Elements of Literacy, The

1 Introduction

How Does Literacy Mean?

Literacy Then, Literacy Now: Changing Meanings of Literacy

Sites of Literacy: How This Book is Organized

Activities and Projects

For Further Reading



2 Literacy and Mind

Kids These Days: Literacy and the End of Dialogue

Letters, Thought, and Civilization

Literacy and the "Great Divide"

Literacy, Literacies, and Schooling: The Case of the Vai

Projects and Activities

For Further Reading



3 Literacy and Culture

Into the Field: Ethnographic Research on Literacy

Literacy in Action: Understanding a Literacy Event in Trackton

Talkin' Story: Texts in Literacy Events

Wired Reading, Writing and Talking: Redefining the Literacy Event

Who's Got the Power?: Analyzing Power Dynamics in Literacy Events

Seeing Literacy in Five Dimensions

What Literacy is Good For: Uses and Applications

Projects and Activities

For Further Reading



4 Literacy and Class

The Work of Literacy

Consuming Literacy, Cashing In (On) Culture

Cost of Literacy: Language and Class Identity

Going Places: Mobility and the American Dream

Projects and Activities

For Further Reading



5 Literacy and Work

A Tale of Two Workplaces

Literacy Sponsorship

What Changed in Our Economy and Ways of Doing Business?

Implications for Work and Literacy in the Knowledge Economy

Power and Social Dynamics of Literacy Teamwork in the Knowledge Economy

Tensions of Workplace Literacy Today: Opportunities and Accountability

Projects and Activities

For Further Reading



6 Literacy and Technology

Crisis and Opportunity

Stages of Literacy Technologies

From Authorship to Network

Text as Database, Writing as Remix

The Politics of Writing as Design

One Final Scenario and Activity

Projects and Activities

For Further Reading



Bibliography

Appendix: Guidelines for Literacy Projects