Literate Systems and Individual Lives

Literate Systems and Individual Lives
Author: Edward M. Jennings
Publisher: SUNY Press
Total Pages: 236
Release: 1991-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780791405130

This book raises important questions concerning the "shame" of illiteracy. What does it mean to students to be drawn into a world where family and friends cannot follow? Can the same person appear literate and illiterate at the same time? Is literacy, for that matter, an either/or condition? Does it "hurt" to be illiterate in more than one language, more than one culture? To whom can literacy education be a threat instead of a promise? The chapters in this book confront the unknowable implication of joining literate systems, and carry us toward an understanding that can help literacy practitioners and policy-makers at local, national, and international levels to better understand the issues involved in this important area of work.

Literacy in American Lives

Literacy in American Lives
Author: Deborah Brandt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2001-05-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521003063

This book addresses critical questions facing public education at the twenty-first century.

One Child, Two Languages

One Child, Two Languages
Author: Patton O. Tabors
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2008
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Practical, engaging guide to helping early childhood educators understand and address the needs of English language learners.

Bakhtinian Perspectives on Language, Literacy, and Learning

Bakhtinian Perspectives on Language, Literacy, and Learning
Author: Arnetha F. Ball
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2004-08-23
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780521537889

This 2004 book represents a multidisciplinary collaboration that highlights the significance of Mikhail Bakhtin's theories to modern scholarship in the field of language and literacy. Book chapters examine such important questions as: What resources do students bring from their home/community environments that help them become literate in school? What knowledge do teachers need in order to meet the literacy needs of varied students? How can teacher educators and professional development programs better understand teachers' needs and help them to become better prepared to teach diverse literacy learners? What challenges lie ahead for literacy learners in the coming century? Chapters are contributed by scholars who write from varied disciplinary perspectives. In addition, other scholarly voices enter into a Bakhtinian dialogue with these scholars about their ideas. These 'other voices' help our readers push the boundaries of current thinking on Bakhtinian theory and make this book a model of heteroglossia and dialogic intertexuality.

A Theory of Literate Action

A Theory of Literate Action
Author: Charles Bazerman
Publisher: Parlor Press LLC
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2013-12-28
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1602354790

A Theory of Literate Action makes a significant contribution to the field and enriches and deepens our perspectives on writing by drawing together such varied and wide-ranging approaches from social theory and the social sciences—from psychology, to phenomenology, to pragmatics—and demonstrating their relevance to writing studies.

Environmental Literacy in Science and Society

Environmental Literacy in Science and Society
Author: Roland W. Scholz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 657
Release: 2011-07-21
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0521183332

A comprehensive review and analysis of environmental literacy within the context of environmental science and sustainable development. Approaching the topic from multiple perspectives, the book explores the development of human understanding of the environment and human-environment interactions in the fields of biology, psychology, sociology, economics and industrial ecology.

The Praeger Handbook of Media Literacy

The Praeger Handbook of Media Literacy
Author: Art Silverblatt
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 945
Release: 2013-11-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

This groundbreaking two-volume set provides readers with the information they need to grasp new developments in the swiftly evolving field of media literacy. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) proclaimed media literacy a "fundamental human right." How fitting that there is finally a definitive handbook to help students and the general public alike become better informed, more critical consumers of mass media. In these A–Z volumes, readers can learn about methodologies and assessment strategies; get information about sectors, such as community media and media activism; and explore areas of study, such as journalism, advertising, and political communications. The rapid evolution of media systems, particularly digital media, is emphasized, and writings by notable media literacy scholars are included. In addition to providing a wide range of qualitative approaches to media literacy analysis, the handbook also offers a wealth of media literacy resources. These include lists of media literacy organizations and national media literacy programs, plus relevant books, websites, videos, and articles.

Literacy

Literacy
Author: David Wray
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 520
Release: 2004
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780415277099

This four-volume collection reprints key debates about exactly what it means to be literate and how literacy can best be taught. Rather than centering on the emotional reaction of mass media debates, this set focuses on research findings into processes and pedagogy. The themes covered include Literacy : its nature and its teaching, Reading - processes and teaching, Writing - processes and teaching and New Literacies - the impact of technologies.