5 articles in this issue
Cecile Nathalie Sabatier
En contexte d’apprentissage du français langue seconde, la compétence d’interaction est une compétence clé à construire. Elle repose sur l’idée que l’apprenant communique et interagit avec ses interlocuteurs, pour la construction des savoirs langagiers et... see more
David Lewkowich, Nicholas Jacobs
In this paper, we wonder how comics – through its play of absence and presence, and as unique multimodal merger of visual arts and literature – may allow readers to engage in a particular kind of psychic work, involving the influence of memory and unconsc... see more
Hetty Roessingh, David Nordstokke
This article reports on the role of the quality and fluency of handwriting and spelling on the writing outcomes for 222 Grade 3 students who attend a large, public school in a major urban center in Canada. Findings indicate that control over the exigencie... see more
Stacey Crooks
This paper is rooted in an assumption that the tenacity of deficit thinking in family literacy programs in Canada is partly a reflection of our colonial settler history. I explore how embracing an ethic of “robust respect” may offer a way of re-orienting ... see more
Meridith Ann Lovell-Johnston
This article explores the concept of lesson interactivity within six primary and elementary teachers’ use of whole-class and personal digital devices over multiple lessons including Interactive Whiteboards, data projectors, laptop computers, and others. T... see more