Language and Literacies in Education

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Your USC Library provides a range of resources to ensure that you have access to quality information to assist you in your studies.  Use this guide to find policies and initiatives at the Federal and State levels as well as teaching and learning  resources relevant to multiliteracies F-12. The guide provides a general overview to the range of resources available to you online and through the Library.  Its scope covers the Early, Middle and Senior phases of school-based Education as identified by the Queensland Studies Authority. See also the Literature for the Classroom guide for quality fiction titles and strategies to develop language and literacy.

To learn how to search for information, see the How To Guides.

Use the tabs along the top to navigate through this guide.

Before you begin searching for information, make sure you understand your topic and what you don't know.

1. Write down what you already know about the topic and what you need to find out.
2. Find dictionaries, encyclopedias for an overview of your topic.
3. Find text books to broaden your knowledge of your topic and to identify keywords.
4. Find academic journal articles for detailed arguments about specific points.

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