Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 Teenagers and Reading : Literary Heritages, Cultural Contexts and Contemporary Reading Practices
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'Teenagers and Reading: Literary heritages, cultural contexts and contemporary reading practices brings together international research and practical perspectives on the current state of teenagers' reading. The contributions by teachers, researchers and other educators explore the 'what, how, when, where, and why' of adolescents' reading, advancing our understanding of the relationships between and among teenage readers, texts and contexts.' -- Back cover

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  • Contents indexed selectively.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Kent Town, Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,:Wakefield Press ,Australian Association for the Teaching of English , 2012 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Why Literature Matters, Libby Gleeson , single work criticism
Gleeson's article includes a letter, reproduced in full, from a Year 7 student, commenting on her response to Mahtab's Story and the involvement of her class in Refugee Week.
(p. 5-11)
Reading Lives : Teenagers' Reading Practices and Preferences, Jacqueline Manuel , single work criticism
Manuel's article provides 'a snapshot of contemporary teenagers' reading lives, drawing on findings of [her] research with Australian students, aged 12-16 years' (p. 13). Amongst the findings is included a table listing 'Favourite fiction titles' for female and male respondents, with a mix of Australian and overseas authors' works in each list (p. 21).
(p. 12-37)
Reading and Secondary School English : Historical Contexts for Some Contemporary English in Education Theory and Practice, Paul Brock , single work criticism
Includes an outline of the rationale for the NSW Board of Studies English Curriculum Years 11-12 (1999), with examples of Australian literary texts included.
(p. 38-65)
What We Know about Teenagers and Reading : A Survey of Research Findings, Maxine Broughton , Jacqueline Manuel , single work criticism
Includes overviews of studies of Australian young people's reading from the 1930s through to the 21st century.
(p. 82-110)
Teenagers and Reading in School : Some Observations on Australian Senior Secondary English Reading Lists, Don Carter , single work criticism
Carter's article maps the range of Australian prose fiction on reading lists of prescribed or suggested study in senior secondary English in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory. Queensland and the ACT are not considered as schools are not subject to a curriculum and instead are able to select their own texts.
(p. 128-140)
Using Drama to Teach Difficult Texts, Kelly Freebody , John Hughes , single work criticism
'This chapter explores the potential for using educational drama (sometimes called drama pedagogy) to explore difficult texts in the classroom. [...] By 'difficult texts' we mean both texts that include difficult vocabulary or complex narrative structures, as well as texts that are 'difficult' because they address potentially controversial issues, sometimes avoided in the classroom' (p. 161) [Authors' abstract]
(p. 161-175)
Crossing Borders : Reading Indigenous Playtexts in White Classrooms, Matthew Clausen , Michael Anderson , single work criticism (p. 176-190)
Books and Blogs : Promoting Reading Achievement in Digital Contexts, Kerry-Ann O'Sullivan , single work criticism (p. 191-209)

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