Mantei, Jessica

Overview

Jessica Mantei is a Senior Lecturer in Language and Literacy for the School of Education in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Wollongong, and a member of the Play, Curriculum and Pedagogy in Early Start Research Group. Jessica has extended experience as a primary school classroom teacher, early career teacher mentor, and Reading Recovery teacher. Her PhD focused on the development of teacher reflective capacities and the ways primary school teachers’ professional identities are evident in the learning experiences they design.

Following the completion of her PhD in 2010, Jessica commenced in an academic position at the University of Wollongong. Since that time, Jessica has taught in undergraduate and postgraduate literacy and research education subjects, co supervised Honours and PhD students to completion, and taken on the role of Academic Program Director of the Bachelor of Primary Education degree.

Jessica’s research interests include: pedagogies for literacy teaching supported by technology; the development of teacher reflective capacities and professional identity (Office of Learning and Teaching Grant ID16-5349); young children as consumers and creators of text as they explore and respond to the messages they are exposed to and those they might convey in their own compositions.

Top Publications

Year	Title
2018	Repositioning Online Reading to a Central Location in the Language Arts
2017	Children creating multimodal stories about a familiar environment Published in The Reading Teacher: a journal of the International Reading Association
2017	Literature in a digital environment
2017	Using short films in the classroom as a stimulus for digital text creation Published in The Reading Teacher: a journal of the International Reading Association
2016	Assessing emergent readers' knowledge about online reading Published in The Reading Teacher: a journal of the International Reading Association
2016	Digital writing practices: A close look at one grade three author Published in Literacy
2011	Turning into teachers before our eyes: The development of professional identity through professional dialogue Published in Australian Journal of Teacher Education
2010	Computers and play in early childhood: affordances and limitations Published in Journal of Interactive Learning Research
2010	Incorporating technology within classroom literacy experiences Published in Journal of Literacy and Technology

Available as Research Supervisor

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2019	A cautionary tale: digital resources in literacy classrooms Published In Learning, Media and Technology Volume Online First Pages 1 - 14 ISSN 1743-9884 Altmetric
2018	Examining literacy demands for children during teacher-led episodes of reading aloud across the transition from Preschool to Kindergarten Published In Australian Journal of Language and Literacy Volume 41 Pages 82 - 93 ISSN 1038-1562
2018	Examining what it means to make 'text-to' connections with Year 5 and 6 students Published In Literacy Learning: The Middle Years Volume 26 Pages 41 - 49 ISSN 1320-5692
2018	Teaching letter sound relationships in context is systematic Published In Professional Educator Volume Special Edition Pages 30 - 33
2018	Teaching phonics: good teacher practice v the phonics screener Published In Professional Voice Volume 12 Pages 18 - 30
2017	Children creating multimodal stories about a familiar environment Published In The Reading Teacher: a journal of the International Reading Association Volume 70 Pages 721 - 728 ISSN 0034-0561 Altmetric
2017	Using short films in the classroom as a stimulus for digital text creation Published In The Reading Teacher: a journal of the International Reading Association Volume 70 Pages 485 - 489 ISSN 0034-0561 Altmetric
2016	Assessing emergent readers' knowledge about online reading Published In The Reading Teacher: a journal of the International Reading Association Volume 69 Pages 647 - 651 ISSN 0034-0561 Altmetric
2016	Digital storytelling: capturing children's participation in preschool activities Published In Issues in Educational Research Volume 26 Pages 225 - 240 ISSN 0313-7155
2016	Digital writing practices: A close look at one grade three author Published In Literacy Volume 50 Pages 133 - 140 ISSN 1741-4350 Altmetric
2016	Opinion: phones down, for literacy's sake Published In Early Learning Review Volume 13 July Pages 1 - 2
2016	Playing with grammar: A pedagogical heuristic for orientating to the language content of the Australian Curriculum: English Published In English in Australia Volume 51 Pages 100 - 110 ISSN 0046-208X
2016	Re-examining “redesign” in critical literacy lessons with grade 6 students Published In English Linguistics Research Volume 5 Pages 83 - 97 ISSN 1927-6028 Altmetric
2016	Tracking eye movements to gain insights into an older reader's reading practices Published In Literacy Learning: The Middle Years Volume 24 Pages 36 - 44 ISSN 1320-5692
2015	Examining the interpretations children share from their reading of an almost wordless picture book during independent reading time Published In Australian Journal of Language and Literacy Volume 38 Pages 183 - 192 ISSN 1038-1562
2014	Interpreting the images in a picture book: Students make connections to themselves, their lives and experiences Published In English Teaching: Practice and Critique Volume 13 Pages 76 - 92 ISSN 1175-8708
2012	Online advertising: examining the content and messages within websites targeted at children Published In E-Learning and Digital Media Volume 9 Pages 69 - 82 ISSN 1741-8887 Altmetric
2011	Turning into teachers before our eyes: The development of professional identity through professional dialogue Published In Australian Journal of Teacher Education Volume 36 Pages 1 - 17 ISSN 0313-5373 Altmetric
2010	Computers and play in early childhood: affordances and limitations Published In Journal of Interactive Learning Research Volume 21 Pages 139 - 159 ISSN 1093-023X
2010	Incorporating technology within classroom literacy experiences Published In Journal of Literacy and Technology Volume 11 Pages 77 - 100 ISSN 1535-0975
2010	Supporting educators with the inclusion of technology within literacy classrooms: A framework for "action" Published In Journal of Technology Integration in the Classroom Volume 2 Pages 43 - 54
2009	Using computers to support children as authors: an examination of three cases Published In Technology, Pedagogy and Education Volume 18 Pages 19 - 32 ISSN 0962-029X Altmetric

