scholarly journals A posthuman perspective on early literacy: A literature review

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-86
Author(s):  
Zhen Lin ◽  
Guofang Li
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Early Literacy ◽  
Literacy Development ◽  
Literacy Education ◽  
Review Article ◽  
The Other ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Assemblage Theory ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Children's Literacy

Drawing on research about young children’s literacy development, this review article discusses a recent paradigmatic turn for understanding the child and childhood from human-centerism to posthumanism. Building on the new materialist tradition (e.g., Barad, 2007) and the assemblage theory of Deleuze and Guattari (1987, 1997), the posthuman lens enables researchers and educators to see children as parts of entangled networks of relationships who continuously intra-act with their peers, teachers, materials, and the other nonhuman entities and activities produced constantly by the child-material entanglements. As such, the posthumanist perspective expands the current research on early literacy by offering new possibilities for re-conceptualizing the child, the materials or resources for early literacy, and the meaning of childhood and children’s play. These new ways of seeing the child, the materials, and childhood have also generated new pedagogical practices that are material-oriented, intra-active, and flexible. The review concludes by providing directions for conducting research from a posthuman perspective in the field of early literacy education.

scholarly journals Co-production of family literacy projects to enhance early literacy development

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cathy Nutbrown ◽  
Julia Bishop ◽  
Helen Wheeler
Keyword(s):  
Early Literacy ◽  
Literacy Development ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Parental Engagement ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Literacy Programme ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Literacy Experiences ◽  
Early Literacy Development ◽  
Children's Literacy

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on how early years practitioners worked with the ORIM Framework to support work with parents to promote early literacy experiences. Design/methodology/approach – Co-produced Knowledge Exchange (KE) was used to develop and evaluate work with parents to facilitate their young children’s literacy. Information was gathered in discussion groups, interviews with parents and practitioners and feedback from all the parties involved. Findings – Practitioners and families engaged with each other in the further development of an established literacy programme, and families demonstrated “ownership” of the co-produced knowledge after the end of the project. Research limitations/implications – Project design in co-produced research and KE is necessarily flexible. The focus is on practitioners’ knowledge and ownership of the process, sharing knowledge with parents and enhancing children’s experiences. Practical implications – Practices that can enhance parental engagement in their children’s early literacy are varied and multiple and ORIM can be used flexibly to plan, develop and evaluate innovative and community – (and family –) specific practices. Social implications – Where parents have more knowledge of children’s early literacy development they are in a better position to support them; for learning communities there are implications in terms of future development of work with families to support early literacy development. Originality/value – This paper contributes an original approach to the co-production of research with early years practitioners. It also identifies specific issues around the ethics of ownership in co-produced research.

scholarly journals Challenges in English Teaching and Learning in Colombia

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Zaily Patricia Del Toro ◽  
Ana Carolina Mercado ◽  
Milton Pájaro Manjarres ◽  
Luis Fernando Noriega ◽  
Willington Watts ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
The Other ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
National Context ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
English Reading ◽  
English Reading Comprehension ◽  
Conducting Research

This article presents a reflection on the educational scenario that permeates the teaching of English as a foreign language (EFL) in its political, methodological, didactic, curricular and investigative dimensions. A description of the current English reading comprehension level in the national context is presented. On the other hand, from a transformative conception in which educational practices must be developed, different elements aiming to the development of formative practices are explored. This is achieved, with the active participation of all the subjects that participate in the educational process by conducting research, which plays a fundamental role that contributes to achieve the emancipation of human beings and the transformation of the environment where they live. Furthermore, this article invites readers to think about and transform the pedagogical practices that are around the teaching of English as a foreign language in Colombia, Latin America and the whole world. This is possible to be achieved, from a resignification of the curriculum and emerging didactics, focused on research and the multidimensionality of human beings.

scholarly journals Commentary: Early Literacy Development and Implications for Practice

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-46
Author(s):  
Anne Haas Dyson
Keyword(s):  
Early Literacy ◽  
Literacy Development ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Peer Collaboration ◽  
Early Literacy Development ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Children's Literacy ◽  
The Right

In this interview with Anne Haas Dyson she discusses literacy, examining the connection between language, culture, and the positive impact of play. Anne speaks about the importance of incorporating literacy into the everyday life of children, and encouraging creativity and peer collaboration in the home as well as in classrooms. She stresses that children’s literacy skills must be assessed within context, taking into consideration the child’s perspective and the resources available. She emphasizes the individuality of every child’s learning experience and the right for children to progress at their own speed.

