John Everatt
Biographic Data
| ID | 2746176 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Everatt |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Everatt |
| SIGNATURE | EVERATT J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Canterbury |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3401-9220 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Writing in innovative learning environments and traditional single teacher classrooms: A New Zealand perspective
Learning to write is a critical skill for students to be successful in secondary and tertiary study. The use of digital technologies to support and enhance writing is now pervasive throughout society. Access to digital resources has been argued as a feature of modern, flexible, innovative learning environments (ILEs). Such ILEs have been a noticeable aspect of new builds (and modifications of built schools) in New Zealand over the last 10–15 year…
Literacy learning among primary school children in innovative learning environments versus traditional classrooms
This study on literacy learning in innovative learning environments (ILEs) and traditional one teacher classrooms, focused on Asian English-as-an-additional-language (EAL) students, contrasting them with English-only speaking students. There were 147 Years 5/6 primary school children in the study. Of these, 71 were Asian-EAL children, with 43 in ILEs and 28 in traditional classrooms. English-only students comprised 36 in ILEs and 40 in traditiona…
Traversing the ‘third space’ of learning communities for initial teacher education students: Using an ePortfolio to scaffold practice learning experiences
This paper reports on a study on Initial Teacher Education (ITE) student teachers’ experiences and perceptions of using an ePortfolio in evidencing professional practice experiences in New Zealand primary schools. A survey was used to gather data from student teachers in a three-year bachelor’s programme. Across the year levels, 169 students responded. This mixed methods study found there is a need to navigate the boundary crossing between the sc…
Teaching Chinese characters in CFL education: Beliefs, practices, and contextual influences
Teacher collaboration and innovative learning spaces in New Zealand
The changing architectural design of the spaces where schooling occurs can impact on the types of pedagogical practices that were once solely viewed within the traditional single teacher classroom. Innovative learning environments are being built where there can be multiple teachers with larger cohorts of students. This may provide more opportunities for collaboration amongst teachers which may enhance learning opportunities. This New Zealand stu…
What do New Zealand teachers and principals perceive is happening for English as an additional language students with the changing architecture of New Zealand schools
This paper explores the perceptions of New Zealand teachers and principals about how English as an additional language (EAL) students are faring in the profound changes to the architectural design of school building structures. A national online survey was sent to teachers, middle management and principals in schools and provided qualitative responses to gage the perceptions of participants. Additionally, semi-structured interviews were conducted…
Exploring the distribution and cognitive profiles of poor readers across varying levels of reading difficulty: Implications for identification and support
Background This study explored the impact of different cut‐off points used to identify children with reading difficulties on the distribution of these children across the three poor reader groups predicted by the simple view of reading (dyslexia, specific comprehension difficulty and mixed difficulty). Additionally, the study investigated whether the cognitive profiles of these poor reader groups remained consistent across varying levels of readi…
A better start to literacy for bilingual children in New Zealand: Findings from an exploratory case study in te reo Māori and English
This article details findings from an exploratory case study that examined the efficacy of a phonological awareness and vocabulary programme with children educated in a bilingual immersion context of English and te reo Māori (Māori language) in Aotearoa New Zealand. The current paper discusses changes in the development of early literacy skills in English and te reo Māori in two groups of children aged from 5 years 0 months to 7 years 5 months. T…
What Visibilising Pedagogical Approaches do the Chinese as a Foreign Language (cfl) Teachers Adopt in the Teaching of Chinese Characters: Visiblising Pedagogies
Chinese can be considered as one of the more challenging languages to learn for many non-native learners. Its complicated visual script, the Chinese characters, demands that teachers be proficient in utilizing diverse visual pedagogical approaches, coupled with different digital visual tools, to enhance their teaching effectiveness. Adopting a descriptive qualitative analysis method, interview transcripts from fourteen cfl teachers were examined.…
Preparing student teachers post-pandemic: Lessons learnt from principals and teachers in New Zealand and Germany
This article reports on a joint research project across two countries, Germany and New Zealand, where there have been relatively successful measures in curbing the spread of the COVID-19 virus, though using somewhat different strategies given the different contexts with Germany being situated in centre of Europe and New Zealand being an island nation. Findings from semi-structured interviews with a total of 48 participants, comprising 14 primary …
Attitudes of academics to special needs accommodations in Kuwait
The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with the perceptions of academics working in Kuwait towards potential accommodations for university students with disabilities. A focus on students with disabilities is relatively new in Kuwait, but this study considered staff within a university with the stated aim to support students with disabilities. An independent, anonymous online questionnaire was distributed to staff (76 respond…
