The New Literacy
Moving Beyond the 3Rs
Published on 13. September 1996
Book
Hardback
286 pages
978-0-7879-0292-6 (ISBN)
Description
The New Literacy is based on research but filled with common sense, cutting through much of the fog of current educational reform rhetoric. Using scholarship, interviews with real people, and current events, authors Morris and Tchudi weave a compelling argument and offer practical solutions to one of the most serious issues facing American education. - Leila Christenbury, editor, The English Journal
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 238 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
508 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-0292-6 (9780787902926)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
PAUL J. MORRIS is a freelance writer, computer consultant, and student of literacy in America. STEPHEN TCHUDI is a professor of English at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Content
Part One: The Literate Citizen; 1. Redefining Literacy; 2. Reading, Writing, and Motivation; Part Two: The Universe of Discourse; 3. Entrepreneurs and Rhetorical Inventors; 4. The Politically Literate; 5. Writers, Artists, and Musicians; 6. The Media Literate; 7. Kids in School; Part Three: Schooling for a Literate Society; 8. Dialogue and Synthesis; 9. Beyond the 3 Rs: Responsibilities for Literacy; Appendix: Three Literacy Projects