
The New Literacy
Redefining Reading and Writing in the Schools
John Willinsky(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 29. May 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
298 pages
978-0-8153-7384-1 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1990. This book examines the innovative programs that changed the way reading and writing was taught during the previous ten years. Both teacher and critic of the New Literacy programs, the author gives a perspective that allows educators, parents, and other readers to assess the promise of these programs. Examining the work of educators from the USA, UK and Canada, he compares programs from first grade to college that foster a new level of literate engagement and voice in students while creating a less authoritative place in which to learn. The book opens up wider debate about literacy in a society concerned with shifting authority from text and teacher to student.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Postgraduate and Professional
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
378 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8153-7384-1 (9780815373841)
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Content
Preface 1. Introducing the New Literacy 2. Writing in the Real 3. Reading Lessons 4. Literature in Response 5. The Troubled Romance of Expression 6. Putting Literacy to the Test 7. Popular Literacy and Romanticism 8. Meaning, Literature, and Self 9. Critical Futures