Literacy and Learning: A Reference Handbook

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This text examines in detail two basic questions: what is literacy and how do individuals become literate It is a compendium of contemporary resource materials and practice. Coverage includes: various definitions of literacy, fundamental reasons for promoting it, and contemporary debates; the invention of alphabetic literacy, its effect upon reading and writing and the conditions that promote social literacy; and instructional strategies for teaching literacy.

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"This intriguing exploration of many facets of literacy is divided into 11 chapters that discuss the meaning of literacy ... this work should be placed in the stacks ... This work is recommended for most libraries, but especially those supporting programs in education, psychology, and philosophy." - American Reference Books Annual

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Brett Elizabeth Blake is associate professor in the School of Education at St. John's University, New York, NY. Robert W. Blake is professor emeritus of education and human development and English education at SUNY College, Brockport, Brockport, NY.