The social construction of literacy / edited by Jenny Cook-Gumperz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cook-Gumperz, Jenny, editor.

Series:

Studies in interactional sociolinguistics ; 25.

Studies in interactional sociolinguistics ; 25

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literacy.

Sociolinguistics.

Language acquisition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 315 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Literacy - the ability to produce and interpret written text - has long been viewed as the basis of all school achievement; a measure of success that defines both an 'educated' person, and an educable one. In this volume, a team of leading experts raise questions central to the acquisition of literacy. Why do children with similar classroom experiences show different levels of educational achievement? And why do these differences in literacy, and ultimately employability, persist? By looking critically at the western view of a 'literate' person, the authors present a perspective on literary acquisition, viewing it as a socially constructed skill, whereby children must acquire discourse strategies that are socially 'approved'. This extensively-revised second edition contains an updated introduction and bibliography. This volume will continue to have far-reaching implications for educational theory and practice.

Contents:

The social construction of literacy / Jenny Cook-Gumperz

Literacy and schooling : an unchanging equation? / Jenny Cook-Gumperz

Interactional sociolinguistics in the study of schooling / John J. Gumperz and Jenny Cook-Gumperz

The language experience of children at home and at school / Gordon Wells

Narrative presentations : an oral preparation for literacy with first graders / Sarah Michaels

Differential instruction in reading groups / James Collins

Organizational constraints on reading group mobility / Donna Eder

Developing mathematical literacy in a bilingual classroom / Douglas R. Campbell

Spoken language strategies and reading acquisition / Herbert D. Simons and Sandra Murphy

Speaking and writing : discourse strategies and the acquisition of literacy / James Collins and Sarah Michaels

The implicit discourse genres of standardized testing : what verbal analogy items require of test makers / Mary Catherine O'Connor.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-15944-X

1-281-04012-6

9786611040123

0-511-61745-3

0-511-33447-8

0-511-33381-1

0-511-33313-7

0-511-56193-8

0-511-33505-9

OCLC:

780932346