Literacy : an international handbook /

Literacy : an international handbook / edited by Daniel A. Wagner, Richard L. Venezky, Brian V. Street. - xv, 526 pages ; 27 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Rationales, Debates, and New Directions: An Introduction / Historical and Philosophical Roots -- The History of Reading, Paul Saenger -- Literacy in Social History / Languages and Scripts in Contact: Historical Perspectives / The Implications of Literacy / The Meanings of Literacy / Psychological Approaches -- Children's Reading Acquisition / Adult Reading Acquisition / Reading Disability / Diagnosis and Remediation in Reading / Diagnosis and Remediation in Writing Development / Metacognitive Aspects of Literacy / Literacy and Cognition / Sociological and Anthropological Approaches -- Sociological and Anthropological Issues in Literacy / Ethnic and Minority Issues in Literacy / Literacy and Social Practice / Ethnography of Writing / Literacy and Religion: The Word, the Holy Word, and the World / Reading, Writing, and Salvation: The Impact of Christian Missionaries on Literacy / Language and Literacy -- Orality and Literacy / Literacy and Language Development / Federico Mayor -- Daniel A. Wagner -- Daniel P. Resnick, Jay L. Gordon -- H. Russell Bernard -- Jack Goody -- Brian V. Street -- Joanna K. Uhry, Linnea C. Ehri -- John P. Sabatini -- Anne Fowler, Hollis S. Scarborough -- Dale M. Willows, Catherine Watson -- Uri Shafrir -- Scott G. Paris, Andrea DeBruin-Parecki -- Ageliki Nicolopoulou, Michael Cole -- Ruth Finnegan -- Bernardo M. Ferdman -- Shirley Brice Heath -- Amy Shuman, Bennis Blue -- Cushla Kapitzke -- Richard L. Venezky -- Niko Besnier -- David R. Olson.

A collection of articles by noted authorities about literacy from an historical viewpoint as well as current perspectives.

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Language arts--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Literacy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

LC149 / .L4956 1999

302.2244

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