Improving Reading and Reading Engagement in the 21st Century: International Research and Innovation

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Improving Reading and Reading Engagement: An International Focus....Pages 3-16
Engaging Readers in the Twenty-First Century: What We Know and Need to Know More....Pages 17-46
Front Matter....Pages 47-47
Advancing Reading Engagement and Achievement through Personal Digital Inquiry, Critical Literacy, and Skilful Argumentation....Pages 49-76
Key Issues in Research on Students’ Critical Reading and Learning in the 21st Century Information Society....Pages 77-98
Image–Language Interaction in Text Comprehension: Reading Reality and National Reading Tests....Pages 99-118
Reading the Future: The Contribution of Literacy Studies to Debates on Reading and Reading Engagement for Primary-Aged Children....Pages 119-140
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Engaging Students in the “Joy of Reading” Programme in Finland....Pages 143-165
Reading Motivation and Strategy Use of Hong Kong Students: The Role of Reading Instruction in Chinese Language Classes....Pages 167-185
‘Reading Was like My Nightmare but Now It’s My Thing’: A Narrative of Growth and Change of an Australian Indigenous Student....Pages 187-204
Engaging Children in Reading Activity through Collaboration in a Japanese Elementary School: An Activity-Theoretical Case Study....Pages 205-229
The Potential for Better Outcomes of Looking at What Our Language Tells Us about What We Do When We Read....Pages 231-251
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Generating Data, Generating Knowledge: Professional Identity and the Strathclyde Literacy Clinic....Pages 255-268
Transforming Literacy Outcomes in High-Poverty Schools: An Evidence-Based Approach....Pages 269-301
A University-School Partnership Teacher-Teaching-Teacher Intervention Model To Promote Reading in Hong Kong: Issues and Challenges....Pages 303-331
Reading and Writing Connections: How Writing Can Build Better Readers (and Vice Versa)....Pages 333-350
Back Matter....Pages 351-359