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Literacy and Orality
David R. Olson
Paperback - $82.95
In this study of the social and psychological implications of literacy, sixteen distinguished scholars provide a sustained and detailed examination of the relations between orality and literacy, the traditions based on them, the functions served by t ...
Orality and Literacy
S.J. Ong
Paperback - $57.95
This classic work explores the vast differences between oral and literate cultures and offers a brilliantly lucid account of the intellectual, literary and social effects of writing, print and electronic technology.
Adult Literacy as Social Practice : More Than Skills
Uta Papen
Paperback - $103.95
Providing a very contemporary overview of literacy, numeracy and "English as a Second or Other Language" teaching, this book presents a radically new perspective on reading, writing and mathematics among adults.
As literacy is predominantly shaped ...
Classroom Literacy Assessment : Making Sense of What Students Know and Do
Jeanne R. Paratore
Hardcover - $105.95
Showcasing assessment practices that can help teachers plan effective instruction, this book addresses the real-world complexities of teaching literacy in grades K-8. Leading contributors present trustworthy approaches that examine learning processes ...
The Rhetorics of Feminism : Readings in Contemporary Cultural Theory and the Popular Press
Lynne Pearce
Hardcover - $295.95
Is it possible that changes in rhetorical practice could alter not just how thought is expressed, but also how it is made? Through close stylistic and rhetorical analysis across contemporary feminist writing--from the cultural theory of Judith Butler ...
Print Literacy Development : Uniting Cognitive and Social Practice Theories
Victoria Purcell-Gates
Paperback - $48.95
Is literacy a social and cultural practice, or a set of cognitive skills to be learned and applied? Literacy researchers, who have differed sharply on this question, will welcome this book, which is the first to address the critical divide. The autho ...
100% Information Literacy Success
Quantum Intergrations
Paperback - $60.95
100% Information Literacy Success is the fourth text in the 100% Success series, and serves as a guide to the information literacy standards as described by the American Library Association. This text instructs students and professionals on developin ...
Rethinking Literacy Education : The Critical Need for Practice-Based Change
B. Allan Quigley
Hardcover - $80.95
1998 Winner of the Cyril O. Houle World Award for Literature in Adult Education In this thought-provoking book, Quigley offers a new view of illiteracy that starts with the learner and takes into account a broad array of work, family, and cultural co ...
Literacy and Paideia in Ancient Greece
Kevin Robb
Hardcover - $226.95
This book examines the progress of literacy in ancient Greece from its origins in the eighth century to the fourth century B.C.E., when the major cultural institutions of Athens became totally dependent on alphabetic literacy. By introducing new evid ...