Enhancing the metalinguistic abilities of pre-service teachers via coursework targeting language structure knowledge
Are schools meeting their clients' expectations? Parents voice their perceptions about children learning to read in schools today
Pasifika students: Teachers and parents voice their perceptions of what provides supports and barriers to Pasifika students' achievement in literacy and learning
Poto He Anga: Collaboration and Consultation in Pasifika Research
Research into the literacy of Pasifika (Pacific Island) children has predominantly focused on what the children cannot do. We present a layered account as we report on the issues, strategies and learnings from a project that set out to focus on success. With the guidance of matai (chiefs) we drew on the traditional Pasifika approach of Talanoa to allow important stories to be told. Talanoa both supports and challenges traditional and alternative …
Reception class predictors of literacy skills
Background. In the last decade, there has been a growing interest, both in the UK and abroad, in developing early screening tests for dyslexia that can be used with very young children. In addition to measures of literacy achievement, such screening tests typically aim to identify underlying difficulties, such as phonological deficits, that might hinder a child's educational progress. The Dyslexia Early Screening Test (DEST; Nicolson & Fawcett, 1…
Individual Differences in Reading Subprocesses: Relationships Between Reading Ability, Lexical Access, and Eye Movement Control
This study examines the relationship between individual reading subprocesses and general reading ability in college students. The reading measures included eye movements while reading a passage, lexical decision latencies, comprehension, and vocabulary size. The results indicate that a distinct relation exists between reading speed and fixation behaviour associated with regressions through a text. About half the variability in comprehension score…
Parafoveal guidance and priming effects during reading: A special case of the mind being ahead of the eyes
Pasifika students: Teachers and parents voice their perceptions of what provides supports and barriers to Pasifika students' achievement in literacy and learning
Poto He Anga: Collaboration and Consultation in Pasifika Research
Research into the literacy of Pasifika (Pacific Island) children has predominantly focused on what the children cannot do. We present a layered account as we report on the issues, strategies and learnings from a project that set out to focus on success. With the guidance of matai (chiefs) we drew on the traditional Pasifika approach of Talanoa to allow important stories to be told. Talanoa both supports and challenges traditional and alternative …
Reception class predictors of literacy skills
Background. In the last decade, there has been a growing interest, both in the UK and abroad, in developing early screening tests for dyslexia that can be used with very young children. In addition to measures of literacy achievement, such screening tests typically aim to identify underlying difficulties, such as phonological deficits, that might hinder a child's educational progress. The Dyslexia Early Screening Test (DEST; Nicolson & Fawcett, 1…
Individual Differences in Reading Subprocesses: Relationships Between Reading Ability, Lexical Access, and Eye Movement Control
This study examines the relationship between individual reading subprocesses and general reading ability in college students. The reading measures included eye movements while reading a passage, lexical decision latencies, comprehension, and vocabulary size. The results indicate that a distinct relation exists between reading speed and fixation behaviour associated with regressions through a text. About half the variability in comprehension score…
Parafoveal guidance and priming effects during reading: A special case of the mind being ahead of the eyes
Individual Differences in Reading Subprocesses: Relationships Between Reading Ability, Lexical Access, and Eye Movement Control
This study examines the relationship between individual reading subprocesses and general reading ability in college students. The reading measures included eye movements while reading a passage, lexical decision latencies, comprehension, and vocabulary size. The results indicate that a distinct relation exists between reading speed and fixation behaviour associated with regressions through a text. About half the variability in comprehension score…
Reception class predictors of literacy skills
Background. In the last decade, there has been a growing interest, both in the UK and abroad, in developing early screening tests for dyslexia that can be used with very young children. In addition to measures of literacy achievement, such screening tests typically aim to identify underlying difficulties, such as phonological deficits, that might hinder a child's educational progress. The Dyslexia Early Screening Test (DEST; Nicolson & Fawcett, 1…
Poto He Anga: Collaboration and Consultation in Pasifika Research
Research into the literacy of Pasifika (Pacific Island) children has predominantly focused on what the children cannot do. We present a layered account as we report on the issues, strategies and learnings from a project that set out to focus on success. With the guidance of matai (chiefs) we drew on the traditional Pasifika approach of Talanoa to allow important stories to be told. Talanoa both supports and challenges traditional and alternative …
Pasifika students: Teachers and parents voice their perceptions of what provides supports and barriers to Pasifika students' achievement in literacy and learning
Are schools meeting their clients' expectations? Parents voice their perceptions about children learning to read in schools today
Enhancing the metalinguistic abilities of pre-service teachers via coursework targeting language structure knowledge
Attitudes of academics to special needs accommodations in Kuwait
