| Description |
vii, 295 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Pt I Foundations 1. Forming your personal theory of literacy teaching and learning -- 2. Theories of language and literacy -- Pt II Knowledge: a cognitive view of literacy 3. A skills-oriented approach to literacy teaching and learning -- 4. Strategic approaches to literacy teaching and learning -- 5. Process approaches to literacy teaching and learning -- 6. A whole language approach to literacy teaching and learning -- Pt III Knowledge: a sociocultural view of literacy 7. Community and family literacies -- 8. Language, literacy and social power -- 9. Using text to construct reality -- 10. The practice of children's literature -- Pt IV Applications 11. Constructing literacy lessons -- 12. Assessing, evaluating and monitoring of language and literacy -- 13. Different ways of planning: bringing students, teachers and pedagogies together -- 14. Coda: developing the professional and profesional development |
| Summary |
Written to provide students with a broad introduction to knowledge about literacy learning and teaching. It presents a comprehensive range of current and classical theoretical perspectives in a balanced yet challenging way. Suitable for graduates wishing to update their knowledge |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography |
| Audience |
Tertiary students |
| Subject |
English language -- Study and teaching (Primary)
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Language arts (Primary)
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Literacy.
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| Author |
Bull, Geoff.
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| LC no. |
00001223 |
| ISBN |
0724807047 |
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