In a 3-year longitudinal, mixed-method study, 67 children in two schools were observed during literacy activities in Grades 1-3. Children and their teachers were interviewed each year about the children's motivation to read and write. Taking a grounded theory approach, content analysis of the child interview protocols identified the motivations that were salient to children at each grade level ...

Introduction. Laos is used as a case study of how factors such as culture and indigenous knowledge must be considered to plan for information literacy education that is culturally and contextually appropriate. Method. Data were obtained from observations during visits to four Lao schools and from interviews with fourteen teachers at these schools. The schools visited were an urban primary schoo...

We are so proud to be incoming co-editors of the literacy policy column for JAAL. desire open a forum that illuminates how functions in contemporary settings, especially relation teaching and learning. Our experiences as teachers, teacher educators, scholars has taught us knowledge about is powerful. Such can make one feel less like victim politicians policy-makers inspire advocacy. It also hel...

In recent years, smart classrooms have been widely constructed in colleges and universities. To help the design of student-centred classroom compliance with students’ information literacy levels enable all students to adapt smoothly, this study utilised a quantitative method investigate preferences for learning environments (PSCLE) 873 Chinese college students. The results indicated statistical...

Temporal processing underlies both music and language skills. There is increasing evidence that rhythm abilities track with reading performance and that language disorders such as dyslexia are associated with poor rhythm abilities. However, little is known about how basic time-keeping skills can be shaped by musical training, particularly during critical literacy development years. This study w...