Dimensions of literacy a conceptual base for teaching reading and writing in school settings /

• Main Author: Kucer, Stephen B., 1950-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Routledge, 2009.
• Edition: 3rd ed.
• Subjects: Language arts.; Reading.; English language > Composition and exercises > Study and teaching.; Literacy > Social aspects.; Sociolinguistics.; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES.; Electronic books.
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This popular text, now in its third edition, "unpackages" the various dimensions of literacy ? linguistic (the nature of language, oral-written language relationships, language variation); cognitive (constructive nature of perception, the reading process, understanding written discourse, t...

Table of Contents:

• Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Third Edition Introduction; Acknowledgments; Part 1 Introduction; One A Multidimensional View of Reading and Writing; Part 2 The Linguistic Dimension of Literacy; Two The Nature of Language and Other Sign Systems; Three Oral and Written Language Relationships; Four Language Variation; Part 3 The Cognitive Dimension of Literacy; Five The Constructive Nature of Perception; Six The Reading Process; Seven Understanding Written Discourse; Eight The Writing Process; Part 4 The Sociocultural Dimension of Literacy