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dimensions of literacy a conceptual base for teaching reading and writing in school settings
p this popular text now in its third edition unpackages the various dimensions of literacy linguistic the nature of language oral written language relationships language variation ; cognitive constructive nature of perception the reading process understanding written discourse the writing process ; sociocultural literacy as social practices authority of written discourse ; and developmental constructing the written language system and at the same time accounts for the interrelationships among them . distinguished by its examination of literacy from a multidimensional and interdisciplinary perspective it provides a strong conceptual foundation upon which literacy curriculum and instruction in school settings can be grounded . p dimensions of literacy links theory and research to practice in an understandable user friendly manner ; provides in depth coverage of the various dimensions of literacy ; and includes demonstrations hands on activities authentic reading and writing events that reflect key concepts and tables and figures that summarize the concepts . p changes in the third edition ul p li provide more clearly focused discussion on the nature of language and addresses the role of various other sign systems in reading and writing li p li cover new research on eye movements and miscue analysis emma and reading fluidity i.e. flow li p li expand the discussion of bilingualism and biliteracy through the book li p li extend the discussion of new literacies multiliteracies multimodal literacies li p li include updated references throughout the entire book . li ul
other routledge 2009 isbn13 9780415997874 isbn10 0415997879
abridged n isbn 13 9780415997874 number in series 1 number of pages 372 publisher routledge release date 62135769600000