Literacy

This is a comprehensive study of the origins and early uses of Russian writing.

What teacher hasn't sometimes believed that the entire class understands a lesson, even though only a few students are nodding their heads and answering questions?

Helping teachers move beyond fluency as measured by speed alone, this book focuses on building the skills that students need to read accurately, meaningfully, and expressively--the essential components of reading comprehension.

,A ground-breaking book.

This book, first published in 1950, is a collection of what the author felt to be the minimum of English grammar relevant to efficient communication in language.

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Representations of language learning and literacy, also known as "e;literacy narratives"e; are a staple of literature.

A Turning Point for Literacy covers the proceedings of the International Symposium for Literacy held in Persepolis, Iran from 3 to 8 of September 1975.

Addressed to researchers in Applied Linguistics, and to professional teachers working in, or studying teaching and learning processes in, multilingual classrooms, Critical Reading in Language Education offers a distinctive contribution to the question of how foreign language learners can be helped to acquire effective literacy in English.

This collection brings together different perspectives on post-traumatic stress, considering its causes, its impact on different groups, and ways forward toward equipping speech-language clinicians, educators, and scholars to better understand and support the individuals and communities with which they work.

In this third, fully revised edition, the 10 volume Encyclopedia of Language and Education offers the newest developments, including an entirely new volume of research and scholarly content, essential to the field of language teaching and learning in the age of globalization.

Reaching Reluctant Young Readers features 150 middle-grade books.

A revised and expanded edition that promotes inquiry and teaching practices to help students gain the discipline-specific literacy skills they need to succeed in college, the workplace, and the society of tomorrow

The research in this unique collection lies at the interface between the fields of bilingualism and literacy.

Translating cutting-edge research into practical recommendations for assessment and instruction, this book has helped thousands of readers understand the key role of phonological awareness in the development of reading, writing, and spelling.

With clear guides and specific examples, this book makes methodology accessible to those working within L2 interaction and task research.

Latina Leadership focuses on the narratives, scholarly lives, pedagogies, and educational activism of established and emerging Latina leaders in K-16 edu-cational environments.

This is one of two volumes by the same editors that explore historical, philosophical, and cultural perspectives on literacy in China.

Women's literacy is often assumed to be the key to promoting better health, family planning and nutrition in the developing world.

Teaching Information Literacy through Short Stories examines information literacy themes through 18 short stories.

Literacy lies at the heart of student understanding and achievement.

This highly regarded work brings together prominent authorities on vocabulary teaching and learning to provide a comprehensive yet concise guide to effective instruction.

Bridging Discourses in the ESL Classroom examines the interactions between learners and teachers in the language classroom.

This book considers how the dissemination of texts in ancient Greece led to new forms of expression.

The definitive encyclopedic resource on literacy, literacy instruction, and literacy assessment in the United States.

The almost universal reliance upon digitaltools for social, academic, and career development will only become morepronounced in the years to come.

Already Readers and Writers: Honoring Students' Rights to Read and Write in the Middle Grade Classroom is meant to help all middle school educators encourage their students to build literate lives both within the classroom and well beyond it.

This book presents an emerging rehabilitation program for improving the reading abilities of individuals with low vision who undergo therapy for visual impairment.

By focusing on the textually mediated reactions of local residents, social movements, and media producers to policy changes implemented in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, this book studies the development of literacy as a tool to mobilize, perform, and disseminate protest.

This book is a comprehensive introduction to translation studies between English and isiZulu.

The Academic Vocabulary Practice for first grade offers teachers 128-pages of practical ways to help students master essential academic vocabulary.

For use in Elementary Reading Methods (K-8), Supplementary Reading Methods, or Phonological Awareness and Phonics courses.

This volume offers an updated analysis of the methodology of reading and reading research since 1995, when the landmark book Verbal Protocols of Reading: The Nature of Constructively Responsive Reading by Michael Pressley and Peter Afflerbach was published.

Obesity in a world where thin is endlessly in vogue, pros and cons of tattoos and body piercing, and family blending.

Designed to introduce visual literacy to instructional librarians, this book shows librarians how to make visual literacy relevant and engaging by framing it as a digital skill.

The ways in which the African American community learned to be proficient readers and writers during the 19th century were diverse, however, the greatest impact on literacy acquisition came from family and community efforts.

This volume is the first published collection of papers on the impact of diglossia and dialectal variations on language and literacy acquisition, impairment, and education.

This book addresses a significant gap in the research literature on transitions across the school years: the continuities and discontinuities in school literacy education and their implications for practice.