Becoming a Teacher of Language and Literacy

Becoming a Teacher of Language and Literacy explores what it means to be a literacy educator in the 21st century. It promotes a reflective and inquiry-based approach to literacy teaching and examines three central questions: 1. How do teachers approach the teaching of reading and writing, speaking and listening within a digital age? 2. How do teachers approach the standardisation of literacy, including high-stakes testing? 3. How do teachers work within the framework of the Australian curriculum: English? The book covers a range of contemporary topics in language and literacy education, including reading and creating digital texts, supporting intercultural engagement in literacy education and developing community partnerships. Each chapter features teacher narratives, current theoretical perspectives, examples of practice and reflective questions. The narratives are designed to prompt reflection about teachers' professional practice within local school settings. They convey the voices of teachers as they grapple with the challenges of their professional practice.

1. How to read this book Brenton Doecke, Glenn Auld and Muriel Wells; 2. Engaging with tensions: tensions are the norm Glenn Auld, Brenton Doecke and Rachel MacGilp; 3. Teachers researching their teaching: learning through practitioner inquiry Anne Cloonan, Louise Paatsch and Muriel Wells; 4. Literacy teaching and learning in digital times: tales of classroom interactions Muriel Wells and Glenn Auld; 5. Supporting intercultural engagement in literacy education Anne Cloonan, Joanne O'Mara and Sarah Ohi; 6. Inclusive literacy education Joanne O'Mara and Louise Paatsch; 7. Homework: a window into community literacies Glenn Auld and Kirsten Hutchison; 8. Planning for teaching/planning for learning Gaelene Hope-Rowe and Maria Nicholas; 9. Teacher and student agency in contemporary literacy classrooms Kirsten Hutchison, Anne Cloonan and Louise Paatsch.