Language’s vanishing act in early literacy education

2020 ◽  
Vol 101 (5) ◽  
pp. 19-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
George G. Hruby
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Early Literacy ◽  
Literacy Education ◽  
Written Language ◽  
Reading Assessments ◽  
Language Abilities ◽  
Decoding Skills ◽  
Children's Literacy ◽  
Poor Outcomes ◽  
Decoding Instruction

Current conversations about children’s literacy have focused on the need for more phonics and decoding instruction and have sidelined the importance of children’s language development, argues George Hruby. Language development involves more than the ability to decode written language. The ability to understand the meaning of those words is also important, and poor outcomes on reading assessments are not necessarily evidence of poor decoding skills. Hruby posits that comprehension follows a recursive trajectory that he calls ELIK in which students’ linguistic environment affects their language abilities which affects their intellectual growth, which affects their knowledge. Against this backdrop, a lack of attention to linguistic environment is an issue of equity, with children who grow up in less literacy-rich environments coming into school at a disadvantage.

A Comparison Between Screw- and Cement-Retained Implant Prostheses. A Literature Review

2012 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 298-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rola Shadid ◽  
Nasrin Sadaqa
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
English Language ◽  
Clinical Performance ◽  
Position Effect ◽  
Review Article ◽  
The Other ◽  
Immediate Loading ◽  
Implant Position ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
With Screws

Implant-supported restorations can be secured to implants with screws (screw-retained), or they can be cemented to abutments which are attached to implants with screws (cement-retained). This literature review discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each method of retention from different aspects. These aspects include: ease of fabrication and cost, esthetics, access, occlusion, retention, incidence of loss of retention, retrievability, clinical prosthesis fit, restriction of implant position, effect on peri-implant tissue health, provisionalization, immediate loading, impression procedures, porcelain fracture, and clinical performance. Peer-reviewed literature published in the English language between 1955 and 2010 was reviewed using PubMed and hand searches. Since the choice of using either method of retention is still controversial, this review article offers some clinical situations that prefer one method of retention over the other. The review demonstrated that each method of retention has certain advantages and disadvantages; however, there are some clinical situations in which it is better to select one method of retention rather than the other.

scholarly journals Constructing the Conceptual Framework among 21st Century Postgraduate Students: Thesis Supervisors’ Perceptions

Sains Insani ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sian Hoon Teoh ◽  
Geethanjali Narayanan ◽  
Nabilah Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
The Other ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Postgraduate Studies ◽  
Conducting Research

Constructing a conceptual framework has always been a problem for many postgraduate students. Even though the students are exposed to many different tools as well as guided with 21st-century skills along the process of conducting research, many of them are seeking helps to complete their postgraduate studies in stages.  A solid conceptual framework is an output of conducting a literature review. The construction of a conceptual framework involves multiple research skills. To meet the requirement of thesis completion, supervisors are always emphasizing the implementation of these skills as well as finding the best practice while addressing challenges of guiding them to understand and construct a conceptual framework. Meanwhile, the supervisors must get a better picture of how their postgraduate students undergo the process of constructing a conceptual framework from their literature review. Hence, the thesis supervisors need to understand a better way for helping them to achieve the level of competency. This study aims to investigate supervisors’ perceptions of guiding their postgraduate students to construct a conceptual framework in fulfillment of the advanced skills. A qualitative approach was employed to collect data. Three thesis supervisors were interviewed. They provided feedback on their experiences of supervision. Specifically, their experiences in supervising and guiding students to work on the conceptual framework were explored. The findings show that their postgraduate students have some problems in conducting literature reviews critically. On the other hand, the supervisors agreed that they play important roles as supervisors to guide and engage the students so that they can think flexibly; hence, producing a good piece of a conceptual framework.  This study provides insights on the focused aspects for the development of skills in constructing conceptual frameworks among postgraduate students.   Pembinaan kerangka konsep merupakan salah satu masalah yang dihadapi di kalangan pelajar pasca siswazah. Walaupun mereka telah didedahkan kepada pelbagai jenis cara serta panduan kemahiran abad ke 21 yang berkaitan di sepanjang proses pengendalian kajian, ramai di antara masih memerlukan bantuan untuk menyempurnakan pengajian. Kerangka konsep merupakan hasilan penulisan dari tinjauan literatur. Jelasnya, pembinaan kerangka konsep melibatkan pelbagai kemahiran kajian. Untuk membolehkan pelajar melengkapi tesis,penyelia selalu menekankan penggunaan kemahiran ini dan menemukan pelaksanaan yang bagus semasa menandatangani cabaran dalam membantu mereka dalam membina kerangka konsep. Di samping itu, adalah penting bagi penyelia untuk memahami bagaimana pelajar mereka melalui process pembinaan kerangka konsep dari tinjauan kajian. Maka, penyelia perlu memahami cara untuk mencapai tahap kompetensi tersebut. Kajian ini bertujuan memahami persepsi penyelia dalam membantu pelajar-pelajar membina kerangka konsep dengan kemahiran yang berkaitan dan canggih. Kaedah qualitative telah digunakan untuk kutipan data. Tiga orang penyelia telah ditemuduga. Mereka talah memberikan maklumbalas tentang pengalaman dalam penyeliaan, terutamanya pengalaman menyelia kerangka konsep. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa pelajar-pelajar menghadapi masalah pengendalikan penulisan tinjauan literatur secara kritikal. Di samping itu, penyelia bersetuju mereka memainkan peranan yang penting untuk melibatkan pelajar-pelajar dalam pemikiran fleksibel dan seterusnya menghasilkan kerangka konsep yang tepat. Kajian ini memberikan gambaran untuk aspek perkembangan kemahiran dalam pembinaan kerangka konsep di kalangan pasca siswazah

