Transforming literacy : changing lives through reading and writing / Robert P. Waxler, Maureen P. Hall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waxler, Robert P., 1944-

Contributor:

Hall, Maureen P.

Series:

Innovation and Leadership in English Language Teaching 3.

Innovation and leadership in English language teaching, 2041-272X ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literacy.

Language arts.

Language arts--Philosophy.

Language arts--Correlation with content subjects.

Education--Aims and objectives.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is interdisciplinary in focus and centers on enlarging teachers' understanding of how reading and writing can change lives and how the language arts can contribute significantly to and change educational processes in the twenty-first century. Implicit in its argument is that although the emphasis on science and math is crucial to education in the digital edge, it remains vitally important to keep reading and writing, language and story, at the heart of the educational process. This is particularly true in a democratic society because shaping stories through human language can enhance the quality of our lives, and teach us something important about what it means to be human and vulnerable. In this sense, stories allow for self-reflection and an increased opportunity to enhance and understand emotional intelligence and human community.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Robert P. Waxler and Maureen P. Hall

Chapter One: The Reading and Writing Classroom as the new Neighborhood / Robert P. Waxler and Maureen P. Hall

Chapter Two: Deep Reading and the Space of the Classroom / Robert P. Waxler and Maureen P. Hall

Chapter Three: The Classroom Adventure: To Learn and to Understand / Robert P. Waxler and Maureen P. Hall

Chapter Four: Literacy, Focused Attention, and Contemplative Practice / Robert P. Waxler and Maureen P. Hall

Chapter Five: Language and the Arts / Robert P. Waxler and Maureen P. Hall

Chapter Six: The Challenge of New Technologies / Robert P. Waxler and Maureen P. Hall

Chapter Seven: West Side Closed but our Work Continued / Robert P. Waxler and Maureen P. Hall

References / Robert P. Waxler and Maureen P. Hall.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-206).

ISBN:

9786613123329

9781283123327

1283123320

9780857246288

0857246283

OCLC:

733784954

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9780857246288 DOI