1st Edition
Literacy A Redefinition
310 Pages
by
Routledge
310 Pages
by
Routledge
312 Pages
by
Routledge
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The concepts of the past, centered more narrowly on traditional ways of learning to read and write, no longer suffice in a society that requires higher level skills from an increasingly diverse student population. Providing a new direction in literacy education, the chapters in this volume offer a revitalized perspective of literacy. They focus on the forms that literacy will take in the future,... Read more
Contents: Preface. Part I: Reconception of Literacy. E. Zigler, E. Gilman, Literacy and the School of the 21st Century. R. Calfee, Critical Literacy: Reading and Writing for a New Millennium. R.L. Venezky, Literacy and the Textbook of the Future. D. Rose, A. Meyer, B. Pisha, Out of Print: Literacy in the Electronic Age. L. Baca, K. Escamilla, J. Carjuzaa, Language Minority Students: Literacy and Educational Reform. E.E. Garcia, "Hispanic" Children: Effective Schooling Practices and Related Policy Issues. Part II: Literacy and Cognition. N.J. Ellsworth, Critical Thinking and Literacy. C.N. Hedley, W.E. Hedley, A.N. Baratta, Visual Thinking and Literacy. R.J. Stevens, Cooperative Learning and Literacy Instruction. C.B.G. London, Linking Cultures Through Literacy: A Perspective for the Future. A.A. Silver, Biology of Specific (Developmental) Learning Disabilities. Part III: Contexts for Literacy. P.A. Antonacci, J.M. Colasacco, A Literacy Context for the 21st Century Child. P.A. Chiarelli, Early Intervention Strategies for Family Literacy. C.S. Benson, Vocational Education in the 21st Century. L.W. Milbrath, Environmental Education for the 21st Century. H.F. Didsbury, Jr., Literacy in the Future.
Biography
Anthony N. Baratta, Nancy J. Ellsworth, Carolyn N. Hedley
