Inclusive reading practices for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students in Australia

Authors

Susan Main, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Deslea Konza, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Title

Inclusive Principles and Practices in Literacy Education

Publisher

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd

School

Fogarty Learning Centre / School of Education

RAS ID

24913

Comments

Main, S., & Konza, D. (2017). Inclusive reading practices for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students in Australia. In M. Milton (Ed.), Inclusive Principles and Practices in Literacy Education (pp. 177-194). Emerald Publishing Limited. Available here

Abstract

This chapter explores inclusive approaches to reading instruction for Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children. Drawing from the literature on effective reading instruction, culturally appropriate instructional practices, and the authors’ research on reading interventions in remote communities in Australia we assert that to be inclusive you must provide a learning environment that supports all students to learn. Further, that the approaches used in this learning environment should be evidence-based

DOI

10.1108/S1479-363620170000011012

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