Jane Carter's Outputs (9)

Preservice teachers learning to teach reading using one-to-one tutoring: Does learning ‘stick’ for tutees and tutors? (2024)
Journal Article

Teaching reading is a key element of initial teacher education programmes in England. This study contributes to the research about the most effective way to ensure preservice teachers have the necessary skills and knowledge to teach reading. One-to-o... Read More about Preservice teachers learning to teach reading using one-to-one tutoring: Does learning ‘stick’ for tutees and tutors?.

The impact of the initial teacher education reaccreditation process on teacher educator identity (2024)
Journal Article

This article reports initial findings from a research project that focused on the impact of the reaccreditation process and its outcomes on teacher educators in four institutions in England where Qualified Teacher Status accreditation was removed, de... Read More about The impact of the initial teacher education reaccreditation process on teacher educator identity.

Literacy and the Sustainable Development Goals (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

At a time of climate and ecological emergency, the importance of evaluating approaches to enhancing children’s eco-literacy cannot be overstated. This symposium explores UN’s Sustainable Development Goals 14 and 15 which relate to the protection of l... Read More about Literacy and the Sustainable Development Goals.

Traces of tolerance in European history: A student-oriented and educational approach (2024)
Report

This chapter and working group report is part of the outcomes of an Erasmus Plus funded project: Citizenship Education in the Context of European Values.
The teacher support materials found in this book are based on the work of an interdisciplinary... Read More about Traces of tolerance in European history: A student-oriented and educational approach.

Citizenship in the context of European values: Recommendations for teaching in higher education (2024)
Report

This publication reflects the work of CitEdEV (Citizenship Education in the Context of European Values), a Jean Monnet Network funded by the European Commission and Charles University, Prague. It aims to provide guidance to those teaching in higher e... Read More about Citizenship in the context of European values: Recommendations for teaching in higher education.

Reading for Science: The use of scientific literary materials in primary schools (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Scientific literary materials (SLMs) present science content in genres such as narratives and poems as well as traditional non-fiction genres. SLMs have the potential to engage children and teachers who are non-science enthusiasts or specialists wit... Read More about Reading for Science: The use of scientific literary materials in primary schools.

A systematic review of the effectiveness of reading comprehension interventions in the South African multilingual context (2024)
Journal Article

International comparative measures show that South Africa has extremely low standards in reading. A variety of programmes aimed at boosting reading have been developed, however, the effectiveness of these programmes is unclear. Prior reviews of effec... Read More about A systematic review of the effectiveness of reading comprehension interventions in the South African multilingual context.

‘It's like a compass which I use to find direction’: Findings and learning from an evaluation of an App designed to support the teaching of reading comprehension in rural and township schools in South Africa (2024)
Journal Article

South Africa has low literacy levels and teachers face multiple challenges in their endeavours to elevate levels of literacy. This is especially prevalent in rural and township schools where teachers face the additional challenges of isolation, limit... Read More about ‘It's like a compass which I use to find direction’: Findings and learning from an evaluation of an App designed to support the teaching of reading comprehension in rural and township schools in South Africa.

The pleasure of reading against: Embedding lifelong critical literacy from picturebooks to social media (2024)
Book Chapter

In almost all children’s literature somebody lies. Harry Potter is told by the Dursleys that his parents died in a car accident, Lyra believes Lord Asriel to be her uncle, and countless narrators in picturebooks contradict, at some level, the images... Read More about The pleasure of reading against: Embedding lifelong critical literacy from picturebooks to social media.