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"This text is the second volume of the ""Encyclopedia of Language and Education"", overviewing an area which has emerged as a coherent and exciting field of study in the last two decades. While forming part of a series of eight volumes, the book also stands on its own, drawing on some 25 state-of-the-art reviews of concerns in the study of literacy prepared by leading writers and researchers. The book is organized in four main sections: reading, writing, the social context of literacy, and literacy teaching in selected regions. The approach is multidisciplinary, drawing on insights from fields as diverse as anthropology and computer science, sociolinguistics and psychology. The international flavour of the volume is reflected not only in the choice of contributors from eleven different countries but also in the emphasis throughout on the impact of globalization on our understanding of literacy."

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Author:   Viv Edwards ,  P. Corson
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780792349297

ISBN 10:   0792349296
Pages:   265
Publication Date:   31 May 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Section 1: Focus on Reading.- 1. The Reading Process.- 2. The Teaching of Reading.- 3. Reading Skills: Emergent Literacy.- 4. Metalinguistic Skills in Reading Development.- 5. The Development of Literacy Difficulties.- 6. Reading in Multilingual Classrooms.- Section 2: Focus on Writing.- 7. Writing Systems and Orthographies.- 8. The Development of Young Children as Authors.- 9. The Teaching of Writing.- 10. The Development of Spelling and Punctuation.- 11. Handwriting Skills.- 12. Writing in Multilingual Classrooms.- Section 3: Focus on the Social Context of Literacy.- 13. The Social Psychology of Reading.- 14. Functional Literacy.- 15. Social Literacies.- 16. Critical Approaches to Literacy.- 17. Family Literacy.- 18. Adult Literacy.- 19. Sustaining Local Literacies.- 20. IT and Literacy.- Section 4: Focus on Selected Regions.- 21. Literacy Teaching in France.- 22. Literacy Teaching in India.- 23. Literacy Teaching in the Low Countries.- 24. Female Literacy and Life Chances in Rural Nigeria.- 25. Literacy Teaching in Norway.- Name Index.- Tables of Contents other Volumes.

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