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Ms Pru Smith

Lecturer

Staff Qualifications

• M (Master Degree), Edith Cowan University, 2008 .
• Bachelor of Education, Edith Cowan University, 1990 .

Research

Recent Research Grants

• Investigating the Effects of High Yield Literacy Intervention Strategies & A Streamlined Monitoring System for Low-Achieving Students in Years 2-4,  Edith Cowan University,  ECU Industry Collaboration - Grant(**),  2010,  $30,000.
• Investigating the Effects of High Yield Literacy Intervention Strategies & A Streamlined Monitoring System for Low-Achieving Students in Years 2-4,  Edith Cowan University,  Grant - Industry Collaboration,  2009,  $25,000.
• Enhancing Classroom Discourse in Primary Science,  Edith Cowan University,  Grant - Industry Collaboration,  2009,  $48,439.
• Literacy Intervention: Supporting students with literacy difficulties in the middle and upper years of primary schooling,  Edith Cowan University,  Grant - Industry Collaboration,  2008,  $25,000.
• Data Informed Teaching Phase III: Utilising assessment to inform literacy teaching in the early years of schooling ,  Association of Independent Schools of WA,  Grant,  2007,  $15,768.
• Literacy Intervention: Supporting students with literacy difficulties in the middle and upper years of primary schooling,  Edith Cowan University,  Grant - Industry Collaboration,  2007,  $54,000.
• Data Informed Teaching Phase II: Utilising assessment to inform literacy teaching in the early years of schooling,  Association of Independent Schools of WA,  Grant,  2006,  $29,175.
• Literacy Intervention: Supporting students with literacy difficulties in the middle and upper years of primary schooling,  Edith Cowan University,  Grant - Industry Collaboration,  2006,  $20,000.
• Data-driven teaching: Utilising assessment to inform literacy teaching in the early years of schooling,  Association of Independent Schools of WA,  Grant,  2005,  $23,062.
• Literacy Intervention: Supporting students with literacy difficulties in the middle and upper years of primary schooling,  Edith Cowan University,  Grant - Industry Collaboration,  2005,  $15,000.
• Effective teaching and learning practices for students with learning difficulties initiative,  Dept of Education, Science and Training,  Grant,  2005,  $900.
• Effective teaching and learning practices for students with learning difficulties initiative,  Dept of Education, Science and Training,  Grant,  2004,  $2,700.
• Data-driven teaching: Utilising assessment to inform literacy teaching in the early years of schooling,  Association of Independent Schools of WA,  Grant,  2004,  $7,303.

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Journal Articles

• Hackling, M., Smith, P., Murcia, K., (2011), Enhancing classroom discourse in primary science: The puppets project. Teaching Science, 57(2), 18-25, Deakin, ACT.
• Hackling, M., Smith, P., Murcia, K., (2010), Talking science: Developing a discourse of inquiry. Teaching Science, 56(1), 17-22, Deakin, ACT, Australia.