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Literacy, Emotion and Authority : Reading and Writing on a Polynesian Atoll
Niko Besnier
Paperback - $66.95
In this study Niko Besnier analyzes the transformation of the Polynesian community of Nukulaelae from a nonliterate into a literate society, using a contemporary perspective that emphasizes literacy as a social practice embedded in a socio-cultural c ...
Reading Comprehension, Second Edition : Strategies for Independent Learners
Camille Blachowicz
Paperback - $65.95
Comprehension Process Instruction : Creating Reading Success in Grades K-3
Cathy Collins Block
Paperback - $61.95
Filling a crucial gap in the literature, this immensely practical volume presents innovative tools for helping K-3 students significantly increase their ability to make meaning from texts. The focus is on teaching the comprehension processes employed ...
Consumer Spending
Nan Bostick
Paperback - $21.95
Ten 48-page worktexts introduce young people to the "must have" skills and concepts they'll need to enter the adult world. The 96-page Teacher's Resource Guide provides teaching tips and 65 reproducible extension exercises as well as the answer key f ...
Schools of Thought : How the Politics of Literacy Shape Thinking in the Classroom
Rexford G. Brown
Paperback - $73.95
"Captures the breadth, depth, and urgency of education reform.... I recommend it to other policy makers, whether they be in the midst of reform or contemplating it." --Bill Clinton
"Brown imaginatively and uniquely connects rich portraits of class ...
Orality and Literacy in Modern Italian Culture
Michael Caesar
Hardcover - $116.95
In our highly literate culture, orality is all-pervasive. Different kinds of media and performance--theatre, film, television, story-telling, structured play--make us ask what is the relation between improvisation and pre-meditation, between transcri ...
Children's Comprehension Problems in Oral and Written Language : A Cognitive Perspective
Kate Cain
Hardcover - $73.95
Comprehension is the ultimate aim of reading and listening. How do children develop the ability to comprehend written and spoken language, and what can be done to help those who are having difficulties? This book presents cutting-edge research on com ...