Dr Karen Moni
Dr

Karen Moni

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Background

Literacy, teacher education, literacy and intellectual disability, teaching and learning in higher education

Associate Professor Karen Moni has had extensive experience teaching and researching in the field of English and literacy education. Her research interests include adolescent literacy and literature, literacy and young adults with intellectual disabilities, teacher education and teaching and learning in higher education. Dr Moni is also the Exectiuve Director of Latch-On a research and teaching program focusing on literacy and young adults with intellectual disabilities and continues to research in the area of intellectual disability

Availability

Dr Karen Moni is:
Not available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Curriculum and pedagogy Education

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, University of Leeds
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Education, University of Leeds
  • Postgraduate Diploma, Queensland University of Technology
  • Bachelor of Education, Murdoch University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Search Professor Karen Moni’s works on UQ eSpace

207 works between 1994 and 2024
All (207) Journal Article (117) Book Chapter (20) Conference Publication (60) Other Outputs (5) Edited Outputs (5)

81 - 100 of 207 works

2009

Journal Article

Teaching writing to students with learning difficulties in inclusive English classrooms: Lessons from an exemplary teacher

van Kraayenoord, Christina E., Miller, Robyn, Moni, Karen B. and Jobling, Anne (2009). Teaching writing to students with learning difficulties in inclusive English classrooms: Lessons from an exemplary teacher. English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 8 (1), 23-51.

Teaching writing to students with learning difficulties in inclusive English classrooms: Lessons from an exemplary teacher

2009

Conference Publication

The writing achievement of middle school students with learning difficulties

van Kraayenoord, C. E., Moni, K., Jobling, A., Elkins, J., Miller, R. and Koppenhaver, D. (2009). The writing achievement of middle school students with learning difficulties. 33rd Annual International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities (IARLD), Wellington, New Zealand, 15-17 January 2009.

The writing achievement of middle school students with learning difficulties

2009

Book Chapter

Australian values education policy: The official discourse

Anders, D., Gitsaki, C. and Moni, K. (2009). Australian values education policy: The official discourse. Studies in Applied Linguistics and Language Learning. (pp. 139-157) edited by A. Mahboob and C. Lipovsky. United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Australian values education policy: The official discourse

2009

Journal Article

Who? Where? What? When? Why? How? Question words - What do they mean?

Morgan, M., Moni, K. and Jobling, A. (2009). Who? Where? What? When? Why? How? Question words - What do they mean?. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 37 (3), 178-185. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2008.00539.x

Who? Where? What? When? Why? How? Question words - What do they mean?

2009

Conference Publication

Building teachers’ literacy knowledge and pedagogical practices: Illustrations from three primary schools

Christina E. van Kraayenoord, Eileen M. Honan and Karen B. Moni (2009). Building teachers’ literacy knowledge and pedagogical practices: Illustrations from three primary schools. 59th National Reading Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 2-5 December 2009.

Building teachers’ literacy knowledge and pedagogical practices: Illustrations from three primary schools

2009

Journal Article

Editorial

Moni, Karen (2009). Editorial. English in Australia, 44 (2), 2-2.

Editorial

2009

Conference Publication

The writing achievement of middle school students with developmental disabilities and learning difficulties

van Kraayenoord, Christina, Moni, Karen, Jobling, Anne, Elkins, John, Miller, Robyn and Koppenhaver, David (2009). The writing achievement of middle school students with developmental disabilities and learning difficulties. Earli 2009: 13th Biennial Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction. Fostering Communities of Learners, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 25-29 August 2009.

The writing achievement of middle school students with developmental disabilities and learning difficulties

2009

Journal Article

Editorial

Moni, Karen (2009). Editorial. English in Australia, 44 (1), 2-2.

Editorial

2009

Book Chapter

Secondary school and transitions

Moni, K. and Hay, I. (2009). Secondary school and transitions. Education for Inclusion and Diversity. (pp. 305-336) edited by A. Ashman and J. Elkins. Frenches Forest, NSW.: Pearson Education Australia.

Secondary school and transitions

2008

Journal Article

A case for including popular culture in literacy education for young adults with Down syndrome

Moni, K. B. and Jobling, A. (2008). A case for including popular culture in literacy education for young adults with Down syndrome. Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 31 (3), 260-277.

A case for including popular culture in literacy education for young adults with Down syndrome

2008

Journal Article

Meeting the challenge of limited literacy resources for adolescents and adults with intellectual disabilities

Morgan, Michelle F. and Moni, Karen B. (2008). Meeting the challenge of limited literacy resources for adolescents and adults with intellectual disabilities. British Journal of Special Education, 35 (2), 92-101. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8578.2008.00378.x

Meeting the challenge of limited literacy resources for adolescents and adults with intellectual disabilities

2008

Journal Article

A successful professional learning research project: "Improving and sustaining literacy through pedagogical change"

van Kraayenoord, Christina E., Honan, Eileen, Moni, Karen B. and Miller, Robyn (2008). A successful professional learning research project: "Improving and sustaining literacy through pedagogical change". Curriculum Matters, 7 (1), 18-21.

