Literacy: Reading the Word and the WorldAt a time when popularizers of cultural literacy are prescribing a cultural canon for the purpose of prying open the `closed minds' of American youth . . . Literacy provides an articulate and courageous response. |
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Introduction Literacy and the Pedagogy | 1 |
The Importance of the | 29 |
Adult Literacy and Popular | 37 |
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