Literacies in Early Childhood: Foundations for Equitable, Quality Pedagogy - Softcover

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Annette Woods, Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology,Beryl Exley, Professor, Griffith University

Annette Woods is a Professor in the Faculty of Education at Queensland University of Technology. She teaches and researches in the areas of literacies, social justice, curriculum, pedagogy and assessment, and school reform. Her current research projects include a sociomaterial investigation into learning to write in the early years of school; a study of the implications of bringing literacy and sustainability together as children in kindergarten name their worlds, and research with teacher researcher partners on bringing imagination as a concept to the curriculum. She was a teacher across early childhood, primary and adult literacy contexts for many years before entering the academy. In 2018-2019 she was the President of the national research body, Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE).

Beryl Exley is a Professor who works as a teaching and research academic within the School of Education and Professional Studies at Griffith University in Queensland, Australia. She is an experienced early years and primary years classroom teacher and teacher educator with an interest in English Curriculum and Literacies Education. She has authored and co-authored numerous chapters and journal articles on literacy as a social justice issue and pedagogical approaches for high quality learning and teaching in schooling. Beryl has served on the National Council of the Australian Literacy Educators' Association since 2005 and is currently the National President (2018-2019). She is also past-chair of the International Development in Oceania Committee, a standing committee of the International Literacy Association.