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Literacy Research Methodologies, Third Edition
by Marla H. Mallette and Nell K. DukeDifferent research methods can yield unique insights into literacy learning and teaching--and, used synergistically, can work together to move the field forward. Now revised and updated with 50% new material, this definitive text presents widely used methods and provides students and researchers with a clear understanding of when, how, and why they are applied. Leading authorities describe established and emerging methodologies, review the types of questions they are suited to address, and identify standards for quality. Key issues in research design are accessibly discussed. Each chapter offers one or more exemplars of high-quality published studies to illustrate the approach in action. The benefits of using multiple types of methods to more fully investigate a given question or problem are emphasized throughout. New to This Edition *Chapter on a vital new topic: critical race methodologies. *New chapters on core topics: design-based research, causal effects, ethnographic case studies, correlational designs, discourse analysis, instrument development, and verbal protocols. *Up-to-date coverage of online research methods, neuroimaging, and other rapidly evolving methodologies. *Many of the exemplary studies are new.
The Literacy Specialist, Fourth Edition: Leadership and Coaching for the Classroom, School, and Community
by Rita M. Bean Virginia J. GoatleyThe definitive practitioner resource and text for developing excellence as a PreK–12 literacy/reading specialist is now updated to reflect key changes in the field. Delving into the literacy specialist's multiple leadership roles, the book provides strategies for teaching children experiencing difficulty with reading and writing; supporting teachers through coaching and professional learning opportunities; designing curricula; conducting assessments at the student, classroom, and school levels; and building strong school, family, and community partnerships. Pedagogical features include vignettes from exemplary practitioners, questions for discussion and reflection, follow-up activities, and ideas for instructors and workshop leaders. Reproducible forms and worksheets can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8½" x 11" size. Previous edition title: The Reading Specialist, Third Edition. New to This Edition *Broader view of literacy now encompasses reading, writing, oral language, and digital and visual literacies. *Grounded in the International Literacy Association's updated Standards 2017. *New or expanded discussions of multi-tiered systems of support, culturally responsive practice, uses of technology in instruction and professional learning, successful practices in middle and high school settings, and coaching. *Extended case example that follows one literacy specialist through her entire first year in a school. *Appendix with website resources.
Literacy Teacher Education
by Deborah G. Litt Susan D. Martin Nancy A. PlaceFew resources exist to give literacy teacher educators a comprehensive view of effective, innovative practices in their field, making this uniquely practical volume an important addition to the literature. Each chapter describes research findings and pedagogical methods, with an emphasis on what teachers really need to know to succeed. Woven into the text are more than 30 detailed activities and assignments to support teacher development, written by outstanding teacher educators. Links to professional teaching standards and the Common Core State Standards are highlighted throughout. Supplemental materials, including forms, checklists, and handouts, can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.
The Literacy Teacher's Playbook Grades K-2: Four Steps For Turning Assessment Data Into Goal-Directed Instruction
by Jennifer SerravalloThis workshop-in-a-book shares a powerful approach to assessment, planning, and teaching. Go beyond curriculum to develop differentiated reading and writing goals then plan targeted instruction with the four-step assessment protocol: *collect data-student work and everyday assessments-that will be the most useful to you *analyze the data to understand deeply what kids know and can do *synthesize data from multiple assessments to create learning goals *develop instructional plans and follow-ups to monitor progress.
Literacy Teaching and Learning in Rural Communities: Problematizing Stereotypes, Challenging Myths
by Lisa Schade Eckert Janet AlsupThis definitive look at teaching English in rural secondary schools contests current definitions and discussions of rural education, examines their ideological and cultural foundations, and presents an alternative perspective that conceptualizes rural communities as diverse, unique, and conducive to pedagogical and personal growth in teaching and learning. Authentic narratives document individual teachers’ moments of struggle and success in learning to understand, value, and incorporate rural literacies and sensibilities into their curricula. The teachers‘ stories and the scholarly analysis of issues raised through them illuminate the unique challenges and rewards of teaching English in a rural school and offer helpful insights and knowledge for navigating the pedagogical landscape.
Literacy Theories for the Digital Age
by Kathy A. MillsLiteracy Theories for the Digital Age insightfully brings together six essential approaches to literacy research and educational practice. The book provides powerful and accessible theories for readers, including Socio-cultural, Critical, Multimodal, Socio-spatial, Socio-material and Sensory Literacies. The brand new Sensory Literacies approach is an original and visionary contribution to the field, coupled with a provocative foreword from leading sensory anthropologist David Howes. This dynamic collection explores a legacy of literacy research while showing the relationships between each paradigm, highlighting their complementarity and distinctions. This highly relevant compendium will inspire researchers and teachers to explore new frontiers of thought and practice in times of diversity and technological change.
