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Debra Edwards
Dip Teach (Primary) Toorak, BEd (Primary) Bendigo, Grad Dip Special Education La Trobe, MEd La Trobe

Lecturer in Literacy and Special Education

Room/Location: 3.21 Education
Ph: 5444 7483
Fx: 5444 7800
Email: d.edwards@latrobe.edu.au

Teaching Areas

• Learning Language
• Literacy Teaching - (particularly the area of reading)
• Literacy Difficulties
• Inclusive Education

Research Interests

• literacy policy
• literacy difficulties
• reading

Recent Publications

• Edwards, D. (2005) How does the glass through which we view the world frame our view? Research and literacy policy. Melbourne Studies in Education. 46 (1): 63-72
• Rowe, G. & Edwards, D. (2001) Writing After the Early Years. Practically Primary, Vol.6, No.2, June 16 - 21.
• Rowe, G., Daly, M., Lamont, H., Edwards, D., and Mayor Cox, S. (2000) Success with Reading and Writing: Helping At-Risk Students 8-13 years, Teacher Manual, Dellasta, Melbourne, pp. 208. reprinted 2001.
• Rowe, G., Mayor Cox, S., Edwards, D., Daly, M., and Lamont, H. (2000) Success with Reading and Writing: Helping At-Risk Students 8-13 years, Student Log, Dellasta, Melbourne, 69.
• Edwards, D. (2000) Using the Structure When Reading Factual Text, Practically Primary, Vol.5, No.2, June, 37-42.

Associations

• President Central Victorian Local Council, Australian Literacy Educators Association
• Primary Teachers English Association
• Australian Curriculum Studies Association
• Australian College of Education