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Article: 'I had to go out and get myself a book on grammar': a study of pre-service teachers' knowledge about language.(Report)
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- Australian Journal of Language and Literacy
- Article date:
- February 1, 2009
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Recent national and state reviews into school curricula and pedagogy have detailed a number of concerns and recommendations in relation to language and literacy teaching (Collins, 1999; Ramsay, 2004; DEST, 2005). Among the general concerns about children's performance as measured by national literacy benchmarks, the reviews have indicated a need to increase teachers' 'knowledge about language' (henceforth KAL) and literacy. Specifically, reviews of literacy teaching and teacher education have raised questions about the content of teacher education programs and beginning teachers' lack of preparedness to teach literacy in schools (Louden et al., 2005). Some reviews have ...
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