A successful professional learning research project: "Improving and sustaining literacy through pedagogical change"

2008

Journal Article

Student perceptions and use of an assessment rubric for a group concept map in physiology

Moni, R. W. and Moni, K. B. (2008). Student perceptions and use of an assessment rubric for a group concept map in physiology. Advances in Physiology Education, 32 (1), 47-54. doi: 10.1152/advan.00030.2007

Student perceptions and use of an assessment rubric for a group concept map in physiology

2008

Journal Article

Editorial

Moni, Karen (2008). Editorial. English in Australia, 43 (2), 2-3.

Editorial

2008

Journal Article

The classroom teacher: making a difference through values education

Anders, Dana, Moni, Karen and Gitsaki, Christina (2008). The classroom teacher: making a difference through values education. The Social Educator, 26 (2), 11-18.

The classroom teacher: making a difference through values education

2008

Journal Article

Editorial

Moni, Karen (2008). Editorial. English in Australia, 43 (1), 2-3.

Editorial

2008

Conference Publication

Improving and sustaining literacy through pedagogical change

van Kraayenoord, C. E., Honan, E. and Moni, K. (2008). Improving and sustaining literacy through pedagogical change. AATE/ALEA National Conference 2008: Stories, Places, Spaces: Literacy and Identity, Adelaide, Australia, 6-9 July 2008.

Improving and sustaining literacy through pedagogical change

2007

Journal Article

Assessing core manipulative skills in a large, first-year laboratory

Moni, Roger W., Hryciw, Deanne H., Poronnik, Philip, Lluka, Lesley J. and Moni, Karen B. (2007). Assessing core manipulative skills in a large, first-year laboratory. Advances In Physiology Education, 31 (3), 266-269. doi: 10.1152/advan.00020.2007

Assessing core manipulative skills in a large, first-year laboratory

2007

Conference Publication

Metacognitive knowledge, attitudes and self-perceptions of writing: A study of middle school students with developmental disabilities and learning difficulties

van Kraayenoord, C. E., Moni, K. B., Jobling, A., Elkins, J., Koppenhaver, D. and Miller, R. (2007). Metacognitive knowledge, attitudes and self-perceptions of writing: A study of middle school students with developmental disabilities and learning difficulties. Earli 2007: 12th Biennial Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction: Developing Potentials for Learning, Budapest, Hungary, 28 August-1 September 2007.

Metacognitive knowledge, attitudes and self-perceptions of writing: A study of middle school students with developmental disabilities and learning difficulties

2007

Journal Article

‘They’re a lot cleverer than I thought': challenging perceptions of disability support staff as they tutor in an adult literacy program

Moni, K. B., Jobling, M. A. and van Kraayenoord, C. E. (2007). ‘They’re a lot cleverer than I thought': challenging perceptions of disability support staff as they tutor in an adult literacy program. International Journal of Lifelong Education, 26 (4), 439-459. doi: 10.1080/02601370701417269

‘They’re a lot cleverer than I thought': challenging perceptions of disability support staff as they tutor in an adult literacy program

Past funding

  • 2016 - 2018
    Strengthening the gateways: Building pathways to success through active learning
    UQ Teaching Innovation Grants
    Open grant
  • 2014
    The application of standards-based assessment across school subjects and underlying learning objectives in the senior years of schooling
    Queensland Department of Education, Training and Employment
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2016
    Constructing futures: An investigation of the aspirations of young adults with an intellectual disability and their parents
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    Supporting schools and teachers to improve students' reading achievement in rural communities
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Building capacities to enhance critical thinking and writing skills of first year international RHD students in the Social Sciences
    UQ Teaching Fellowship
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Improving and sustaining literacy and numeracy through pedagogical change
    The Corporation of the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane
    Open grant
  • 2006
    Community Outreach Opportunities of Literacy (COOL): Building Literacy Skills for Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2005
    Investigating Literacy and Literacy Programs for Older Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2005
    Intervention for written expression: Middle school students with developmental disabilities
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2002
    A resource and teaching module for the development of literacy for adults with intellectual disabilities
    Commonwealth Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2002
    To investigate literacy and numeracy development in the middle years of schooling - No. 1299
    Commonwealth Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2001
    An investigation of teaching strategies for enhancing oral lieteracy with young adults with Down Syndrome
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Karen Moni is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Dr Karen Moni directly for media enquiries about:

  • Adolescent literacy
  • Literacy
  • literacy and intellectual disabilities
  • Teacher education
  • Teaching English

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