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  • Curriculum literacies and the school garden

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    Author(s)
    Pascoe, Joanne
    Wyatt-Smith, Claire
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Dolley, Joanne
    Wyatt-Smith, Claire M.
    Year published
    2013
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    This paper reports an investigation of the potential of school gardens as an effective middle years learning environment in which to teach curriculum literacies in a cross disciplinary manner. Drawing on the school garden literature and on interview data from key stakeholders at two Brisbane State primary schools, the paper provides perspectives on school garden curriculum literacy learning in the following curriculum areas: English, Mathematics or Numeracy, Science, Environmental Education, ICT and Art. The documented enthusiasm of the students when involved in school garden activities goes some way towards making the ...
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    This paper reports an investigation of the potential of school gardens as an effective middle years learning environment in which to teach curriculum literacies in a cross disciplinary manner. Drawing on the school garden literature and on interview data from key stakeholders at two Brisbane State primary schools, the paper provides perspectives on school garden curriculum literacy learning in the following curriculum areas: English, Mathematics or Numeracy, Science, Environmental Education, ICT and Art. The documented enthusiasm of the students when involved in school garden activities goes some way towards making the school garden an effective literacy learning environment. The study revealed that the students who were reported by teachers as benefitting most from curriculum literacy learning in the school garden were those with learning difficulties and behavioural issues. The literature often associates these students with lower literacy levels. The stakeholder comments point to an overall improvement in some skills, particularly writing and attitude to learning through meaningful integration of curriculum literacies to support classroom learning through garden lessons.
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    Journal Title
    Literacy Learning: the Middle Years
    Volume
    21
    Issue
    1
    Publisher URI
    Http://www.alea.edu.au/resources/alea-journals-and-newsletters/literacy-learning-the-middle-years
    Copyright Statement
    © 2013 Australian Literacy Educators' Association. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    English and Literacy Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL)
    Education Systems
    Curriculum and Pedagogy
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/56446
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