School of Education

Emeritus Professor

Qualifications

• Master of Arts, United States of America, 1987.
• Bachelor of Education, The University of Western Australia, 1974.
• Diploma of Physical Education, The University of Western Australia, 1962.

Research

Recent Research Grants

• Quality Talk: Talk for thinking, reading and writing,  Association of Independent Schools of WA,  AISWA - Grant,  2013 - 2015,  $29,784.
• Supporting Students to improve their written literacy skills the middle and upper years primary schooling (Years 4-8),  Edith Cowan University,  ECU Industry Collaboration - Grant,  2006 - 2010,  $152,443.
• Identification of Effective Models of Implementing Getting it Right in Secondary Schools,  Department of Education and Training WA,  Grant,  2007 - 2009,  $42,093.
• Literacy Intervention: Supporting students with literacy difficulties in the middle and upper years of primary schooling,  Edith Cowan University,  ECU Industry Collaboration - Grant,  2005 - 2008,  $195,943.
• The Identification of Resources to Support Children Learning to Read in the Early Years of School,  Department of Education and Training WA,  Grant,  2007 - 2008,  $47,185.
• The Identification of Resources to Support Children's Social and Emotional Development,  Department of Education and Training WA,  Grant,  2007,  $47,185.
• Data Informed Teaching Phase III: Utilising assessment to inform literacy teaching in the early years of schooling ,  Association of Independent Schools of WA,  AISWA - Grant,  2007,  $15,768.
• Effective teaching and learning practices for students with learning difficulties initiative,  Department of Education, Science and Training,  Grant,  2004 - 2005,  $2,700.
• Data-driven teaching: Utilising assessment to inform literacy teaching in the early years of schooling,  Association of Independent Schools of WA,  AISWA - Grant,  2004 - 2005,  $30,366.
• Effective Teaching and Learning Practices Leading to Improved Literacy Outcomes in the Early Years of Schooling - RFT 957,  Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs,  Grant,  2001 - 2005,  $598,548.

Research Student Supervision

Principal Supervisor

• Doctor of Philosophy,  KNOWING AND TEACHING: THE IMPACT OF TEACHERS' KNOWLEDGE ON STUDENTS' EARLY LITERACY ACHIEVEMENT.
• Master by Research: Multiple readings in multiple choice reading tests? A study of year 11 students' reading practices of a multiple choice reading test
• Master of Education,  PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: TEACHERS' LEARNING IN READING RECOVERY.
• Master by Research: Bringing children to their senses? A study of the influence of sensory experience on year 4 children's writing
• Master by Research: The nature and provision of instruction in summary writing for students from Years 6 to 10