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Prof Kathy Hall DipEd, BA, HDipEd, PGDip (Stats), PhD

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Prof Kathy Hall DipEd, BA, HDipEd, PGDip (Stats), PhD

Books

Hall, K; Horgan, M. et al; (2010) Loris malaguzzi and The Reggio Emilia Experience. London/ New York: Continuum Library of Educational Thought. [Details]
Hall, K., Curtin, A. and Rutherford, V. (2013) Networks of the Mind: A Critical Neurocultural Perspective on Learning. London: Routledge. [Details]
Hall, K; (2004) Literacy and Schooling: Towards Renewal in Primary Education Policy. Aldershot: Ashgate. [Details]
Hall, K. and Burke, W. ; (2004) Formative Assessment and Effective Practice in the Primary Classroom. Buckingham: Open University Press. [Details]
Hall, K; (2003) Listening to Stephen read: Multiple Perspectives on Literacy. Buckingham: Open University Press. [Details]
Hall, K. and Kelly, L; (1995) Teaching and Learning Number at Key Stage One. Coventry: Scholastic. [Details]
Kelly, L. and Hall, K. ; (1995) Teaching and Learning Number at Key Stage Two. Coventry: Scholastic. [Details]

Book Chapters

Hall (2012) 'Effective Literacy Teaching in the Early Years of School: a review of evidence' In: Jackie Marsh, Joanne Larson (eds). Handbook of Research on Early Childhood Literacy. London: Sage. [Details]
Hall, Kathy (2012) 'Purposes, Approaches and Tensions in Assessment Policy and Practice' In: Andrew Holliman (eds). Assessment Policy and Practice In International Handbook of Educational Psychology. London: Sage. [Details]
Curtin, A., Hall, K. (2012) 'Literacy as Shared Consciousness: a neurocultural analysis' In: Kathy Hall, Teresa Cremin, Barbara Comber, Luis Moll (eds). International Handbook of Research in Children's Literacy, Learning and Culture. Oxford: Blackwells. [Details]
Conway, PF., Murphy, R., Delargey, M., Hall, K; Kitching, K., Long, F.,McKeon, J., Murphy, B., O'Brien, S., & O'Sullivan, D. (2012) 'Developing ‘good’ post-primary teachers and teaching in a reform era: cultural dynamics in a programme level study of the ‘Dip’' In: F. Waldron, T. Dooley, & J. Smith (eds). Re-imagining Initial Teacher Education (ITE): Perspectives on Transformation. Dublin: Liffey Press. [Details]
Conway, P. F., Murphy, R., Hall, K. & Rath, A. ; (2011) 'Leadership and teacher education: Deepening engagement with pedagogy' In: West-Burnham, J. & O¿Sullivan, H (eds). Leading and Managing Schools. London: Sage. Available Online [Details]
Hall, K. & Chambers, F.C.; (2011) 'Discourse Analysis' In: K.M. Armour & D. MacDonald (Eds) (eds). Doing Research in Physical Education and Youth Sport. London: Routledge. [Details]
Hall, K; Ozerk, K; (2010) 'Primary Curriculum and Assessment: England and other countries' In: Robin Alexander et al (eds). The Cambridge Primary Review Research Surveys. London: Routledge. [Details]
Hall, K; (2010) 'Significant lines of research in reading pedagogy' In: Kathy Hall, Usha Goswami, Colin Harrison, Sue Ellis and Janet Soler (eds). Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Learning to Read: Culture, Cognition and Pedagogy. London: Routledge. [Details]
Hall, K; Sheehy, K; (2010) 'Issues in Assessment' In: Arthur and Cremin (eds). Learning to Teach in the Primary School. London: Routledge. [Details]
Hall, K. and Murphy, P; (2008) 'Introduction: Pedagogy and Practice viii-xiv' In: In Hall, Murphy and Soler (eds). Pedagogy and Practice: Culture and Identities. London: Sage. [Details]
Hall, K; (2008) 'Leaving middle childhood and moving into teenhood: small stories revealing identity and agency' In: In Hall, Murphy and Soler (eds). Pedagogy and Practice: Culture and Identities. London: Sage. [Details]
