Providing a fresh direction in literacy education, the chapters in this volume offer a revitalized perspective of literacy. They focus in the forms that literacy will take in the future, the influence of changing technologies, and on effective learning environments.

The concepts of the past, centered more narrowly on traditional ways of learning to read and write, no longer suffice in a society that requires higher level skills from an increasingly diverse student population. Providing a new direction in literacy education, the chapters in this volume offer a revitalized perspective of literacy. They focus on the forms that literacy will take in the future, the influence of changing technologies and multimedia on curriculum and instructional practices, and on effective learning environments. These chapters incorporate the insights of researchers in...

This volume explores higher level, critical, and creative thinking, as well as reflective decision making and problem solving. Focusing on how to encourage learners to become independent participants at home, the book is concerned with independent learning in a curriculum of inclusion.