Literacy

Offering an original historical perspective on literacy work in Africa, this book examines the role of the Norwegian Lutheran mission in Madagascar and sheds light on the motivations that drove colonizing powers' literacy work.

This book describes a new approach to teaching foreign languages for primary and secondary school that shifts the attention from learning the language to communicate skillfully in the foreign language.

This edited book presents the integration of Critical Media Literacy (CML) principles into teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL).

This book describes effective, engaging ways to build young childrens print concepts and alphabetic knowledge, which are crucial for both reading and writing development.

Based on an ethnographic study involving three families who live on a Midlands council housing estate, this book presents portraits of everyday lives - and the literacy practices that are part of them - as a way to explore the complex relationship between literacy and social justice.

Susan Whyman draws on a hidden world of previously unknown letter writers to explore bold new ideas about the history of writing, reading and the novel.

An acclaimed reference that fills a significant gap in the literature, this volume examines the linkages between spoken and written language development, both typical and atypical.

Bringing Words to Life has enlivened the classrooms of hundreds of thousands of teachers.

This edited volume constitutes the first serious, sustained examination of the study of children's books for children aged from 0 to 3 with contributions by scholars working in different domains and attempting to assess the recognition of the role and influence of children's literature on the cognitive, linguistic, psychological and aesthetic development of young children.

From an ethnological standpoint, this study contends that the construction and implementation of a gender-based literacy program that empowers adult education learners in rural or semi-rural (hybrid) areas in Algeria must consider the context of the Arabic-Islamic tradition.

The Civic Literacy series showcases how the knowledges, skills, and commitments of English language arts can explore traditional understandings of civic education and in its place offer creative possibilities for civic world-building in K12 classrooms and communities.

In Using Film to Unlock Textual Literacy: A Teachers Guide, Robert Bryant Crisp explores strategies for using film study and filmmaking to help students engage in entirely new ways with both print and digital texts.

This book broadens the scope and impact of digital storytelling in higher education.

Living in an age of communication, literacy is an extremely integral part of our society.

This book offers an interdisciplinary approach to the teaching of academic writing and information literacy in a new digital dimension, drawing on recent trends towards project-based writing, digital writing and multimodal writing in Education, and synthesising theory with practice to provide a handy toolkit for teachers and researchers.

Founded in 2004, the Games for Health Project supports community, knowledge and business development efforts to use cutting-edge games and game technologies to improve health and health care.

Offering an overview of the Master's in Literacy program at Hunter College, the authors share its special features including parental and familial involvement, and presents six profiles of struggling readers and successful intervention strategies.

This insightful book reviews the current research on literacy programming, examines the latest standards for strengthening reading skills, and provides educators, families, and caregivers methods for building successful reading habits in and out of the classroom.

Educators increasingly recognize the importance of disciplinary literacy for student success, beginning as early as the primary grades.

Fake news and misinformation is everywhere.

Susan Whyman draws on a hidden world of previously unknown letter writers to explore bold new ideas about the history of writing, reading and the novel.

This book proposes a broad-based multiliteracies theory and praxis for college writing curriculum.

Packed with vivid examples from actual schools, this book explores specific ways that literacy leaders can partner with teachers to meet all students' instructional needs.

This book shows connections between oral story listening and unique, enduring educational effects in and outside of the classroom.

Violin exercises for the left hand.

Our image-rich, media-dominated culture prompts critical thinking about how we educate young children.

Reading Comprehension and Skills for fourth grade is designed to help students develop a strong foundation of reading basics so that they will become competent readers who can advance to more challenging texts.

Machine learning is concerned with the analysis of large data and multiple variables.

Current research increasingly highlights the role of early literacy in young children's development--and facilitates the growth of practices and policies that promote success among diverse learners.

Teaching students specific literacy skills is important--but equally critical, and often overlooked, is giving them the time and opportunity to read actual texts.

At the turn of the millennium, Guatemala experienced a Mayan cultural renaissance often referred to as the Maya Movement.

Now in a revised and expanded third edition, this established course text and teacher guide explores the processes involved in second-language acquisition and translates the research into practical instructional strategies for PreK12.

Mapping Multiple Literacies brings together the latest theory and research in the fields of literacy study and European philosophy, Multiple Literacies Theory (MLT) and the philosophical work of Gilles Deleuze.

Teaching with Dystopian Text propounds an exchange of spatial to pedagogical practices centered around "e;Orwellian Spaces,"e; signaling a new utility for teaching with dystopian texts in secondary education.

This volume introduces the concept of 'adaptivity' as occurring when, say, individuals cross boundaries.

This book examines global perspectives of health literacy development to explore the intersections between health, education, and community settings.

Writing is a very complex process that is difficult to teach, learn, and research.

As the number of students learning English in elementary schools across the country continues to grow, so does the body of research on their literacy development.

Every school day, more than 10 million children attend after-school programs in the United States.

This book argues that the mythic figure of the zombie, so prevalent and powerful in contemporary culture, provides the opportunity to explore certain social models - such as 'childhood' and 'school', 'class' and 'family' - that so deeply underpin educational policy and practice as to be rendered invisible.

With the growth of modern information technology, it is time to re-examine the concept and purpose of writing, and question the long cherished idea that the alphabet stands at the apex of a hierarchy towards which all 'proper' forms of writing must necessarily progress.

Duecks anregende und provozierende Analyse des Menschen, seiner Wege und Ziele und der Bedingungen, unter denen er sein Leben lebt, hat große Resonanz ausgelöst.

This is a teacher's resource book tailor-made for EFL teachers who want to bring Shakespeare into their classes.

Teaching with Dystopian Text propounds an exchange of spatial to pedagogical practices centered around "e;Orwellian Spaces,"e; signaling a new utility for teaching with dystopian texts in secondary education.