Literacy through Creativity
by Prue GoodwinThis is a fresh and practical approach to examining the way in which creative arts can be used in the classroom to enhance the learning of literacy in the primary school. It includes case studies and activities that clarify the role of creativity in the literacy teaching and advises how to help develop teaching skills. This is a must-have text for teachers who seek to make literacy learning interesting and fun.
Literacy Through Symbols: Improving Access for Children and Adults
by Tina Detheridge Mike DetheridgeThis second edition of an important and essentially practical book is now fully updated and revised to take into account the significant developments that have been made in using symbols to support literacy. It is full of ideas and examples of the ways in which access to literacy can be enhanced through the use of symbols, based on the experience of the authors and many practitioners. Topics covered include how symbols are being used in schools, colleges and day care centers; ways in which symbols can help to enhance learning and independence; lots of new examples of good practice from practitioners; the results of the Rebus Symbol development project; how symbols fit in with the National Literacy Strategy; and how symbols can be used to make information more accessible. Teachers in mainstream and special schools, teaching assistants, day-care workers and parents should find this book helps them understand how to use symbols to improve literacy and aid communication.
Literacy Unbound: Multiliterate, Multilingual, Multimodal (Multilingual Education #30)
by Katie Dunworth Toni DobinsonThis volume promotes a thought-provoking discussion on contemporary issues surrounding the teaching of language and literacy based on first hand experiences and research. Drawing on the authors’ experiences as teacher educators, language and literacy teachers, and researchers on literacy issues it brings together the multiple traditions. What makes the proposed volume unique is the common theme that runs through all the chapters: the examination of the term literacy, the complexity of this term and the importance of having a wide understanding of what it is before tackling educational issues of pedagogy, assessment and student engagement. What is more, as the editors argue, it is necessary to join up the dots and explore the commonalities that form the core of the literacy spectrum.
Literacy Work in the Reign of Human Capital
by Evan WatkinsIn recent years, a number of books in the field of literacy research have addressed the experiences of literacy users or the multiple processes of learning literacy skills in a rapidly changing technological environment. In contrast to these studies, this book addresses the subjects of literacy. In other words, it is about how literacy workers are subjected to the relations between new forms of labor and the concept of human capital as a dominant economic structure in the United States. It is about how literacies become forms of value producing labor in everyday life both within and beyond the workplace itself. As Evan Watkins shows, apprehending the meaning of literacy work requires an understanding of how literacies have changed in relation to not only technology but also to labor, capital, and economics. The emergence of new literacies has produced considerable debate over basic definitions as well as the complexities of gain and loss. At the same time, the visibility of these debates between advocates of old versus new literacies has obscured the development of more fundamental changes. Most significantly, Watkins argues, it is no longer possible to represent human capital solely as the kind of long-term resource that Gary Becker and other neoclassical economists have defined. Like corporate inventory and business management practices, human capital—labor—now also appears in a “just-in-time” form, as if a power of action on the occasion rather than a capital asset in reserve. Just-in-time human capital valorizes the expansion of choice, but it depends absolutely on the invisible literacy work consigned to the peripheries of concentrated human capital. In an economy wherein peoples’ attention begins to eclipse information as a primary commodity, a small number of choices appear with an immensely magnified intensity while most others disappear entirely. As Literacy Work in the Reign of Human Capital deftly illustrates, the concentration of human labor in the digital age reinforces and extends a class division of winners on the inside of technological innovation and losers everywhere else.
Literacy Work Stations: Making Centers Work
by Debbie DillerEver wonder what the rest of your class should be doing while you are working with a small reading group? Debbie Diller offers practical suggestions in Literacy Work Stations: Making Centers Work for over a dozen literacy work stations that link to classroom instruction and make preparation and management easy for teachers. Learn how to set up work stations, how to manage them, and how to keep them going throughout the year. Each chapter includes: How to introduce each station Which materials to include at which station What to model the station as How to solve problems and differentiate How to assess while keeping students accountable Reflection questions for professional development Materials in both English and Spanish are provided in the extensive resource section. Throughout the book the author has included photos of literacy workstations from a variety of classrooms in which she has worked to illustrate the methods discussed in the text. Literacy Work Stations is a go-to classroom resource that will help you keep all students engaged while you focus in on small groups.