Murphy, P. and Hall, K ; (2008) 'Introduction: Learning and Practice' In: In Murphy and Hall (eds). Learning and Practice: Agency and Identities. London: Sage. [Details]
Hall, K; (2007) 'To codify pedagogy or enrich learning? A Wengerian perspective on early literacy policy in England' In: Kathy Goouch and Andrew Lambirth (eds). Critical Perspectives on the Teaching of Reading. Maidenhead: Open University Press. [Details]
Hall, K; (2007) 'chapter on assessment in primary education' In: Teresa Grainger and Henrietta Dombey (eds). United Kingdom Literacy Association/National Association for the Teaching of English. UK: *. [Details]
Hall, K; (2006) 'Literacy policy and policy literacy: a tale of phonics in early reading in England' In: Janet Soler and Roger (eds). Literacy Crises and Reading Policies: international perspectives. London: Routledge. [Details]
Hall, K; (2006) 'Assessing for Learning: more than keeping track' In: Janet Moyles (eds). Beginning Teaching: Beginning Learning. Buckingham: Open University Press. [Details]
Hall, K. and Sheehy, K; (2006) 'Summative Assessment: definitions, approaches and effects' In: D. Wray, T. Grainger and J. Arthur (eds). Learning to Teach in the Primary School. London: Routeledge. [Details]
Hall, K., Eyres, I. and Rix, J. ; (2006) 'Assessing English as an Aesthetic Discipline within the Arts' In: Liora Bresler, Magne Espeland and Regina Murphy Kluwer (eds). International Handbook of Research on Arts Education. *: *. [Details]
Hall, K; (2006) 'How children learn to read: new issues, new evidence and debates in early reading' In: Maureen Lewis and Sue Ellis (eds). How Children Learn to Read. London: Sage. [Details]
Hall, K; (2005) 'Reflections on six years of the National Literacy Strategy in England' In: Ian Eyres and Carrie Cable (eds). Reflections on six years of the National Literacy Strategy in England. London: Paul Chapman Press. [Details]
Hall, K., Benjamin, S., Collins, J., Nind, M. and Sheehy, S; (2004) 'Schooling Year 6: Inclusion or SATuration' In: Dennis Hayes (eds). Key Debates in Education. London: Routledge. [Details]
Hall, K; (2003) 'Review of Research on Effective Literacy Teaching' In: J. Marsh, N. Hall and J. Larson (eds). Handbook of Research on Childhood Literacy. London: Sage. [Details]
Hall, K; (2001) 'Critical Literacy and the Case for it in the early years of school' In: J. Collins (eds). Developing Pedagogy, Researching Practice. London: Open University Press. [Details]
Hall, K; (2001) 'Reading assessment as an instrument of pedagogic reform' In: Gerry Shiel and Ursula Ni Dhalaigh (eds). Reading Matters: A Fresh Start. Dublin: Reading Association of Ireland and Educational Research Centre. [Details]
Hall, K; (2001) 'Pour une litteratie critique des les premieres annees d¿ecole' In: La Culture De L¿Ecrit. Quebec: Les Editions Logiques. [Details]
Hall, K; (1998) 'Our nets define what we shall catch¿: Issues in English assessment in England' In: Gerry Shiel and Ursula Ni Dhalaigh (eds). Developing Language and Literacy: the role of the teacher. Dublin: Educational Research Centre. [Details]

Edited Books

Hall, K., Cremin, T., Comber, B. and Moll, L (Ed.). (2012) International Handbook of Research in Children's Literacy, Learning and Culture. Oxford: Blackwells. [Details]
Hall, K; Goswami, U; Harrison, C; Ellis, S; Soler, J (Ed.). (2010) Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Learning to Read: Culture, Cognition and Pedagogy. London: Routledge. [Details]
Hall, K., Murphy, P. and Soler, J (Ed.). (2008) Pedagogy and Practice: Culture and Identities. London: Sage. [Details]
Murphy, P. and Hall, K (Ed.). (2008) Learning and Practice: Agency and Identities. London: Sage. [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