The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with the perceptions of academics working in Kuwait towards potential accommodations for university students with disabilities. A focus on students with disabilities is relatively new in Kuwait, but this study considered staff within a university with the stated aim to support students with disabilities. An independent, anonymous online questionnaire was distributed to staff (76 respond…
Preparing student teachers post-pandemic: Lessons learnt from principals and teachers in New Zealand and Germany
This article reports on a joint research project across two countries, Germany and New Zealand, where there have been relatively successful measures in curbing the spread of the COVID-19 virus, though using somewhat different strategies given the different contexts with Germany being situated in centre of Europe and New Zealand being an island nation. Findings from semi-structured interviews with a total of 48 participants, comprising 14 primary …
Exploring the distribution and cognitive profiles of poor readers across varying levels of reading difficulty: Implications for identification and support
Background This study explored the impact of different cut‐off points used to identify children with reading difficulties on the distribution of these children across the three poor reader groups predicted by the simple view of reading (dyslexia, specific comprehension difficulty and mixed difficulty). Additionally, the study investigated whether the cognitive profiles of these poor reader groups remained consistent across varying levels of readi…
A better start to literacy for bilingual children in New Zealand: Findings from an exploratory case study in te reo Māori and English
This article details findings from an exploratory case study that examined the efficacy of a phonological awareness and vocabulary programme with children educated in a bilingual immersion context of English and te reo Māori (Māori language) in Aotearoa New Zealand. The current paper discusses changes in the development of early literacy skills in English and te reo Māori in two groups of children aged from 5 years 0 months to 7 years 5 months. T…
What Visibilising Pedagogical Approaches do the Chinese as a Foreign Language (cfl) Teachers Adopt in the Teaching of Chinese Characters: Visiblising Pedagogies
Chinese can be considered as one of the more challenging languages to learn for many non-native learners. Its complicated visual script, the Chinese characters, demands that teachers be proficient in utilizing diverse visual pedagogical approaches, coupled with different digital visual tools, to enhance their teaching effectiveness. Adopting a descriptive qualitative analysis method, interview transcripts from fourteen cfl teachers were examined.…
Traversing the ‘third space’ of learning communities for initial teacher education students: Using an ePortfolio to scaffold practice learning experiences
This paper reports on a study on Initial Teacher Education (ITE) student teachers’ experiences and perceptions of using an ePortfolio in evidencing professional practice experiences in New Zealand primary schools. A survey was used to gather data from student teachers in a three-year bachelor’s programme. Across the year levels, 169 students responded. This mixed methods study found there is a need to navigate the boundary crossing between the sc…
Teaching Chinese characters in CFL education: Beliefs, practices, and contextual influences
Teacher collaboration and innovative learning spaces in New Zealand
The changing architectural design of the spaces where schooling occurs can impact on the types of pedagogical practices that were once solely viewed within the traditional single teacher classroom. Innovative learning environments are being built where there can be multiple teachers with larger cohorts of students. This may provide more opportunities for collaboration amongst teachers which may enhance learning opportunities. This New Zealand stu…
What do New Zealand teachers and principals perceive is happening for English as an additional language students with the changing architecture of New Zealand schools
This paper explores the perceptions of New Zealand teachers and principals about how English as an additional language (EAL) students are faring in the profound changes to the architectural design of school building structures. A national online survey was sent to teachers, middle management and principals in schools and provided qualitative responses to gage the perceptions of participants. Additionally, semi-structured interviews were conducted…
Writing in innovative learning environments and traditional single teacher classrooms: A New Zealand perspective
Learning to write is a critical skill for students to be successful in secondary and tertiary study. The use of digital technologies to support and enhance writing is now pervasive throughout society. Access to digital resources has been argued as a feature of modern, flexible, innovative learning environments (ILEs). Such ILEs have been a noticeable aspect of new builds (and modifications of built schools) in New Zealand over the last 10–15 year…
Literacy learning among primary school children in innovative learning environments versus traditional classrooms
This study on literacy learning in innovative learning environments (ILEs) and traditional one teacher classrooms, focused on Asian English-as-an-additional-language (EAL) students, contrasting them with English-only speaking students. There were 147 Years 5/6 primary school children in the study. Of these, 71 were Asian-EAL children, with 43 in ILEs and 28 in traditional classrooms. English-only students comprised 36 in ILEs and 40 in traditiona…
Psychology (15 works) · Pedagogy (12 works) · Mathematics education (10 works) · Reading and Literacy Development (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Linguistics (6 works) · Literacy (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Cognition (4 works) · Cognitive psychology (4 works)