Contemporary Readings in Literacy Education

ISBN-13: 9781412965910 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 424 str.

Marva Cappello

Opis

The latest research on literacy education--made more accessible To help students and beginning teachers understand contemporary issues in literacy education, this book provides a collection of edited readings and accompanying strategies. The articles have been selected to provide a balance between readings that focus on key theoretical concerns and others that suggest classroom applications of those guiding principles.Key Features

• The text is organized into sections representing today's most important literacy concerns.

• The readings are contextualized with section introductions by the editors that provide an overview of each topic.

• Section introductions also include hands-on instructional strategies to help students negotiate the articles, promote overall comprehension, and apply the material in practice.

• Articles have been edited to be accessible and relevant to students, and they provide a variety of viewpoints on the issues raised.

• A selection of the articles is available in full-text form at www.sagepub.com/cappello.

This text will help instructors integrate the latest research into their courses in a meaningful way and show students how to apply research and theory to practice.Includes Articles From the Following Journals: American Educational Research JournalAmerican EducatorCalifornia ReaderEducational LeadershipEducational PolicyEducation and Urban SocietyEnglish EducationEnglish JournalInternational Journal of Applied LinguisticsIntervention in School and ClinicJournal of Adolescent and Adult LiteracyJournal of Early Childhood LiteracyJournal of Educational PsychologyLanguage ArtsReading PsychologyReading Research QuarterlyThe Reading TeacherRELC JournalRemedial and Special EducationReview of Research in EducationWritten Communication