Literacy Workshop: Where Reading and Writing Converge
by Maria Walther Karen Biggs-TuckerThe Literacy Workshop: Where Reading and Writing Converge is a first-of-its-kind resource that offers a practical process for creating an integrated literacy workshop using demonstration lessons that align with current curriculum standards. In this forward-thinking book, authors Maria Walther and Karen Biggs-Tucker share what they've learned over countless reading and writing workshops and combine into one literacy workshop. The authors demonstrate how you can save valuable classroom time while still empowering students to uncover exciting connections in their learning – leading to stronger, more motivational readers and writers. By weaving the common threads of literacy learning together, you can increase the time your students spend engaged in authentic reading and writing. Inside you'll find the following: A clear, succinct explanation of the literacy workshop structure, how to get started, and how to determine the best time to begin the merge; 50+ demonstration lesson plans, appropriate for both primary and intermediate grade levels, that use strategies incorporating elements from recommended fiction and nonfiction anchor texts; Substantial, printable resources and online tools to help make this instructional shift as smooth as possible. From the big picture to small, helpful details, The Literacy Workshop will be your guide as you blur the lines between your reading and writing workshops - creating space for students to apply their learning and practice the habits, behaviors, and actions of literate and engaged citizens.
Literacy's Beginnings: Supporting Young Readers and Writers 6th Edition
by Lea M. Mcgee Donald J. RichgelsLiteracy’s Beginnings: Supporting Young Readers and Writers, 6/e is one of the most talked about resources for prospective and current teachers of children from birth to age eight. It offers an integrated approach to reading and writing instruction keyed to the five typical stages through which most children pass.
The Literal Sense and the Gospel of John in Late Medieval Commentary and Literature (Studies in Medieval History and Culture #12)
by MArk HazardFirst Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Literally, the Best Language Book Ever
by Paul YeagerBy turns gleefully precise and happily contrarian, this is a highly opinionated guide to better communication. In Literally, the Best Language Book Ever, author Paul Yeager attacks with a linguistic scalpel the illogical expressions and misappropriated meanings that are so commonplace and annoying. Identifying hundreds of common language miscues, Yeager provides an astute look at the world of words and how we abuse them every day. For the grammar snobs looking for any port in a storm of subpar syntax, or the self-confessed rubes seeking a helping hand, this witty guide can transform even the least literate into the epitome of eloquence. .
Literally, the Best Language Book Ever
by Paul YeagerBy turns gleefully precise and happily contrarian, this is a highly opinionated guide to better communication. In Literally, the Best Language Book Ever, author Paul Yeager attacks with a linguistic scalpel the illogical expressions and misappropriated meanings that are so commonplace and annoying. Identifying hundreds of common language miscues, Yeager provides an astute look at the world of words and how we abuse them every day. For the grammar snobs looking for any port in a storm of subpar syntax, or the self-confessed rubes seeking a helping hand, this witty guide can transform even the least literate into the epitome of eloquence.
Literarästhetische Erfahrung und literarästhetisches Verstehen: Eine empirische Studie zu ästhetischer Kommunikation im Literaturunterricht (ÄSKIL)
by Christian AlbrechtDer literaturdidaktische Diskurs ist von unterschiedlichen Annahmen über Stärken und Schwächen verschiedener Gesprächstypen bestimmt, systematisch empirisch erforscht sind diese bislang allerdings nicht. Diesem Forschungsdesiderat widmet sich das Forschungsprojekt „Ästhetische Kommunikation im Literaturunterricht“ (ÄSKIL), in dem diese Untersuchung zu verorten ist. Auf Basis der Theorie der ästhetischen Erfahrung und der ‚Literary Literacy’ wurde ein operationalisierbares Modell ‚Ästhetische Kommunikation im Literaturunterricht’ entwickelt, das die Zusammenhänge zweier Grundtypen literarischer Gespräche und der durch sie initiierten spezifischen Affordanzen mit literarästhetischen Verstehens- und Erfahrungsprozessen heuristisch abbildet und das in einer videographiegestützten Vergleichsstudie mit Treatment- und Kontrollgruppen (N = 699 Schüler*innen in 34 Gymnasialklassen der 10. Jahrgangsstufe) mit quantitativen und qualitativen Methoden empirisch untersucht worden ist.
