Making Literacy Real: Theories and Practices for Learning and Teaching
`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-MadisonTaking 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 2006-05-09)