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Reading & Writing is an inter-disciplinary and inter-professional scholarly journal that explores how literacy is defined, enacted and promoted in a range of institutional, socio-cultural and disciplinary contexts’, particularly within African and other developing countries. View our Editorial Team.
Reading & Writing is an inter-disciplinary and inter-professional scholarly journal that explores how literacy is defined, enacted and promoted in a range of institutional, socio-cultural and disciplinary contexts’, particularly within African and other developing countries. View our Editorial Team.
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LATEST ARTICLES
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| Teachers’ perceptions about the implementation of Early Grade Reading Assessment | |
| Joyce West, Elsamarie Kersop | |
| 04 November 2025 | |
Original Research |
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| Words matter – but how? A study of high school learners’ vocabulary and reading comprehension | |
| Belden L. Liswaniso, Elizabeth Pretorius | |
| 31 October 2025 | |
Reviewer Acknowledgement |
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| Acknowledgement to reviewers | |
| Editorial Office | |
| 14 October 2025 | |
Original Research |
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| Using a wordless picture book to explore children’s narrative production in rural Kenya | |
| Rehema Abiyo, Henriette Zeidler, Claire Farrow, Jeofrey Mtemeri, Barnabas Simatende, Haatembo Mooya, Laura Shapiro | |
| 10 October 2025 | |
Original Research - Special Collection: Special Collection: Literacy learning across contexts |
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| Community literacy club and family language policymaking initiatives for biliteracy development | |
| Xolisa Guzula, Babalwayashe Molate | |
| 30 September 2025 | |
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| Using a reading comprehension heuristic to plan a mixed-methods research design | |
| Kristien Andrianatos | |
| 26 September 2025 | |
Original Research - Special Collection: Special Collection: Literacy learning across contexts |
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| ‘Why do children have to hide their true selves in important places (like class)?’ | |
| Rose-Anne Reynolds | |
| 10 September 2025 | |
Original Research - Special Collection: Special Collection: Literacy learning across contexts |
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| Fostering reading-culture of pre-teen community friends via reading play dates | |
| Simbayi Yafele | |
| 30 August 2025 | |
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| Evaluating oral reading fluency in English as a Second Language: A quantitative analysis | |
| Maria F. Dogar, Syed K. Shah, Muhammad Imran, Norah Almusharraf | |
| 12 August 2025 | |
Table of Contents |
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| Table of Contents Vol 15 No 1 (2024) | |
| Editorial Office | |
| 06 August 2025 |
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Press Release: Academic Writing Month: How to progress, publish, and empower your research |
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| Visit our Academic Writing Month blog post for guidance and perspectives on enhancing scholarly writing. | |
| Posted: 2025-11-07 | |
Website Update: AOSIS Transitioning to CRediT Authorship Taxonomy |
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Starting in November 2025, AOSIS will begin using CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) authorship contribution statements for all new submissions and acceptances. Published articles reflecting CRediT statements will appear from 2026. Guidance is available under the Author Guidelines: Formatting Requirements, and all contributions should be disclosed in the Authorship, Disclosure Statements, Copyright, and License Agreement Form (Cover Letter) at submission or the Authorship Change Request Form. Following these guidelines ensures transparency, accountability, and integrity in the publication process. |
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| Posted: 2025-11-05 | |
Press Release: Who owns our knowledge? Open Access Week 2025 theme |
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| Discover how AOSIS supports Open Access Week 2025 with the theme 'Who owns our knowledge?' Learn about our commitment to open access, community-driven solutions, and making knowledge accessible to all. Read our blog. | |
| Posted: 2025-10-20 | |
Notification: Thank You, Volume 16 Reviewers! |
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| We would like to recognize and thank the reviewers who helped ensure the high quality of the research published in Volume 16 of Reading & Writing. Your contributions are invaluable! Your hard work not only improves the quality of the journal but also enriches the broader field of research. We hope to continue working with you in future volumes. | |
| Posted: 2025-10-15 | More... |
Website Update: AI in Research: Transparency and Compliance Reminder |
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| In 2025, the inclusion of AI policies became compulsory for all SciELO SA journals. Authors using AI-assisted technology must disclose their use in manuscripts to ensure transparency, accuracy, and trust. Guidance is available in the Plagiarism, Fabrication and Artificial Intelligence Policy page and the Submission Guidelines under 'AI-assisted technologies' in the formatting requirements. Not sure if this journal is indexed in SciELO SA? Please check our Indexing Services page. | |
| Posted: 2025-10-06 |
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