The Literariness of Media Art
by Claudia Benthien Jordis Lau Maraike M. MarxsenThe beginning of the 20th century saw literary scholars from Russia positing a new definition for the nature of literature. Within the framework of Russian Formalism, the term ‘literariness’ was coined. The driving force behind this theoretical inquiry was the desire to identify literature—and art in general—as a way of revitalizing human perception, which had been numbed by the automatization of everyday life. The transformative power of ‘literariness’ is made manifest in many media artworks by renowned artists such as Chantal Akerman, Mona Hatoum, Gary Hill, Jenny Holzer, William Kentridge, Nalini Malani, Bruce Nauman, Martha Rosler, and Lawrence Weiner. The authors use literariness as a tool to analyze the aesthetics of spoken or written language within experimental film, video performance, moving image installations, and other media-based art forms. This volume uses as its foundation the Russian Formalist school of literary theory, with the goal of extending these theories to include contemporary concepts in film and media studies, such as Neoformalism, intermediality, remediation, and postdrama.
Literarische Gestaltung jüdischer Identität bei Maxim Biller und Doron Rabinovici: Vier Romane im Schatten der Shoah und im Widerschein Israels
by Marcel MatthiesDie vorliegende Studie verfolgt das Anliegen, die komplexen und schwierigen Fragen jüdischer Identität und Selbstbeschreibung in der deutsch-jüdischen Gegenwartsliteratur einer fundierten Analyse zu unterziehen. Im Mittelpunkt der Untersuchung stehen Maxim Billers Romane Biografie (2016) und Sechs Koffer (2018) sowie Doron Rabinovicis Roman Andernorts (2010) und der (von ihm in Co-Autorschaft mit Natan Sznaider verfasste) Roman Herzl Relo@ded (2016). Beide viel beachteten Autoren bringen die Fragen innerjüdischen Selbstverständnisses ebenso in den Blick wie sie die Rollen Deutschlands, Österreichs und Israels als Kulissen und Resonanzräume für jüdische Existenz in der Gegenwart thematisieren. Im Zentrum der Interpretationen steht die Fragestellung, wie die jüdische Identitätsthematik in den vier Romanen bearbeitet und literarisch gestaltet wird. Die literaturwissenschaftliche Arbeit sucht die vor allem der Neuheit der Romane geschuldete Forschungslücke mithilfe politischer und soziologischer Theorie, psychoanalytischen und sozialpsychologischen Ansätzen sowie Impulsen aus der Gedächtnis- und Ideengeschichte zu schließen.
Literarische Texte im Englischunterricht der Sekundarstufe I: Eine Mixed Methods-Studie mit Hamburger Englischlehrer*innen (Literatur-, Kultur- und Sprachvermittlung: LiKuS)
by Christine GardemannVom Einsatz literarischer Texte im Englischunterricht verspricht sich die Fachdidaktik viel: Spracherwerb, Kulturelle Bildung, Selbst- und Weltreflexion – doch kommen die theoretischen Modelle in der Praxis der weiterführenden Schulen an? In der Mixed-Methods-Studie LITES 1 geben fast 400 Englischlehrer*innen Auskunft über ihre Literaturnutzung, die von ihnen verfolgten Ziele und die eingesetzten Methoden. In ausgewählten Fallstudien lässt sich im Anschluss zeigen, welches professionelle Verständnis von Englischunterricht und der eigenen Lehrerrolle zu einer bestimmten Art der Nutzung von Literatur führt. Dabei wird deutlich, wie unterschiedlich sich die berufserfahrenen Lehrer*innen in den Spannungsverhältnissen von eigenen Überzeugungen und behördlichen Vorgaben sowie fremdsprachendidaktischen und literaturdidaktischen Lehr- und Lernzielen bewegen und wie sie die Antinomien des Lehrerhandelns in diesem Bereich ihres Unterrichts aushandeln. Die Studie bietet so einen zugleich breiten wie vertieften Blick auf den Englischunterricht der Sekundarstufe I aus literaturdidaktischer und professionstheoretischer Perspektive.
