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ABSTRACT

This paper describes a collaborative project between the staff of twelve mainstream schools and Suffolk Local Education Authority staff which has aimed to develop differentiated teaching strategies. The project has developed teaching and assessment techniques for pupils with literacy difficulties and approaches to delivering aspects of the whole curriculum to pupils with special educational needs. The project recognizes the central importance of mainstream teachers if integration for pupils with special educational needs is to be a truly meaningful educational experience.     

Name-writing proficiency, not length of name, is associated with preschool children's emergent literacy skills

The goals of this study were twofold: first, to examine whether preschool children's name-writing proficiency differentiated them on other emergent reading and writing tasks, and second, to examine the effect of name length on preschool children's emergent literacy skills including alphabet knowledge and spelling. In study 1, a range of emergent literacy tasks was administered to 296 preschool children aged 4-5 years. The more advanced name writers outperformed the less advanced name writers on all emergent literacy measures. Furthermore, children with longer names did not show superior performance compared to children with shorter names. In study 2, four measures of alphabet knowledge and spelling were administered to 104 preschool children. Once again, the more advanced name writers outperformed the less advanced name writers on the alphabet knowledge and spelling measures. Results indicated that having longer names did not translate into an advantage on the alphabet knowledge and spelling tasks. Name writing proficiency, not length of name appears to be associated with preschool children's developing emergent literacy skills. Name writing reflects knowledge of some letters rather than a broader knowledge of letters that may be needed to support early spelling.     

An Analysis of Undergraduate Students' Search Behaviors in an Information Literacy Class

The purpose of this project was to investigate how students' search strategies changed over the course of a semester-long information literacy class. Data collection included four different paper questionnaires corresponding to course content in the spring 2008 semester. Seventy-seven participants completed the questionnaires and course work in the class. Results showed that participants' demographics did not have any impact on their selection of search keywords. While participants reported better search experiences with more search keywords, they were not able to develop more sophisticated search keywords after receiving more instruction and search experience. The participants who did develop more sophisticated search keywords had better search experiences and a higher rate of satisfaction with their research results. Future studies should examine what enabled these participants to develop more sophisticated search keywords.     

Should Silent Reading feature in a secondary school English programme? West Australian students' perspectives on Silent Reading

The purpose of my article is to provide an opportunity for reflection on the merit of incorporating Silent Reading into secondary learning programmes. The role of Silent Reading in the learning programme has been the subject of recent research, yielding mixed findings. I explore the current issues that have arisen in research which warrant the consideration of practitioners, with a particular focus on adolescent learners. These issues are subsequently examined in light of findings from the recent West Australian Study in Adolescent Book Reading. Qualitative data from semi‐structured, dyadic interviews were gathered and analysed, with the reflections of students providing insight into the current status of Silent Reading in secondary schools, and the efficacy of elements of contemporary models of Silent Reading.     

又“文献检索与利用”到“信息素质教育”——观念与内容的变化

经过二十多年的“文献检索与利用”教育，高校图书馆在提高了学生查找和利用文献的能力的同时，还培养了一批参考咨询骨干。现在该课程正在经历向“信息素质教育”过渡的阶段。本文在总结了信息素质教育概念的同时，提出了对高校实施信息素质教育需要注意的几个问题和解决方案。     

国内外信息素质教育研究现状及实践情况

文章以信息素质的定义、内涵和标准为基础,介绍了国内外信息素质教育理论研究与实践进行的情况。     

网络环境下高校教师信息素质调查与分析

网络环境下 ,高校中仍有近一半教师不习惯用网络获取信息 ,约有 1/4的普通教师缺少信息检索知识。应制定教师信息素质教育规划和评估标准 ,发挥图书馆在培养用户信息能力方面的作用。表 17。参考文献 6。     

利用CSSCI从引文分析角度对我国图书馆学情报学期刊进行综合评价

利用CSSCI(1999)，对我国图书馆学情报学期刊被引频次、影响因子、当年被引指数等进行统计分析，并对我国图书馆学情报学期刊进行客观评价。