High Heels sebagai Agensi bagi Tubuh Wanita

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 196
Author(s):  
Sunandar Macpal ◽  
Fathianabilla Azhar
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Other ◽  
Body Image Disturbance ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
High Heels ◽  
Experience Pain ◽  
Woman's Body

The aims of this paper is to explain the use of high heels as an agency for a woman's body. Agency context refers to pain in the body but pain is perceived as something positive. In this paper, the method used is a literature review by reviewing writings related to the use of high heels. The findings in this paper that women experience body image disturbance or anxiety because they feel themselves are not beautiful or not attractive. The use of high heels, makes women more attractive and more confident, on the other hand the use of high heels actually makes women feel pain and discomfort. However, for the achievement of beauty standards, women voluntarily allow their bodies to experience pain. However, the agency's willingness to beauty standards here is meaningless without filtering and directly accepted. Instead women keep negotiating with themselves so as to make a decision why use high heels.

The Principles of Zakat and Tax Upon the Time of Rasulullah SAW.

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 90
Author(s):  
Dian Septiandani ◽  
Abd. Shomad
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Economic Thought ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Islamic Economic ◽  
General Expense

Zakat is one of principal worship requiring every individual (<em>mukallaf</em>) with considerable property to spend some of the wealth for zakat under several conditions applied within. On the other hand, tax is an obligation assigned to taxpayers and should be deposited into the state based on policies applied, with no direct return as reward, for financing the national general expense. In their development, both zakat and tax had quite attention from Islamic economic thought. Nevertheless, we, at first, wanted to identify the principles of zakat and tax at the time of Rasulullah SAW. Therefore, this study referred to normative research. The primary data was collected through library/document research and the secondary one was collected through literature review by inventorying and collecting textbooks and other documents related to the studied issue.

Strategies to overcome barriers and to effectively achieve sustainable urban stormwater management: A review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anaí Floriano Vasconcelos ◽  
Ademir Paceli Barbassa
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Stormwater Management ◽  
Urban Sustainability ◽  
The Other ◽  
Urban Stormwater ◽  
Urban Stormwater Management ◽  
Solution Strategies ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Common Barriers

Sustainable urban stormwater management (SUSM) is essential to urban sustainability. However, barriers to adopting it are observed even in places where SUSM is more widespread. Recent studies have evaluated strategies for overcoming some types of barriers. However, any study has systematically analyzed the strategies available for overcoming the most common barriers, contributing to widely adopting SUSM. Thus, this article aimed to provide a literature review on these strategies. Sixty-six documents were evaluated, resulting in eight solution strategies, detailed by 81 implementation measures, which were critically analyzed. The interrelationships among the solution strategies and their applicability to overcome the SUSM-related barriers were evaluated. This analysis showed that the solution strategies are interdependent, so it would be inefficient to adopt the strategies in isolation. On the other hand, adopting a strategy can help overcome several barriers, also enhancing other strategies, and consequently contributing to the global scenario of effective SUSM adoption. The availability of this systematized information helps break through common barriers and optimizing efforts to adopt SUSM where it is incipient.

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