Children And Books In The Modern World : Contemporary Perspectives On Literacy

Name: Children And Books In The Modern World:Contemporary Perspectives On Literacy
ISBN: 9780203046487

doi:10.4324/9780203046487

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ABSTRACT

This text is concerned with contemporary attitudes and approaches to the teaching of literacy, children's literature and other non-book texts and media. Based on research from the UK, the USA and Europe it makes a contribution to theory and practice.

Children And Books In The Modern World

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |4 pages

Introduction: Literacy Now

part |1 pages

Section 1: National Perspectives on Literacy Policy

chapter 1|35 pages

Literacy: Its Roller-coaster Ride through US Education: John S. Simmons

chapter 2|13 pages

Beyond England's National Curriculum for English: Ed Mamm

chapter 3|17 pages

Core Curriculum; Cultural Heritage; Literacy: Recent Perspectives and Trends in Norwegian Education: Bjørg B. Gundem

part |1 pages

Section 2: Teaching and Research Perspectives on Literacy

chapter 4|23 pages

How Do We Evaluate the Literature Curriculum?: About a Social Frame of Reference: Gert Rijlaarsdam and Tanja Janssen

chapter 5|17 pages

Students as Self-assessors: Learning Experiences of Literature Teaching in Secondary Schools: Tanja Janssen and Gert Rijlaarsdam

chapter 6|24 pages

Outside Forster's Machine: Re-representing Technology in the Age of Cyberspace: Neil Campbell

part |1 pages

Section 3: Books, Literacy and Other Things

chapter 7|5 pages

Reading More than Print: Ed Mamm

chapter 8|4 pages

A Tentative Non-conclusion: Ed Mamm