Dimensions of Literacy A Conceptual Base for the Teaching of Reading and Writing in School Settings
| Author/creator | Kucer, Stephen B., 1950- Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Incorporated Florence : Taylor & Francis Group [Distributor] |
| Description | 320 p. ill 09.000 x 06.000 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
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| Summary | Annotation This landmark text significantly expands our understanding of literacy by examining it from a multidimensional and interdisciplinary perspective. It "unpackages" the various dimensions of literacy--linguistic, cognitive, sociocultural, and developmental--and at the same time accounts for the interrelationships among them. The ultimate goal is to provide a conceptual foundation upon which literacy curriculum and instruction in school settings can be grounded.<br /><br /><i>Dimensions of Literacy</i>:<br />*links theory and research to practice in an understandable, user-friendly manner--within each chapter and in the final chapter focused exclusively on instructional implications.<br />*provides in-depth coverage of the various dimensions of literacy: linguistic (the nature of language, oral-written language relationships, language variation); cognitive (constructive nature of perception, reading and comprehending processes, writing process); sociocultural (literacy as social practices, authority of written discourse), and developmental (constructing the written language system).<br />*includes numerous demonstrations, "hands-on" activities, and authentic reading and writing events that reflect key linguistic, cognitive, sociocultural, and developmental concepts, as well as many tables and figures that summarize the concepts in a clear, accessible form.<br /><br />Educational institutions, and teachers in particular, are currently under intense scrutiny, as the standards movement and high-stakes testing increasingly determine what is taught, when it is taught, and how it is taught. If literacy teachers are to have a voice in these policies, it is critical that they have an understanding of what literacy entails. Because they work with students' reading and writing on a daily basis, teachers have an intuitive sense of the complexities of the literacy processes. The intent of <i>Dimensions of Literacy</i>is to make this teacher knowledge explicit, as well as to more fully develop it. It is essential reading for all teachers and students in the field of literacy education.<br /> |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 00067762 |
| ISBN | 9780805831610 |
| ISBN | 0805831614 (Trade Cloth) Out of Print |
| Standard identifier# | 9780805831610 |
| Stock number | 00009052 |