Literacy and Learning A Reference Handbook
“Literacy and Learning: A Reference Handbook” by Brett Elizabeth Blake, published by Bloomsbury Academic on November 15, 2002, is an annotated edition comprising 267 pages in English. This book serves as a comprehensive resource that addresses fundamental questions about literacy, exploring its evolving definition and the processes through which individuals achieve literacy. It delves into various aspects of literacy, including computer literacy and geographic literacy, while also examining different reader types and reading methodologies.
Readers will find a thorough examination of contemporary literacy theories and the ongoing debates within the field. The authors present insights into how this extensive knowledge is being utilized in effective literacy programs, making the content relevant for educators and practitioners. Topics such as education, teaching, and language arts are woven throughout the text, providing a rich context for understanding the complexities of literacy today.
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A state-of-the-art compendium of resource materials and current practice that answers two basic questions: “What is literacy?” and “How do individuals become literate?”
Not long ago, literacy simply meant knowing how to read and write. Today, the study of literacy is a complex field encompassing many different areas, from computer literacy to geographic literacy, and including several degrees of competence such as functional, pragmatic, and cultured. In addition there are six kinds of readers: the submissive, the active, the semiotic, the subjective, the psychoanalytic, and the interpretive community reader, and at least two distinct ways of reading: aesthetic reading and rational reading.
In this comprehensive, accessible volume, two literacy experts not only help readers understand the latest theories and the heated controversies in this exciting field, they also show readers how this vast new knowledge is being applied in successful literacy programs.
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