Pathways to Literacy

This text recognizes that there is no simple way to develop literacy. It begins with the central premise that literacy is not simply a cognitive process, but a set of social practices used in socio-cultural contexts, and argues that literacy learners come to school with unique social histories that...

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Main Author Cairney, Trevor
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published London Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 1995
Continuum
BLOOMSBURY CONTINUUM UK
Edition1
SeriesChildren, Teachers & Learning S
Subjects
English language
Language arts
Literacy
Study and teaching
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Summary:This text recognizes that there is no simple way to develop literacy. It begins with the central premise that literacy is not simply a cognitive process, but a set of social practices used in socio-cultural contexts, and argues that literacy learners come to school with unique social histories that need to be recognised in the programmes devised to facilitate learning. Cairney claims that literacy is not a unitary social practice and suggests that there are many forms of literacy, each with specific purposes and contexts in which they are used. The author provides a look at the many practical classroom strategies and practices that are necessary to recognize multiple pathways to literacy.
ISBN:9780304327218
0304327212