Hall, K. ; (2000) 'A Conceptual Evaluation of Assessment Policy in the Republic of Ireland'. Compare. A Journal of Comparative Education, 30 (1):85-101. [Details]
Long, F., Hall, K., Conway, P. F. and Murphy, R. (2012) 'Initial teachers as invisible learners'. Teachers And Teaching, . Available Online [Details]
Hall, Kathy; Conway, Paul F.; Murphy, Rosaleen; LONG, FIACHRA; Kitching, Karl; OP Sullivan, Dan (2012) 'Authoring oneself and being authored as a competent teacher'. Irish Educational Studies, :1-15. [Details]
Rix, J., Hall, K., Nind, M., Sheehy, K. and Wearmouth, J. ; (2009) 'What pedagogical approaches can effectively include children with special educational needs in mainstream classrooms? A systematic literature review'. Support for Learning, 24 (2):86-94. [Details]
Marchant, P., Hussain, A. and Hall, K. ; (2006) 'Autistic Spectrum Disorders and Asian Children'. British Journal of Educational Studies, 54 (2):230-244. [Details]
Hall, K., Muthukrishna, N. and Ebrahim, H. ; (2005) 'Comparative Analysis of Childhood Poverty and Social Exclusion in England and South Africa'. Journal of Education, 35 (35):49-74. [Details]
Nind, M., Benjamin, S., Sheehy, K., Collins, J. and Hall, K. ; (2004) 'Methodological Challenges in Researching Inclusive School Cultures'. Educational Review, 56 (3):259-270. [Details]
Hall, K., Collins, J., Benjamin, S., Sheehy, K. and Nind, M. ; (2004) 'SATurated Models of Pupildom: Assessment and Inclusion/Exclusion'. British Educational Research Journal, 30 (6):801-817. [Details]
Hall, K.; (2004) 'Reflections on six years of the National Literacy Strategy in England Literacy'. Literacy, 38 (3):119-125. [Details]
Hall, K., Allan, C., Dean, J. and Warren, S.; (2003) 'Classroom Discourse in the Literacy Hour in England'. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 16 (3):284-297. [Details]
Marchant, P. and Hall, K. ; (2003) 'Explaining Differences in Key Stage 2 Pupil Attainments: a multi-level analysis'. London Review of Education, 1 (2):141-151. [Details]
Benjamin, S., Nind, M., Hall, K., Collins, J. and Sheehy, K.; (2003) 'Moments of Inclusion and Exclusion: Pupils negotiating classroom contexts British Journal of Sociology of Education 24, 5, 547-558'. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 24 (5):547-558. [Details]
Hall, K., Zulfiqar, M., Ozerk, K. and Tan, J.; (2002) '`This is our school¿: provision, purpose and pedagogy of supplementary schooling in Leeds and Oslo'. British Educational Research Journal, 28 (3):399-418. [Details]
Hall, K. and Harding, A.; (2002) 'Level Descriptions and Teacher Assessment: Towards a Community of Assessment Practice'. Educational Research, 40 (1):1-16. [Details]
Hall, K; (2002) 'Literacies in Early Childhood'. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy 2, 3, . [Details]
Hall, K.; (2002) 'Developing the protocol for a systematic review of literature on effective literacy teachers'. Reading, Literacy and Language, 36 (1):44-47. [Details]
Hall, K. ; (2002) 'Negotiating subjectivities and knowledge in a multi-ethnic literacy class: an ethnographic-sociocultural perspective'. Language and Education, 16 (3):178-194. [Details]
Hall, K. ; (2001) 'Assessment as an Instrument of Pedagogic Reform'. Oideas, 49 :39-55. [Details]
Hall, K. and Kavanagh, V.; (2001) 'Primary assessment in the Republic of Ireland: conflict and consensus'. Management and Leadership, 30 (6):261-274. [Details]
Hall, K. ; (2001) 'An Analysis of Literacy Policy using Barthes' notion of 'Readerly' and 'Writerly' Texts'. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 1 (2):153-165. [Details]
Hall, K. ; (2001) 'Level descriptions and Curriculum Relatedness in English'. Educational Review, 53 (1):47-56. [Details]
Hall, K. and Marchant, P.; (2000) 'Predictors of Academic Performance of Teacher Education Students in their First Year'. Research in Education, 63 :89-99. [Details]
Hall, K. and Nuttall, W.; (2000) 'Class Size and Pedagogy: how might infant teachers respond to class size changes'. Education 3-13, 28 (3):52-57. [Details]
