Literacy - the ability to produce and interpret written text - has long been viewed as the basis of all school achievement; a measure of success that defines both an 'educated' person, and an educable one. In this volume, a team of leading experts raise questions central to the acquisition of literacy. Why do children with similar classroom experiences show different levels of educational achievement� And why do these differences in literacy, and ultimately employability, persist� By looking critically at the western view of a 'literate' person, the authors present a new perspective on literary acquisition, viewing it as a socially constructed skill, whereby children must acquire discourse strategies that are socially 'approved'. This extensively-revised second edition contains an updated introduction and bibliography, and each chapter has been re-written to account for the most recent research. Groundbreaking and revealing, this volume will continue to have far-reaching implications for educational theory and practice.

• ISBN: 0521525675
• ISBN-13: 9780521525671
• Editor : Jenny Cook-Gumperz
• Language : English
• Format:  Paperback
• Publication Date: 10/1/2006
• Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press
• Price ($AUD): $76.95


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