Literacy: An Introduction to the Ecology of Written LanguageThis introduction to the expanding field of literacy studies has been fully revised for the second edition. It explores recent developments and new research that has contributed to our understanding of literacy practices, reflecting on the interdisciplinary growth of the study of reading and writing over the past decade.
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... particular thanks to the members of the Literacy Research Centre at Lancaster University, who have contributed to mythinking immensely, especially Yvon Appleby, Mary Hamilton, Rachel Hodge, Roz Ivanic, Karin Tusting, Uta Papen and Anita ...
... particular thanks to the members of the Literacy Research Centre at Lancaster University, who have contributed to mythinking immensely, especially Yvon Appleby, Mary Hamilton, Rachel Hodge, Roz Ivanic, Karin Tusting, Uta Papen and Anita ...
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... particular details of the situation and that literacy events are particular to a specific community at a specific point in history. The scene I describe may be very familiar to you or it may seem very distant. The precise details may ...
... particular details of the situation and that literacy events are particular to a specific community at a specific point in history. The scene I describe may be very familiar to you or it may seem very distant. The precise details may ...
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... particular situation with a particular text. The various texts are recognized as distinct and are read in different ways – there are many ways of taking meaning from the text. Listening to the news broadcasts, scanning the morning ...
... particular situation with a particular text. The various texts are recognized as distinct and are read in different ways – there are many ways of taking meaning from the text. Listening to the news broadcasts, scanning the morning ...
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... particular direction. Many of the recent works I will refer to begin with summaries of changes in views and they are all shifts to some social perspective. Another phenomenon is the plethora of reviews, reviews of reviews, special ...
... particular direction. Many of the recent works I will refer to begin with summaries of changes in views and they are all shifts to some social perspective. Another phenomenon is the plethora of reviews, reviews of reviews, special ...
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... of levels starting with pre-reading skills and they are then taught in a particular order, each skill building upon the previous. Literacy is seen as a psychological variable which can be measured and assessed. Skills are treated as things.
... of levels starting with pre-reading skills and they are then taught in a particular order, each skill building upon the previous. Literacy is seen as a psychological variable which can be measured and assessed. Skills are treated as things.
Contents
The social basis of literacy | |
Researching literacy practices | |
Literacy embedded in language | |
Configurations of language | |
Writing systems and other notations | |
Points in history | |
The roots of literacy | |
Emergent literacy | |
Public definitions of literacy | |
School practices | |
Adults and world literacy | |
Some implications of an ecological view | |
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