Contemporary Readings in Literacy Education [Paperback]

The latest research on literacy education—made more accessible!

 

 

To help students and beginning teachers understand contemporary issues in literacy education, this book provides a collection of edited readings and accompanying strategies. The articles have been selected to provide a balance between readings that focus on key theoretical concerns and others that suggest classroom applications of those guiding principles.

 

 

Key Features

 

• The text is organized into sections representing today's most important literacy concerns.

 

• The readings are contextualized with section introductions by the editors that provide an overview of each topic.

 

• Section introductions also include hands-on instructional strategies to help students negotiate the articles, promote overall comprehension, and apply the material in practice.

 

• Articles have been edited to be accessible and relevant to students, and they provide a variety of viewpoints on the issues raised.

 

This text will help instructors integrate the latest research into their courses in a meaningful way and show students how to apply research and theory to practice.

 

Includes Articles From the Following Journals:

American Educational Research Journal

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