Literacy, Language & Learning
There is an extensive body of international research providing evidence that academic difficulties promote - or at least exacerbate - behavioural issues. An integral element of NBSS research is the exploration of the association between challenging behaviour and academic difficulties.
Research is central to NBSS academic literacy, learning and study skills support. The NBSS is co-ordinates Teacher as Researcher: Literacy and Learning Research Action Research Projects across a number of schools. Teachers are engaged as researchers in their schools piloting a range of literacy, learning and study skills development action research projects with students. The methods and approaches adopted are varied and creative. To date action research projects have been carried out on such areas as:
- explicitly teaching students specific study skills
- explicitly teaching students reading comprehension and learning strategies
- developing specific reading skills
- developing students’ writing skills
- implementing specific commerically available programmes to develop reading, vocabulary, writing skills.