After being lucky enough to find a supervisor (well actually two), have begun afresh trying to put together a research proposal. After initially struggling to get my head around a pared down topic and finding it difficult to leave behind all the reading and review of literature I had done, have started again and feeling a little more focussed. If only it was easier to find the right key words to help search the topic!
Focus will now be how a school uses its written language programme to help improve children's beginning school oral language. The school will be my employer, a low decile school with many children beginning with oral language ages of less than 4 years. At this stage, I think a case study and then linking what I observe with what works, what doesn't and where to from here.
Its been good to re-read Harry Hood, Marie Clay and other literature that was necessary at University but at the time didn't always make sense - it sure does now!
Here's hoping it all comes together in a succinct research proposal and ethics application!