Book

Year	Title
2015	Exploring with Grammar in the Primary Years: Learning about Language in the Australian Curriculum: English Publisher Norwood, Australia: Australian Literacy Educators' Association ISBN 9780977546848

Chapter

Year	Title
2018	Literature in a digital environment Published In A literature companion for teachers Publisher Newtown, NSW: Primary English Teaching Association of Australia Pages 172 - 187 ISBN 9781925132397 Edition 2
2018	Repositioning Online Reading to a Central Location in the Language Arts Published In Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts Publisher United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis Pages 327 - 358 ISBN 9781138122260 Edition 4
2018	Young children creating multimodal stories in their home, school and digital spaces Published In Understanding and Supporting Young Writers From Birth to 8 Publisher London, United Kingdom: Routledge Pages 212 - 226 ISBN 9781315561301 Altmetric
2017	Literature in a digital environment Published In A Literature Companion for Teachers Publisher Newtown, NSW, Australia: Primary English Teaching Association Australia (PETAA) Pages 172 - 187 ISBN 9781925132397 Edition 2
2017	The Intricacies of Classroom-Based Ethnography Published In SAGE Research Methods Publisher United States: Sage Pages 1 - 25 ISBN 9781473969766 Altmetric
2015	Drawing + Talk = Powerful insights for teachers of writing Published In Teaching Writing in Today’s Classrooms: Looking back to looking forward Publisher Norwood, Australia: Australian Literary Educators' Association Pages 87 - 103 ISBN 9780977546855
2015	Examining the writing process for digital literary text construction Published In Teaching Writing in Today’s Classrooms: Looking back to looking forward Publisher Norwood, Australia: Australian Literary Educators' Association Pages 281 - 300 ISBN 9780977546855
2012	Developing a model for a self-study professional learning community Published In Self-Studies of Science Teacher Education Practices Publisher Dordrecht: Springer Pages 175 - 192 ISBN 9789400739031 Altmetric
2009	Blogs as a social networking tool to build community Published In Handbook of Research on Social Software and Developing Community Ontologies Publisher Hershey, USA: IGI Global Pages 238 - 253 ISBN 9781605662084
2009	Using Technology in Pedagogically Responsive Ways to Support Literacy Learners Published In Handbook of Research on New Media Literacy at the K-12 Level: Issues and Challenges Publisher Hershey - USA: IGI Global Pages 203 - 215 ISBN 9781605661209

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2010	This Is Me! Empowering children to talk about their learning through digital story Published In aWAy with Words Pages 1 - 15
2009	"Authentic" learning experiences: what does this mean and where is the literacy learning? Published In AATE & ALEA National Conference Pages 1 - 16
2009	Advertising in "tween" magazines: Exploring the considerations and opportunities Published In AATE & ALEA National Conference Pages 1 - 14
2008	'Virtual writing conferences' as a bridge between the university and classroom contexts Published In Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education Conference Pages 3555 - 3559
2008	New technologies, new pedagogies: mobile technologies and new ways of teaching and learning Published In Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Pages 419 - 427
2008	Taking iPods into the field to capture and share teacher wisdom stories Published In Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Pages 496 - 499
2008	The affordances and limitations of computers for play in early childhood. Published In ED-MEDIA 2008: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications Pages 3091 - 3100
2008	Using a design-based research approach to explore the ways that primary school teachers conceptualise authentic learning: A work in progress Published In Proceedings of the Second Emerging Technologies Conference 2008 Pages 130 - 137
2007	Engaging early career teachers in 'virtual writing conferences' with grade five students Published In AATE & ALEA National Conference Page p. 17
2007	Looking for clarity amongst the challenges faced by teachers as they consider the role of ICT in classroom literacy learning experiences Published In Future directions in literacy: International conversations 2007 Pages 1 - 11

