1st Edition
Literacy Crises and Reading Policies Children Still Can't Read!
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
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This widely researched comparative study addresses the critical issue of literacy crises around the world and questions their wider sociological and educational impact. The recurring literacy crises in England and English speaking countries such as the US and New Zealand are linked to wider issues of educational standards, concepts of teacher professionalism, debates over curriculum... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Re-emerging debates over methods and standards: 1945-1965 3. Reading debates and the Bullock Report: 1968-1975 4. Post-Bullock reactions to a literacy crisis: 1975-1983 5. The renewed reading standards debate of the early 1990s 6. The Advent of National Literacy Strategies 7. Reading Recovery: A comparative Case Study. Conclusion
Biography
Janet Soler
