Research interests
Language development and its impact on both literacy and social interactions provide my primary research focus. I have been undertaking a longitudinal evaluation of Language Development Centres for the Education Department of Western Australia. A collaborative project with the Centre for Lifespan Motor Development is planned to investigate the nature of the link between language and motor skills, and peer acceptance/rejection in primary school aged children. A second area of research interest involves the teaching philosophy and practice of early childhood teachers and their impact on student learning outcomes.
Selected Publications
Fletcher, J., Maybery, M.T. & Bennett, S. (2000). Implicit learning differences: A question of developmental level? Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition, 26, 246-252.
Holland, S.A. & Fletcher, J. (2000). The effect of slowing speech rate at natural boundaries on older adults’ memory for auditorially presented stories. Australian Journal of Psychology, 52, 149-154.
Leitao, S., Fletcher, J. & Hogben, J. (2000). Speech impairment and literacy difficulties: Underlying links. The Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 17, 63-75.
Harvey, R. , Fletcher, J. & French, D. (2001). Social reasoning: A source of influence on aggression. Clinical Psychology Review, 21, 447-469.
Fletcher, J., Tannock, R. & Bishop, D.V.M. (2001) Utility of brief teacher rating scales to identify children with educational problems: Experience with an Australian sample. Australian Journal of Psychology, 53, 63-71.
Video-based Material
A Happy Medium
Fletcher, J. & Cole, M. (1992)
A Video-based Discussion Programme for Parents of Young Children.
Produced at the Department of Psychology, The University of Western Australia.
Basic Processes in Interviewing
Fletcher, J., Fruin, D. J., Roberts, C. & Oates, S. (1997)
An Australian produced resource for those involved in
teaching, counselling and interviewing skills.
A joint production: School of Psychology, The University of Western Australia
and the School of Psychology at Curtin University of Technology. |