Editor Of

Book
- New technologies, new pedagogies: Mobile learning in higher education. Wollongong. 2009

Investigator On

Year	Title
2016	The contribution of becoming reflective on the employability of teachers and social workers Awarded by: Office for Learning and Teaching Funding Scheme: Innovation and Development Program

Available as Research Supervisor

Potential Supervision Topics

Children as consumers and creators of text
Children and digital literacies
Reflective practice
Pedagogy
Literacy
Professional learning

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	A model of effective professional development
Doctor of Philosophy	Cerita: A pedagogical model for teaching narratives to lower secondary school students in Indonesia	Damayanti, Ika Lestari
Doctor of Philosophy	Creating 'spaces' for children to talk about texts in early childhood classrooms	Herold, Jan
Doctor of Philosophy	Digital Text Creation Pedagogies in Early Childhood	Parker, Mitchell
Doctor of Education	Implications and Impact of Flexible Learning Environments on the Elementary Learner: Why 20th Century Classroom Design isn't Able to Cater to the 21st Century Learner, a Comparative Action Research Incorporating Student Voice in Classroom Design	Carswell, Anna
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	An examination of social media as an out-of-class language learning ecology in Saudi Arabia.	Alharbi, Khalid

Outreach Overview

2016 - State Director (NSW) Australian Literacy Educators' Association (ALEA)
The Australian Literacy Educators’ Association (ALEA) is an independent professional association dedicated to literacy and English language learning from early childhood through all stages of schooling and tertiary education contexts. ALEA recognises the critical role literacy plays in learning and communicating in all curriculum areas, and for effective participation in society

Reviewer Of

Language Education (Journal) 2017 -
Teaching Education (Journal) 2016 -
Linguistics and Education (Journal) 2015 -
Australian Journal of Language and Literacy (Journal) 2014 -
Australian Journal of Teacher Education (Journal) 2014 -

Full Name

Jessica Mantei

Mailing Address

University of Wollongong

Northfields Drive

North Wollongong

NSW

2522

Australia

Top Publications

Year	Title
2018	Repositioning Online Reading to a Central Location in the Language Arts
2017	Children creating multimodal stories about a familiar environment Published in The Reading Teacher: a journal of the International Reading Association
2017	Literature in a digital environment
2017	Using short films in the classroom as a stimulus for digital text creation Published in The Reading Teacher: a journal of the International Reading Association
2016	Assessing emergent readers' knowledge about online reading Published in The Reading Teacher: a journal of the International Reading Association
2016	Digital writing practices: A close look at one grade three author Published in Literacy
2011	Turning into teachers before our eyes: The development of professional identity through professional dialogue Published in Australian Journal of Teacher Education
2010	Computers and play in early childhood: affordances and limitations Published in Journal of Interactive Learning Research
2010	Incorporating technology within classroom literacy experiences Published in Journal of Literacy and Technology

