Research based criteria for the design and selection of literacy and thinking tools

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This article has been published in the Proceedings of National Conference on Future Directions in Literacy: International Conversations, Sydney, Australia; 3 - 6 September, 2007. Used with Permission.

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This paper describes criteria for the design and selection of literacy and thinking tools. The criteria are that tools should be: (i) teaching focused (ii) learner focused, (iii) thought linked (iv) neurologically consistent, (v) subject specific, (vi) text linked, (vii) developmentally appropriate, (viii) culturally responsive, and (ix) assessment linked.

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Whitehead, D. W. (2007). Research based criteria for the design and selection of literacy and thinking tools. In Proceedings of National Conference on Future Directions in Literacy: International Conversations, Sydney, Australia; 3 - 6 September, 2007(pp. 280-310). Sydney, Australia: Sydney University Press.

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