Making Literacy Real

'Joanne Larson and Jackie Marsh's Literacy Learning is easily the most theoretically sophisticated and practically useful discussion of sociocultural and critical approaches to literacy learning that has appeared to date' - James Paul Gee, Tashia Morgidge Professor of Reading, University of Wisconsin-Madison Making Literacy Real is the essential reference text for primary education students at undergraduate and graduate level who want to understand literacy theory and successfully apply it in the classroom. Doctoral students will find this a useful resource in understanding the relationship of theory to practice. The authors explore the breadth of this complex and important field, orientating literacy as a social practice, grounded in social, cultural, historical and political contexts of use. They also present a detailed and accessible discussion of the theory and its application in the primary classroom.The book covers: o Defining literacy: multimodalities and new literacies o Digital literacies o New literacy studies o Critical literacy o Sociocultural-historical theory o Connecting theoretical frameworks o Implications for teacher education and literacy research Each chapter examines a theoretical model, accompanied by a discussion of case study material with a leading proponent of the field, including Barbara Comber, Michele Knobel, Colin Lankshear, Barbara Rogoff and Brian Street.

ISBN 1412903319   Pages 208 ISBN13 9781412903318 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher SAGE Publications Ltd   Weight (grammes) 395 Imprint SAGE Publications Ltd   Published in London Format Paperback   Height (mm) 242 Publication date 18 Sep 2005   Width (mm) 170 Library of Congress LC149.L275   Spine width (mm) 13 DEWEY 372.6044   Academic level Tertiary education DEWEY edition DC22

Orienting Perspectives New Literacy Studies Critical Literacy Literacy and New Technologies Sociocultural-Historical Theory Understanding How the Frameworks Work Together Implications for Teacher Education and Literacy Research

'Joanne Larson and Jackie Marsh's Literacy Learning is easily the most theoretically sophisticated and practically useful discussion of sociocultural and critical approaches to literacy learning that has appeared to date' - James Paul Gee, Tashia Morgidge Professor of Reading, University of Wisconsin-Madison Taking the position that literacy is grounded in social, cultural, and historical practices, researchers Larson and March present four alternative theoretical frameworks that offer teachers and teacher-researchers the opportunity to expand the relationship of theory to classroom practice... The novelty of this book is linked to the multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks by way of case studies approach...This book is highly recommended for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students in teacher education. -- CHOICE 20060509

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