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Writing for All: Teaching Writing for All in Primary Education

The main objective of this project was to provide critical information on writing instruction in Australian primary schools. Teachers from across Australian states and territories were surveyed on their preparedness, practices, and perceptions about teaching writing in Australian primary classrooms, including instructional practices to support students experiencing difficulties learning to write.

This project was funded by the Collier Charitable Fund - $45,788.

Publications

Malpique, A., A., Valcan, D., Pino-Pasternak, D., & Ledger, S. (2023). Teaching writing in primary education (grades 1–6) in Australia: A national survey. Reading and Writing, 36(1), 119-145. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11145-022-10294-2

Malpique, A, Pino-Pasternak, D., Valcan, D. & Asil, M. (2023). Primary school teachers’ adaptations for struggling writers: Survey study of grade 1-6 teachers in Australia. Journal of Learning Disabilities. https://doi.org/10.1177/00222194231211946

Merga, M., Malpique, A., Roni. M. S., Valcan, D., & Ledger, S (2021). The impact of COVID-19 on writing instruction with primary school students", Issues in Educational Research, 31(4), pp.1138-1155 http://www.iier.org.au/iier31/merga.pdf

Conference Presentations, Peer-Reviewed

Malpique, A., Pino-Pasternak, D., Valcan, D. & Asil, M., (June, 2024). Primary school teachers (grades 1-6) adaptations for struggling writers in Australia: A national survey. Paper accepted for presentation at the 20th SIG Writing Biennial Conference, European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) “Ways2write \(w2w)/”, Paris, France.

Malpique, A., Valcan, D, Pino-Pasternak, D. & Ledger, S. (November, 2022). Teaching Writing in the Primary Grades in Australia: A National Survey. Paper presented at Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) 2022 Conference, Adelaide.

In the news

Malpique, A., Pino-Pasternak, D., Valcan, D., & Ledger, S. (July, 2022). From shopping lists to jokes on the fridge – 6 ways parents can help their primary kids learn to write well. The Conversation.

Henebery, B. (July, 2022). More professional learning needs to bust literacy outcomes. The Educator.

Lewis, J. (July, 2022). Writing the course for primary students. Education Today.

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