Hall, K. ; (2000) 'A Conceptual Evaluation of Assessment Policy in Ireland'. Compare. A Journal of Comparative Education, 30 (1):85-101. [Details]
Hall, K. and Harding, A.; (1999) 'Teacher Assessment of seven year olds in England: a study of its summative function'. Early Years International Journal of Research and Development, 20 (2). [Details]
Hall, K, Myers, J. and Bowman, H. ; (1999) 'Metacognition and reading awareness among samples of nine year olds in two cities'. Educational Research, 41 (1):91-107. [Details]
Hall, K. and Myers, J.; (1999) 'Developing Strategic Learners: what the research says'. Education 3-13, 27 (2):16-22. [Details]
Hall, K. Myers, J., and Bowman, J.; (1999) 'Tasks, Texts and Contexts: A study of metacognition and reading in English and Irish primary classrooms'. Educational Studies, 25 (2):311-325. [Details]
Hall, K. and Nuttall, W. ; (1999) 'The relative importance of class size to infant teachers British Educational Research Journal'. British Educational Research Journal, 25 (2):245-258. [Details]
Hall, K., Ozerk, K. and Valli, Y; (1999) 'Curriculum Reform in contemporary English and Norwegian official documents'. European Journal of Intercultural Studies, 10 (1):85-104. [Details]
Hall, K., Marchant, P. and Ghali, N. ; (1999) 'A Quantitative Comparison of Teacher Education Students' Experiences at Two Colleges in England and the Republic of Ireland'. European Journal of Teacher Education, 22 (2/3):209-221. [Details]
Hall, K. and Nuttall, W. ; (1999) 'The impact of class size on teaching and learning in infant classes'. Journal of Practical Applications of Research in Education, 6 :1-7. [Details]
Hall, K.; (1999) 'Standards and Initial Teacher Training: Current Policy and Critical Issues 4, 2, 12-16'. Capability: Journal of Autonomous Learning for Life and Work, 4 (2):12-16. [Details]
Clarke, P. and Hall, K. ; (1999) 'Learning Networks: problems and possibilities'. Leeds Metropolitan University Education Papers, 1 :43-57. [Details]
Hall, K. ; (1998) 'Critical Literacy and the Case for it in the early years of school'. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 11 (2):183-194. [Details]
Hall, K and Myers, J. ; (1998) '`That¿s just the way I am¿: Metacognition, personal intelligence and reading'. Reading, Literacy and Language, 32 (2). [Details]
Hall, K; (1998) 'Dimensions of Reflection applied to Critical Literacy'. Leeds Metropolitan University Education Papers, 2 :41-50. [Details]
Hall, K. ; (1997) 'Towards Assessment for Raising Standards: Lessons from England and Wales'. Oideas, 45 :70-83. [Details]
Hall, K., Webber, B., Varley, S., Young, V., and Dorman, P.; (1997) 'A Study of Teacher Assessment at Key Stage One 27, 1, 107-122'. Cambridge Journal of Education, 27 (1):107-122. [Details]
Hall, K., Parsons, C., Murphy, R. and Stephens, C. ; (1995) 'The 1994 National Evaluation of English Assessments. 5, 2, 18-22'. British Journal of Curriculum and Assessment, 5 (2):18-22. [Details]
Hall, K. ; (1995) 'Assessing the Process of 'important' learning'. Education Review, 9 (1):51-58. [Details]
Hall, K. ; (1995) 'Raising Standards through Formative Assessment: Some Suggestions for Policy and Practice'. The Canterbury Papers, 3 :24-30. [Details]
Hall, K. ; (1995) 'An Investigation of Pupil Learning in Five Kent Classrooms'. Educational Research, 37 (1):21-32. [Details]
Hall, K. ; (1995) 'The Development of Writing Ability: A Study of Primary Classrooms in Ireland'. Oideas, 43 :5-21. [Details]
Hall, K. ; (1994) 'Conceptual and Methodological Flaws in the First British Reading Recovery Evaluation'. British Educational Research Journal, 20 (1):121-128. [Details]
Hall, K. ; (1994) 'Oral Language Development: Towards a Primary Pedagogy'. Studies in Education, 10 (2):1-13. [Details]
Hall, K. ; (1994) 'Reflections on the Status of Standard English in the National Curriculum'. The Canterbury Papers, 1 (1). [Details]
Hall, K. ; (1992) 'A Case Study of Reading Difficulty'. Education 3-13, 20 (3). [Details]
Hall, K. ; (1992) 'A Response to Martin Turner: A call for less heat and more light in the reading debate'. Primary Teaching Studies, 6 (4). [Details]
   

