Literacy
Subtitle: reading, writing, and children's literature
By: Gordon Winch [and others]
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: South Melbourne
Language: eng
Number of pages: 536
ISBN-13: 9780195517262
Subjects: Literacy; Language arts (Primary); Children's literature, English
Description: Focusing on the interactive nature of literacy development, the book outlines a variety of approaches to teaching literacy, including "in the classroom" activities, lesson plans and the use of new technologies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Literacy in the modern world; title: pt. 1. Reading / G. Winch & M. Holliday. 1. A balanced view of reading; title: 2. Some factors relating to reading; title: 3. Towards a model of reading; title: 4. The child before school : the beginning of literacy; title: 5. Learning to read : the early school years; title: 6. Learning to read : the middle and later primary years; title: 7. Assessment in reading; title: 8. The effective teaching of reading; title: pt. 2. Writing / L. Ljungdahl & P. March. 9. The role of writing; title: 10. The importance of writing in our society; title: 11. The writing developmental continuum; title: 12. Writing skills in the classroom : handwriting and spelling; title: 13. Writing skills in the classroom : punctuation and grammar; title: 14. Assessment of writing; title: 15. Information and communication technologies (ICT); title: 16. Teaching writing in the classroom; title: pt. 3. Children's literature / R.R. Johnston. 17. Language into literature; title: 18. What is children's literature?; title: 19. Children's literature and critical literacy; title: 20. Children's literature, technology, and the new literacies; title: 21. Theory informing practice; title: 22. Children's literature as a locus of literate practices; title: 23. The classroom as a community of learners; title: 24. Fairytales : a pervasive paradigm; title: 25. Picturebooks and poetry; title: 26. A locus for world community; title: 27. A forum : social issues, history, and fantasy; title: 28. Responses to children's literature; title: Appendix. Key Australian literacy contacts.