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2019	A cautionary tale: digital resources in literacy classrooms Published In Learning, Media and Technology Volume Online First Pages 1 - 14 ISSN 1743-9884 Altmetric
2018	Examining literacy demands for children during teacher-led episodes of reading aloud across the transition from Preschool to Kindergarten Published In Australian Journal of Language and Literacy Volume 41 Pages 82 - 93 ISSN 1038-1562
2018	Examining what it means to make 'text-to' connections with Year 5 and 6 students Published In Literacy Learning: The Middle Years Volume 26 Pages 41 - 49 ISSN 1320-5692
2018	Teaching letter sound relationships in context is systematic Published In Professional Educator Volume Special Edition Pages 30 - 33
2018	Teaching phonics: good teacher practice v the phonics screener Published In Professional Voice Volume 12 Pages 18 - 30
2017	Children creating multimodal stories about a familiar environment Published In The Reading Teacher: a journal of the International Reading Association Volume 70 Pages 721 - 728 ISSN 0034-0561 Altmetric
2017	Using short films in the classroom as a stimulus for digital text creation Published In The Reading Teacher: a journal of the International Reading Association Volume 70 Pages 485 - 489 ISSN 0034-0561 Altmetric
2016	Assessing emergent readers' knowledge about online reading Published In The Reading Teacher: a journal of the International Reading Association Volume 69 Pages 647 - 651 ISSN 0034-0561 Altmetric
2016	Digital storytelling: capturing children's participation in preschool activities Published In Issues in Educational Research Volume 26 Pages 225 - 240 ISSN 0313-7155
2016	Digital writing practices: A close look at one grade three author Published In Literacy Volume 50 Pages 133 - 140 ISSN 1741-4350 Altmetric
2016	Opinion: phones down, for literacy's sake Published In Early Learning Review Volume 13 July Pages 1 - 2
2016	Playing with grammar: A pedagogical heuristic for orientating to the language content of the Australian Curriculum: English Published In English in Australia Volume 51 Pages 100 - 110 ISSN 0046-208X
2016	Re-examining “redesign” in critical literacy lessons with grade 6 students Published In English Linguistics Research Volume 5 Pages 83 - 97 ISSN 1927-6028 Altmetric
2016	Tracking eye movements to gain insights into an older reader's reading practices Published In Literacy Learning: The Middle Years Volume 24 Pages 36 - 44 ISSN 1320-5692
2015	Examining the interpretations children share from their reading of an almost wordless picture book during independent reading time Published In Australian Journal of Language and Literacy Volume 38 Pages 183 - 192 ISSN 1038-1562
2014	Interpreting the images in a picture book: Students make connections to themselves, their lives and experiences Published In English Teaching: Practice and Critique Volume 13 Pages 76 - 92 ISSN 1175-8708
2012	Online advertising: examining the content and messages within websites targeted at children Published In E-Learning and Digital Media Volume 9 Pages 69 - 82 ISSN 1741-8887 Altmetric
2011	Turning into teachers before our eyes: The development of professional identity through professional dialogue Published In Australian Journal of Teacher Education Volume 36 Pages 1 - 17 ISSN 0313-5373 Altmetric
2010	Computers and play in early childhood: affordances and limitations Published In Journal of Interactive Learning Research Volume 21 Pages 139 - 159 ISSN 1093-023X
2010	Incorporating technology within classroom literacy experiences Published In Journal of Literacy and Technology Volume 11 Pages 77 - 100 ISSN 1535-0975
2010	Supporting educators with the inclusion of technology within literacy classrooms: A framework for "action" Published In Journal of Technology Integration in the Classroom Volume 2 Pages 43 - 54
2009	Using computers to support children as authors: an examination of three cases Published In Technology, Pedagogy and Education Volume 18 Pages 19 - 32 ISSN 0962-029X Altmetric

Book

Year	Title
2015	Exploring with Grammar in the Primary Years: Learning about Language in the Australian Curriculum: English Publisher Norwood, Australia: Australian Literacy Educators' Association ISBN 9780977546848

Chapter

Year	Title
2018	Literature in a digital environment Published In A literature companion for teachers Publisher Newtown, NSW: Primary English Teaching Association of Australia Pages 172 - 187 ISBN 9781925132397 Edition 2
2018	Repositioning Online Reading to a Central Location in the Language Arts Published In Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts Publisher United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis Pages 327 - 358 ISBN 9781138122260 Edition 4
2018	Young children creating multimodal stories in their home, school and digital spaces Published In Understanding and Supporting Young Writers From Birth to 8 Publisher London, United Kingdom: Routledge Pages 212 - 226 ISBN 9781315561301 Altmetric
2017	Literature in a digital environment Published In A Literature Companion for Teachers Publisher Newtown, NSW, Australia: Primary English Teaching Association Australia (PETAA) Pages 172 - 187 ISBN 9781925132397 Edition 2
2017	The Intricacies of Classroom-Based Ethnography Published In SAGE Research Methods Publisher United States: Sage Pages 1 - 25 ISBN 9781473969766 Altmetric
2015	Drawing + Talk = Powerful insights for teachers of writing Published In Teaching Writing in Today’s Classrooms: Looking back to looking forward Publisher Norwood, Australia: Australian Literary Educators' Association Pages 87 - 103 ISBN 9780977546855
2015	Examining the writing process for digital literary text construction Published In Teaching Writing in Today’s Classrooms: Looking back to looking forward Publisher Norwood, Australia: Australian Literary Educators' Association Pages 281 - 300 ISBN 9780977546855
2012	Developing a model for a self-study professional learning community Published In Self-Studies of Science Teacher Education Practices Publisher Dordrecht: Springer Pages 175 - 192 ISBN 9789400739031 Altmetric
2009	Blogs as a social networking tool to build community Published In Handbook of Research on Social Software and Developing Community Ontologies Publisher Hershey, USA: IGI Global Pages 238 - 253 ISBN 9781605662084
2009	Using Technology in Pedagogically Responsive Ways to Support Literacy Learners Published In Handbook of Research on New Media Literacy at the K-12 Level: Issues and Challenges Publisher Hershey - USA: IGI Global Pages 203 - 215 ISBN 9781605661209