Published Reports

Tan, J.E.C. Jarvis, P., Conway, P. F. & Hall, K. ; (2008) The Evaluation of Reading Matters: Final Report. Esmee Fairbairn, London. Available Online [Details]
Conway, PF; Murphy, R; Delargey, M; Hall, K; Kitching, K; Long, F; Mc Keon, J; Murphy, B; O'Brien, S; O'Sullivan, D; (2010) Learning to Teach (LETS): Developing curricular and cross curricular competences in becoming a 'good' secondary teacher. School of Education/DES, School of Education, UCC. [Details]
Conway, PF; Murphy, R; Delargey, M; Hall, K; Kitching, K; Long, F; Mc Keon, J; Murphy, B; O'Brien, S; O'Sullivan, D. (2011) Learning to Teach (LETS): Developing curricular and cross curricular competences in becoming a 'good' secondary teacher. School of Education/DES, School of Education, UCC. [Executive Summary]. School of Education, Cork. [Details]
Conway, PF; Murphy, R; Delargey, M; Hall, K; Kitching, K; Long, F; Mc Keon, J; Murphy,B. (2011) Learning to Teach (LETS): Developing Curricular and Cross-curricular Competences in Becoming a. School of Education/DES, School of Education, Executive Summary, UCC, School of Education, UCC. [Details]
Conway, P. F., Murphy, R., Rath, A. and Hall, K. ; (2009) Learning to Teach and its Implications for the Continuum of Teacher Education: A Nine Country Cross-national Study. Teaching Council, Maynooth. Available Online [Full Text] [Details]
Sheehy K, Rix J, with Collins J, Hall K, Nind M, Wearmouth J; (2009) A systematic review of whole class, subject-based pedagogies with reported outcomes for the academic and social inclusion of pupils with special educational needs. London: EPPI-Centre, Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, Research Evidence in Education Library, London:EPPI-Centre, Social Science Research Unit, IoE. Available Online [Details]
Cable, C.; Heins, B.; Driscoll, P.; Mitchell, R.; Hall, K. (with, C. Batsone, I. Eyres, H. Jones, K.D. Rossade, S. Sing, L. Shi, A. Carlson, J. Earl, C. Knowles & B. Holmes); (2008) Languages Learning at Key Stage 2: A Longitudinal Study (the first year). DfES Department for Children, Schools and Families, London. [Details]
Hall, K, Conway, P. F., Murphy, R., Rath, A., McKeon, J. ; (2008) Reporting to parents in primary school: learning, meaning and communication. National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA), Dublin. Available Online [Details]
Rix, J. and Hall, K. ; (2006) A systematic review of interactions in pedagogical approaches with reported outcomes for the academic and social inclusion of pupils with special educational needs. EPPI-Centre, Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, London Research Evidence in Education Library. [Details]
Hall, K and others from UKLA Reading SIG; (2005) Submission to the Review of Best Practice in the Teaching of Early Reading. UKLA, Royston, Hertfordshire. [Details]
Nind M, Wearmouth J. Collins J, Hall K, Rix J, Sheehy K; (2004) A systematic review of pedagogical approaches that can effectively include children with special educational needs in mainstream classrooms with a particular focus on peer group interactive approaches. Research Evidence in Education Library. London: EPPI-Centre, Social Science Research Unit, Institute, Research Evidence in Education Library. London: EPPI-Centre, Social Science Research Unit, Institute. [Details]
Hall, K. and Harding, A. ; (2003) A systematic review of effective literacy teaching in the 4 to 14 age range of mainstream schooling. Research Evidence in Education Library London Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, Research Evidence in Education Library London Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education. Available Online [Details]
Hall, K., Parsons, C., Stephens, C. and Murphy, R. ; (1995) National Evaluation of English Assessment at Key Stage 1 (Final Report). SCAA/HMSO, London. [Details]
               

Book Reviews

Murphy, R,Hall, K,Ridgway, A,Horgan, M,Cunneen, M,Cunningham, D (2011) Response to Margaret MacDonald's Review of Loris Malaguzzi and the Reggio Emilia Experience. Book Reviews [DOI] [Details]
                                                                                                                                             
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