Literacy In America

Author : Deborah Brandt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521003063
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Literacy in American Lives written by Deborah Brandt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-05-28 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses critical questions facing public education at the twenty-first century.

Author : J. North Conway
Publisher : Quill
ISBN 13 : 9780688140762
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Literacy written by J. North Conway and published by Quill. This book was released on 1995-04 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Frederick J. Morrison
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300130252
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Improving Literacy in America written by Frederick J. Morrison and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: divAn alarmingly high number of American students continue to lack proficiency in reading, math, and science. The various attempts to address this problem have all too often resulted in “silver bullet” solutions such as reducing class size or implementing voucher programs. But as the authors of this critically important book show, improving literacy also requires an understanding of complex and interrelated social issues that shape a child’s learning. More than twenty years of research demonstrate that literacy success is determined by a combination of sociocultural forces including parenting, preschool, classroom instruction, and other factors that have a direct impact on a child’s development. Here, Frederick J. Morrison, Heather J. Bachman, and Carol McDonald Connor present the most up-to-date research on the diverse factors that relate to a child’s literacy development from preschool through early elementary school. Urging greater emphasis on the immediate sources of influence on children, the authors warn against simple, single solutions that ignore other pivotal aspects of the problem. In a concluding chapter, the authors propose seven specific recommendations for improving literacy—recommendations that can make a real difference in American education./DIV

Author : Denise Eide
Publisher : Logic of English, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1936706075
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Uncovering the Logic of English: A Common-Sense Solution to America's Literacy Crisis written by Denise Eide and published by Logic of English, Inc. This book was released on 2011-01-27 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "English is so illogical!" It is generally believed that English is a language of exceptions. For many, learning to spell and read is frustrating. For some, it is impossible... especially for the 29% of Americans who are functionally illiterate. But what if the problem is not the language itself, but the rules we were taught? What if we could see the complexity of English as a powerful tool rather than a hindrance? --Denise Eide Uncovering the Logic of English challenges the notion that English is illogical by systematically explaining English spelling and answering questions like "Why is there a silent final E in have, large, and house?" and "Why is discussion spelled with -sion rather than -tion?" With easy-to-read examples and anecdotes, this book describes: - the phonograms and spelling rules which explain 98% of English words - how English words are formed and how this knowledge can revolutionize vocabulary development - how understanding the reasons behind English spelling prevents students from needing to guess The author's inspiring commentary makes a compelling case that understanding the logic of English could transform literacy education and help solve America's literacy crisis. Thorough and filled with the latest linguistic and reading research, Uncovering the Logic of English demonstrates why this systematic approach should be as foundational to our education as 1+1=2.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reading at Risk written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Edward E. Gordon
Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Literacy in America written by Edward E. Gordon and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2003 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first comprehensive history of how the American people achieved varying degrees of literacy from early colonial times to the modern era. The authors demonstrate that literacy education is not synonymous with schooling. By focusing on people rather than statistics, including literacy among women and minority groups, they explore the literacy agents, methods, and materials used at different times and places throughout the history of the country. The authors define literacy as the degree of interaction with written text that enables individuals to be productive members of their societies. Family literacy is essential to awakening the personal responsibility and motivation necessary for children to develop a love of reading. This effort requires more intensive collaboration procedures between the home and the school, some of which are detailed here. Based largely on primary materials, this historical survey reveals important lessons from the past that can be applied to achieve higher levels of 21st- century literacy.

Author : E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0394758439
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cultural Literacy written by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1988-04-12 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A must-read for parents and teachers, this major bestseller reveals how cultural literacy is the hidden key to effective education and presents 5000 facts that every literate American should know. In this forceful manifesto Professor E. D. Hirsch, Jr., argues that children in the United States are being deprived of the basic knowledge that would enable them to function in contemporary society. They lack cultural literacy: a grasp of background information that writers and speakers assume their audience already has. Even if a student has a basic competence in the English language, he or she has little chance of entering the American mainstream without knowing what a silicon chip is, or when the Civil War was fought. An important work that has engendered a nationwide debate on our educational standards, Cultural Literacy is a required reading for anyone concerned with our future as a literate nation.

Author : Gary E. McCuen
Publisher : G E M/McCuen Publications, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Illiteracy in America written by Gary E. McCuen and published by G E M/McCuen Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1988 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays presenting a variety of, often conflicting viewpoints concerning the problem of illiteracy and what can be done about it.

Author : Carl F. Kaestle
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300054309
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Literacy in the United States written by Carl F. Kaestle and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aims to shed new light on the issue of literacy in America, providing a social history that broadens the definition of literacy, considering who was reading what, under what circumstances and for what purposes. The book assesses trends in Americans' reading abilities and reading habits.

Author : Jane Greer
Publisher : ABC-CLIO
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Girls and Literacy in America written by Jane Greer and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 2003-05-23 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work offers a tour of the opportunities, obstacles and achievements in girls' education from the limited possibilities of colonial days to the wide-open potential of the Internet generation. It features six essays focused on particular historical periods.