Literacy and education : policy, practice and public opinion / Uta Papen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Papen, Uta, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literacy--Study and teaching (Primary).

Literacy.

Literacy--Cross-cultural studies.

Reading--Ability testing.

Reading.

Language and culture.

Language and education.

Language arts (Primary).

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

xv, 184 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

Literacy is a perennial 'hot topic' in Britain and other English-speaking countries. Concerns about falling standards and a 'literacy crisis' are frequently raised. In response, governments initiate new policies and teaching guidelines. This book addresses the current policies, practices and media debates in England, the US, Scotland and Australia. Literacy and Education examines: how literacy is taught to children in primary schools; the place of phonics in current policies and the arguments made for and against it; how teachers deliver phonics lessons and how children engage with the method; the range of literacy practices children engage with throughout the school day and how they contribute to literacy learning; the contributions a social and critical perspective on literacy can make to current debates regarding teaching strategies; a wide range of research conducted in the UK, North America, Australia and other countries. Bringing together policy, practice and public debate and drawing on the author's extensive research in a primary school, this essential new textbook provides questions and tasks for readers to engage with. Literacy and Education is ideal for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of literacy and education and students on PGCE courses. It will be of much interest to researchers and teachers. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Literacy: reading, writing and what? 1

Part I Literacy policies and their reception by the media 17

Introduction to Chapters 2 to 5 19

2 From the US to Australia: an overview of literacy policies in two English-speaking countries 24

3 'Education, education, education' or 'phonics, phonics and more phonies': changing literacy policies in England and Scotland 39

4 Synthetic phonics and the Phonics Screening Check: how the English government justifies its policies 56

5 The literacy crisis: phonics in the media 81

Part II Literacy in schools: beyond phonics 99

Introduction to Chapters 6 to 9 101

6 C-a-t makes cat: how synthetic phonics is taught 103

7 Beyond phonics: literacy or 'Read Write' 121

8 Science, songs and play time: literacy throughout the school day 134

9 Not phonics and not in school: home and digital literacy practices 150

10 Conclusions 168.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415725613

0415725615

9780415725620

0415725623

OCLC:

918589673