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2010	This Is Me! Empowering children to talk about their learning through digital story Published In aWAy with Words Pages 1 - 15
2009	"Authentic" learning experiences: what does this mean and where is the literacy learning? Published In AATE & ALEA National Conference Pages 1 - 16
2009	Advertising in "tween" magazines: Exploring the considerations and opportunities Published In AATE & ALEA National Conference Pages 1 - 14
2008	'Virtual writing conferences' as a bridge between the university and classroom contexts Published In Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education Conference Pages 3555 - 3559
2008	New technologies, new pedagogies: mobile technologies and new ways of teaching and learning Published In Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Pages 419 - 427
2008	Taking iPods into the field to capture and share teacher wisdom stories Published In Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Pages 496 - 499
2008	The affordances and limitations of computers for play in early childhood. Published In ED-MEDIA 2008: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications Pages 3091 - 3100
2008	Using a design-based research approach to explore the ways that primary school teachers conceptualise authentic learning: A work in progress Published In Proceedings of the Second Emerging Technologies Conference 2008 Pages 130 - 137
2007	Engaging early career teachers in 'virtual writing conferences' with grade five students Published In AATE & ALEA National Conference Page p. 17
2007	Looking for clarity amongst the challenges faced by teachers as they consider the role of ICT in classroom literacy learning experiences Published In Future directions in literacy: International conversations 2007 Pages 1 - 11

Editor Of

Book
- New technologies, new pedagogies: Mobile learning in higher education. Wollongong. 2009

Investigator On

Year	Title
2016	The contribution of becoming reflective on the employability of teachers and social workers Awarded by: Office for Learning and Teaching Funding Scheme: Innovation and Development Program

Potential Supervision Topics

Children as consumers and creators of text
Children and digital literacies
Reflective practice
Pedagogy
Literacy
Professional learning

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	A model of effective professional development
Doctor of Philosophy	Cerita: A pedagogical model for teaching narratives to lower secondary school students in Indonesia	Damayanti, Ika Lestari
Doctor of Philosophy	Creating 'spaces' for children to talk about texts in early childhood classrooms	Herold, Jan
Doctor of Philosophy	Digital Text Creation Pedagogies in Early Childhood	Parker, Mitchell
Doctor of Education	Implications and Impact of Flexible Learning Environments on the Elementary Learner: Why 20th Century Classroom Design isn't Able to Cater to the 21st Century Learner, a Comparative Action Research Incorporating Student Voice in Classroom Design	Carswell, Anna
Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	An examination of social media as an out-of-class language learning ecology in Saudi Arabia.	Alharbi, Khalid

Outreach Overview

2016 - State Director (NSW) Australian Literacy Educators' Association (ALEA)
The Australian Literacy Educators’ Association (ALEA) is an independent professional association dedicated to literacy and English language learning from early childhood through all stages of schooling and tertiary education contexts. ALEA recognises the critical role literacy plays in learning and communicating in all curriculum areas, and for effective participation in society

Reviewer Of

Language Education (Journal) 2017 -
Teaching Education (Journal) 2016 -
Linguistics and Education (Journal) 2015 -
Australian Journal of Language and Literacy (Journal) 2014 -
Australian Journal of Teacher Education (Journal) 2014 -

Full Name

Jessica Mantei

Mailing Address

University of Wollongong

Northfields Drive

North Wollongong

NSW

2522

Australia

Overview

Overview

Top Publications

Available as Research Supervisor

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Book

Chapter

Conference Paper

Editor Of

Book

Funding

Investigator On

Supervision

Available as Research Supervisor

Potential Supervision Topics

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Service

Outreach Overview

Reviewer Of

Contact

Full Name

Mailing Address

Overview

Top Publications

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Book

Chapter

Conference Paper

Editor Of

Book

Funding

Investigator On

Supervision

Potential Supervision Topics

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Service

Outreach Overview

Reviewer Of

Contact

Full Name

Mailing Address

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