Portraits of Literacy Across Families, Communities, and Schools - Intersections and Tensions

Zusatztext "The authors and editors of this volume! taking a lead from the little boy who pointed out that the king was wearing no clothes! have....begun to document what literacy actually looks like in action and in different contexts with different players....Enjoy the work contained in this volume. It is important and desperately needed. Consider it as part of the slowly emerging picture and join us in working on its completion."—Victoria Purcell-GatesFrom the Foreword"...I couldn't put it down! It's that good!...With its look at family literacy! its offer of relatively new research methodologies! and its reports of major policy initiatives! this book will be a welcome volume to scholars in literacy and social policy."—Carole EdelskyArizona State University"The issues addressed are important ones--in particular the concern for school literacy having more to do with students' lives and the development of literate agency in the face of curricula and testing practices designed to prevent it....The central focus of the book is not only at the leading edge of the field! but it is surely timely! particularly in the United States."—Peter JohnstonState University of New York at Albany"The editors have brought together emerging and established scholars who are well-known and respected in the field of literacy to address critical issues in the areas of literacy practices! programming! and policy across the spectrum of youth and adult literacy."—Pat CampbellUniversity of Alberta Informationen zum Autor Anderson, Jim; Kendrick, Maureen; Rogers, Theresa; Smythe, Suzanne Klappentext This unique global perspective on multiple literacies crosses traditional boundaries between the study of family, community, and school literacies. It calls attention to the ideological nature of literacy education across a broad range of literacy contex Zusammenfassung This unique global perspective on multiple literacies crosses traditional boundaries between the study of family, community, and school literacies. It calls attention to the ideological nature of literacy education across a broad range of literacy contex Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: V. Purcell-Gates, Foreword. Preface. M. Kendrick, T. Rogers, S. Smythe, J. Anderson, Portraits of Literacy Across Families, Communities, and Schools: An Introduction. Part I: Family Literacies. E. Gregory, Guiding Lights: Siblings as Literacy Teachers in a Multilingual Community. T.H. Cairney, Literacy Diversity: Understanding and Responding to the Textual Tapestries of Home, School, and Community. J. Anderson, S. Smythe, J. Shapiro, Working and Learning With Families, Communities, and Schools: A Critical Case Study. S. Cody, Snapshot 1: A Single Mother's Journey of Rediscovery. L.M. Phillips, H.L. Sample, Family Literacy: Listen to What the Families Have to Say. R. Hayden, M. Sanders, Snapshot 2: Voices From the Field: Practitioner Perspectives on Issues in Family Literacy. Part II: Early and Youth Literacies. M. Prinsloo, P. Stein, "Down, Up, and Round": Setting Children Up as Readers and Writers in South African Classrooms. M.H. Maguire, A.J. Beer, H. Attarian, D. Baygin, X.L. Curdt-Christiansen, R. Yoshida, The Chameleon Character of Multilingual Literacy Portraits: Re-Searching in "Heritage" Language Places and Spaces. D. Masny, Multiple Literacies: An Alternative OR Beyond Freire. M. Kendrick, R. McKay, L. Moffatt, The Portrayal of Self in Children's Drawings of Home, School, and Community Literacies. T. Rogers, A. Schofield, Things Thicker Than Words: Portraits of Youth Multiple Literacies in an Alternative Secondary Program. S. Moloney, Snapshot 3: A Small Piece of the Truth. B. Norton, A Portrait of Literacy From the Youth Millennium Project. Part III: Community and Adult Literacies. J. Hare, To "Kn...

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• Authors: Jim Kendrick Anderson
• Assisted by: Jim Anderson (Editor), Maureen Kendrick (Editor), Theresa Rogers (Editor), Suzanne Smythe (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.03.2005
• EAN: 9780805848595
• ISBN: 978-0-8058-4859-5
• No. of pages: 414
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology