1st Edition
The RoutledgeFalmer Reader in Language and Literacy
Edited By Teresa Grainger
Copyright 2004
320 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
In this essential collection of readings, Teresa Grainger provides carefully chosen journal articles and chapters that offer significant and serious insights into the changing face of literacy. The twenty-five contributors all adopt a broad conception of literacy and contemporary literacy practices and recognise that the world of language and literacy is in a constant state of transition and... Read more
Introduction: Travelling Across the Terrain Part 1: Mapping the Landscape of Literacy 1. The History and Future of Literacy 2. Living Literacies in Homes and Communities 3. Globalisation, Literacy, Curriculum Practice Part 2: Exploring Literacy Learning 4. 'You Made it Like a Crocodile' A Theory of Children's Meaning-Making 5. Where are the Childhoods in Childhood Literacy? An Exploration in Outer School Space 6. Learning as Puzzle Solving Part 3: Exploring Oral Texts 7. Development through Dialogue 8. Group work: Learning through Talk 9. Discourse, Conversation and Creativity 10. Drama, Literacies and Difference Part 4: Exploring Visual Texts 11. Seeing, Thinking and Knowing 12. A Word about Pictures 13. Television and Film 14. Playing the Text Part 5: Exploring Written Texts 15. Reading Rights and Responsibilities 16. The Reader in the Writer 17. What Does Research Tell Us About How We Should be Developing Written Composition? 18. Can Teachers Empower Pupils as Writers? Postscript: The Journey Continues
Biography
Teresa Grainger
'It combines into one extensive text a great deal of material on a wide range of approaches to literacy.' - British Journal of Educational Studies
'If you need to catch up on current thinking on literacy this book is an excellent starting point. There is a good mix of theory and practice and a great deal of insightful research that will both inform and inspire better approaches to literacy. For those who wish to go further there is a useful annotated booklist at the very end.' - English Drama Media, The Professional Journal of the National Association for the Teaching of English
