This volume is an encyclopaedic reference of prominent literacy terms. Key terms with frequent misconceptions are debunked to provide a critical perspective. Citation of relevant theorists and research findings enables readers to further explore these topics.
This important book includes sections on cognitive and developmental approaches to language and literacy acquisition, sociocultural approaches to language and literacy, crosslinguistic and bilingual issues in language and literacy, and...
The book ensures that students have the theoretical framework before they enter the classroom, but balances it with the practical knowledge required to tackle the subject with confidence.
Challenging and disruptive, this is a unique and important contribution to language and literacy education.
Another way of guiding readers through text is to provide a map . Wood et al . ( 1992 ) give an example of a ' reading road map ' to be used in conjunction with a textbook . Symbols in the style of roadsigns are used to guide a reader ...
Available at: http://www.coe.uga.edu/jolle/2005_1/wondering.pdf Shelley, P.B. (1820). A defense ofpoetry. ... “Reading don't fix no Chevys”: Reading in the lives ofyoung men. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. Smith, M. W., & Wilhelm, J. D. ...
Special features of this work include questions that engage and challenge the reader throughout the chapters, and exercises designed to facilitate understanding of language phenomena in the classroom and elsewhere; the author also ties her ...
Offers a review of sociolinguistic research and practice aimed at improving education for students who speak vernacular varieties of US English, English-based Creole languages, and non-English languages, and presents soioculturally based ...
An acclaimed reference that fills a significant gap in the literature, this volume examines the linkages between spoken and written language development, both typical and atypical.
Teachers, parents, and policymakers need an informed understanding of language--of how it is acquired, how it is used, and how we can best support the learning of new languages and...
This book explores what it means to be a 21st century literacy educator, promoting a reflective and inquiry-based approach.