christy