Understanding how the Chinese writing system illustrates universal design features of writing and literacy learning, as well as how it differs from alphabetic literacy, has become one of the cutting e
Adolescent Literacy initially appeared as a special issue of the Harvard Educational Review. It explores key issues and debates in the adolescent literacy crisis, the popular use of cognitive strategi
Financial Literacy addresses the most critical financial issues facing students and more importantly, how to manage them. It offers helpful information and practical advice to guide students to make b
This book is the first comprehensive history of how the American people achieved varying degrees of literacy from early colonial times to the modern era. The authors demonstrate that literacy educatio
Six years since the First Edition of Literacy and Education, the ways we think about literacy have changed. The book continues to be an accessible guide to current theory on literacy with practical ap
The critical literacy approach to education examines the underlying assumptions of various texts encountered in academia and everyday life, such as school curricula, government legislation, corporate
Literacy Look-Fors An Observation Protocol to Guide K-6 Classroom Walkthroughs With all of the reform models, research-based programs, leadership training, and professional development focused on read
An essential companion for those working in adult literacy, this book is designed to assist and support people who plan, develop, and deliver literacy programs and initiatives for adults. Using a mix
"At a time when popularizers of cultural literacy are prescribing a cultural canon for the purpose of prying open the `closed minds' of American youth . . . Literacy provides an articulate and courage
Math for Financial Literacy prepares your students for the real world. Written specifically for teens, Math for Financial Literacy provides instruction for relevant math concepts that students can eas
Updating this edition of their book to reflect changes in the past five years, Pahl (literacies in education, U. of Sheffield, UK) and Rowsell (multiliteracies, Brock U., Canada) survey New Literacy S
Addresses the common difficulities associated with teaching adolescents to read content-area material and includes strategies to allow teachers to differentiate instruction to meet students' literacy
Literacy 2.0 is where traditional literacy and technological literacy meet. In this book, Nancy Frey Douglas Fisher, and Alex Gonzalez offer readers the benefit of their own extensive experience in se
This popular resource distinguishes itself by placing literacy assessment within the context of mainstream classroom reading instruction. Using developmental reading stages as a framework, LITERACY AS
Filled with practical, everyday activities that build language development and early literacy into your daily schedule. Use circle time, snack time, dramatic play or any other time throughout the day
Media Literacy teaches students how to navigate through the overwhelming flood of information found in today’s media-saturated world. Drawing from thousands of media research studies, author W. James
Internationally renowned literacy expert Dr. Patricia L. Scharer, former president of the Reading Recovery Council of North America, and her co-authors, all members of the The Ohio State University Li
This updated Second Edition of Media Literacy introduces the fascinating world that operates behind visible media messages. This accessible edition includes updated figures and information about compu
Learn how to become a more effective literacy coach to ensure lasting changes in teaching and learning at your school. Literacy experts Diana and Betsy Sisson offer clear, research-based strategies th
An edited collection describing key issues in supporting literacy development, this book helps to 'unlock' the mysteries behind helping children learn to read, write, speak and listen. It explores way
This five-volume collection lays out the foundations and nuances of literacy studies. Beginning with the theoretical and epistemological perspectives that have been influential in shaping contemporary
All trainees working towards Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) must pass a computerized literacy skills test. The test is designed to ensure they have a sound grasp of literacy skills such as spelling, p
In this call for action, Nancy Kindelan argues that theatre's signature pedagogy of engagement plays a significant role in helping all undergraduates achieve the aims and learning goals of a contempor
Teaching the Dimensions of Literacy provides both the conceptual knowledge to support teachers' instructional decisions in the reading/literacy classroom and a multitude of instructional strategy less
Teaching the Dimensions of Literacy provides both the conceptual knowledge to support teachers' instructional decisions in the reading/literacy classroom and a multitude of instructional strategy less
This book provides practical techniques that everyone can employ successfully to infuse their information literacy instruction with humor—regardless of whether they're "naturally funny" or not.
Nearly nine out of 10 adults have difficulty using everyday health information to make good health decisions. The IOM Roundtable on Health Literacy held a meeting on May 27, 2010, to explore areas for
What does it mean to be visually literate? Does it mean different things in the arts and the sciences? In the West, in Asia, or in developing nations? If we all need to become "visually literate," wha
Interactive Literacy Education combines the latest research and theory related to technology-based instructional design for children’s literacy development. It shows how technology can be used to buil
Literacy work stations have taken the primary grades by storm, as teachers discover many ways to use them in supporting independent and thoughtful reading and writing.Now, Stepping Up with Literacy St
Literacy has become an issue of worldwide importance. It can make all the difference, especially in developing nations, between substandard and standard existence, and sometimes between life and death
Literacy learning is described from a developmental and sociocultural perspective in this guide with the notion that by developing a classroom community all children will learn. Owocki (education, Sag
An A-to-Z handbook of the key words, expressions, and concepts dealing with the environmental movement features definitions for such terms as ecosystem and solar panels. Original. 15,000 first printin
This book links such fields as linguistics, anthropology, sociolinguistics, and education to illustrate how the problem of literacy is embedded in a social and cultural context. The majority of the es
