Preface Part I Introducing the Dimensions of Literacy and Their Instruction 1. Introducing the Dimensions of Literacy 2. The Developmental Dimension and Instruction Part II: Conceptual Frameworks and Strategy Lessons 3. The Nature of the Linguistic and other Sign Systems Dimension of Literacy: The Reader and Writer as Code Breaker and Code Maker 4. Teaching the Linguistic and Other Sign Systems Dimension of Literacy 5. The Nature of the Cognitive Dimension of Literacy: The Reader and Writer as Meaning Maker 6. Teaching the Cognitive Dimension of Literacy 7. The Nature of the Sociocultural Dimension of Literacy: The Reader and Writer as Text User and Text Critic 8. Teaching the Sociocultural Dimension of Literacy Part III: Putting It All Together 9. A Dimensional Literacy Curriculum. References. Index
Biography
Stephen Kucer is Associate Professor of Language and Literacy Education, Washington State University at Vancouver.
Cecilia Silva is Professor of Education, Texas Christian University.
