Contents

• Editorial Comment
  Gloria Latham, Lisa Kervin, and Jessica Mantei 
• Changing gears: Literacy for All and Rethinking Links ?Between Behaviour, Motivation and Literacy
  Susan Nichols
• Graphic Novels in the Classroom
  

  Allison Lee

• Writing Fiction for Girls 
  Goldie Alexander
• Finding and then Raising Voices: Multi-Disciplinary Units ?Helping P-3 Students Find a Passion and Love for Writing
  Karen Argus
• Story Writing in Remote Locations (SWIRL)
  Lawry Mahon
• Ten Ways I Support All Literacy Learners in My Classroom
  
  
• Valuing Creativity: The Keys to Developing Enthusiastic Wordsmiths
  Sue Whiting
  
• Families as First Teachers
  Kathryn Mannion
  
• Choruses in Playscripts

   Edel Wignell

• Funky Porridge and Hardcore Jelly:

  Children’s Readers’ Theatre
  Graham Baxter

• Working in Metaphors 
  Edel Wignell interviews Errol Broome
• REVIEWS
  Text Talks for Teachers. The Literacy Wars: Ilana Snyder  Reviewed by Julie Faulkner 
• Write with Purpose: An Approach to Creative Writing: Elaine Forrestal
  Reviewed by Anya Latham 
• Text Talks for Young Readers
  Belonging, Jeannie Baker
  Chelonia Green, Champion of Turtles, Christobel Mattingley
  Indij Readers
  Nim's Island, Wendy Orr
  Kids Tracks      
  Catherine Threlfall
  Writing Antarctic Close-up     
  Hazel Edwards
  Dialogue to Discover and Extend Wonder  
  Gloria Latham