Teaching the Dimensions of Literacy

Informationen zum Autor Stephen Kucer is Associate Professor of Language and Literacy Education, Washington State University at Vancouver. Cecilia Silva is Professor of Education, Texas Christian University. Klappentext This text provides both the conceptual knowledge to support teachers' instructional decisions in the reading/literacy classroom and a multitude of instructional strategy lessons for classroom use with both monolingual and bilingual students. Zusammenfassung This text provides both the conceptual knowledge to support teachers' instructional decisions in the reading/literacy classroom and a multitude of instructional strategy lessons for classroom use with both monolingual and bilingual students. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Part I Introducing the Dimensions of Literacy and Their Instruction 1. Introducing the Dimensions of Literacy 2. The Developmental Dimension and Instruction Part II: Conceptual Frameworks and Strategy Lessons 3. The Nature of the Linguistic and other Sign Systems Dimension of Literacy: The Reader and Writer as Code Breaker and Code Maker 4. Teaching the Linguistic and Other Sign Systems Dimension of Literacy 5. The Nature of the Cognitive Dimension of Literacy: The Reader and Writer as Meaning Maker 6. Teaching the Cognitive Dimension of Literacy 7. The Nature of the Sociocultural Dimension of Literacy: The Reader and Writer as Text User and Text Critic 8. Teaching the Sociocultural Dimension of Literacy Part III: Putting It All Together 9. A Dimensional Literacy Curriculum. References. Index

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Kucer, Stephen Silva Kucer, Cecilia Silva, Silva Cecilia
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2012
• EAN: 9780415528702
• ISBN: 978-0-415-52870-2
• No. of pages: 330
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; English, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Language Arts / General, Teaching of a specific subject, Primary & middle schools, Educational: English language & literacy, Literacy strategies, Primary and middle schools, Educational strategies and policy, Educational: First / native language, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General