Release Date:- 2014-02-03
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This popular text, now in its fourth edition, āunpacksā the various dimensions of literacyālinguistic and other sign systems; cognitive; sociocultural; and developmentalāand at the same time accounts for the interrelationships among them. Distinguished by its examination of literacy from a multidimensional and interdisciplinary perspective, it provides a strong conceptual foundation upon which literacy curriculum and instruction in school settings can be grounded.
Linking theory and research to practice in an understandable, user-friendly manner, the text provides in-depth coverage of the dimensions of literacy, includes demonstrations and āhands-onā activities, examines authentic reading and writing events that reflect key concepts, and summarizes the concepts in tables and figures.
Changes in the Fourth Editionā¢ Addresses academic language, new literacies/multiliteracies, and their relationship to literacy learning
ā¢ More fully develops the developmental dimension of literacy in separate chapters on adult mediation and learner construction
ā¢ Expands the discussion of multimodal literacies
ā¢ Extends and integrates the discussion of bilingualism and biliteracy throughout the text
ā¢ Integrates instructional implications more fully throughout