The Literary 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Novelists, Playwrights, and Poets of All Time
by Daniel S. BurtBurt (literature, Wesleyan University) updates his 2001 edition of the one hundred most influential writers of all time, adding twenty-five to the list. To decide on whom to include, Burt polled both other scholars and students. In the end, he also relied on his own judgment. While most of the writers are from the Western tradition, he also includes African, Chinese and Japanese works, all of which are available in English translations. The entries are arranged idiosyncratically. Each one contains a portrait (if possible) and begins with a quotation either from or about the author. Burt gives a thumbnail sketch of the person's life and work, along with the reason why he or she was selected. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Literary Advertising and the Shaping of British Romanticism
by Nicholas MasonImportant revisions to the history of advertising and its connection to Romantic-era literature.Outstanding Academic Title, ChoiceLiterary Advertising and the Shaping of British Romanticism investigates the entwined histories of the advertising industry and the gradual commodification of literature over the course of the Romantic Century (1750–1850). In this engaging and detailed study, Nicholas Mason argues that the seemingly antagonistic arenas of marketing and literature share a common genealogy and, in many instances, even a symbiotic relationship. Drawing from archival materials such as publishers' account books, merchants' trade cards, and authors' letters, Mason traces the beginnings of many familiar modern advertising methods—including product placement, limited-time offers, and journalistic puffery—to the British book trade during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Until now, Romantic scholars have not fully recognized advertising’s cultural significance or the importance of this period in the origins of modern advertising. Mason explores Lord Byron’s appropriation of branding, Letitia Elizabeth Landon’s experiments in visual marketing, and late-Romantic debates over advertising's claim to be a new branch of the literary arts. Mason uses the antics of Romantic-era advertising to illustrate the profound implications of commercial modernity, both in economic practices governing the book trade and, more broadly, in the development of the modern idea of literature.
Literary Aesthetics of Trauma: Virginia Woolf And Jeanette Winterson
by Reina van der WielLiterary Aesthetics of Trauma: Virginia Woolf and Jeanette Winterson investigates a fundamental shift, from the 1920s to the present day, in the way that trauma is aesthetically expressed. Modernism's emphasis on impersonality and narrative abstraction has been replaced by the contemporary trauma memoir and an ethical imperative to bear witness.
The Literary Afterlives of Simone Weil: Feminism, Justice, and the Challenge of Religion (Gender, Theory, and Religion)
by Cynthia R. WallaceThe French philosopher-mystic-activist Simone Weil (1909–1943) has drawn both passionate admiration and scornful dismissal since her early death and the posthumous publication of her writings. She has also provoked an extraordinary range of literary writing focused on not only her ideas but also her person: novels, nonfiction, and especially poetry. Given the challenges of Weil’s ethic of self-emptying attention, what accounts for her appeal, especially among women writers?This book tells the story of some of Weil’s most dedicated—and at points surprising—literary conversation partners, exploring why writers with varied political and religious commitments have found her thought and life so resonant. Cynthia R. Wallace considers authors who have devoted decades of attention to Weil, such as Adrienne Rich, Annie Dillard, and Mary Gordon, and who have written poetic sequences or book-length verse biographies of Weil, including Maggie Helwig, Stephanie Strickland, Kate Daniels, Sarah Klassen, Anne Carson, and Lorri Neilsen Glenn. She illuminates how writing to, of, and in the tradition of Weil has helped these writers grapple with the linked harms and possibilities of religious belief, self-giving attention, and the kind of moral seriousness required by the ethical and political crises of late modernity. The first book to trace Weil’s influence on Anglophone literature, The Literary Afterlives of Simone Weil provides new ways to understand Weil’s legacy and why her provocative wisdom continues to challenge and inspire writers and readers.
Literary Agents in the Transatlantic Book Trade: American Fiction, French Rights, and the Hoffman Agency (Studies in Publishing History: Manuscript, Print, Digital)
by Cécile CottenetBy way of a case study of one of the oldest French book agencies, Agence Hoffman, this book analyzes the role played by French literary agents in the importation of US fiction and literature into France in the years following World War II. It sheds light on the material conditions of the circulation of texts across the Atlantic between 1944 and 1955, exploring the fine mechanisms of agents’ negotiations which allowed texts, and ideas, to cross borders. While providing comparative insights into the history of publishing in France and in the United States in the immediate aftermath of the war, this book aims at foregrounding the role of the book agent, an all-too often neglected intermediary in the field of book history. Grounded in archival work conducted both in France and the United States, this study is based on previously unexamined correspondence. Considering the concept of mediation as central in the field of print culture, this book addresses the dearth of scholarship on literary agents on both sides of the Atlantic, and intersects with the current scholarship on transatlantic, internationalm and transnational cultural and trade networks, as evidenced by the recently emerged field of sociology of translation in Europe.