ANDREW WELLS Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the London School of Economics' Institute of Social Psychology, UK.

"In this fascinating and ground-breaking book, Andrew Wells brings together two dimensions of literacy that have previously been apart: the human, contextual side on the one hand, and the nature of literacy as a symbolic system on the other. Such fusion makes for a dynamic read - and one that will have implications for studies in ecology, systems theory, linguistic studies and language education alike." Richard Andrews, Institute of Education, University of London "Andrew Wells' The Literate Mind is profoundly grounded in past research on literacy in its cognitive, social, and historical contexts and yet makes an astonishingly novel and accessibly erudite contribution to that literature. The Literate Mind truly moves the field forward." James Paul Gee, Mary Lou Fulton Presidential Professor of Literacy Studies, Arizona State University 'Two main kinds of books are published on the subject of literacy. There are practical, how-to-teach books, and there are thoughtful, 'what is this thing we are teaching?' books. Andrew Wells' book is very definitely one of the thoughtful ones, and an excellent contribution to the genre. The book makes innovative use of evolutionary theory and computational theory to examine the processes and practices of literacy. It is written in an engaging way which inducts the reader into complex bodies of theory and certainly fulfils its main aim- to make its readers think.' David Wray, Professor of Literacy Education, University of Warwick and Editor of Journal of Reading, Writing and Literacy

• Literacy in the World TodaySocial Construction and Independent RealityUniversal Human Nature and the Study of LiteracyThe Literate EcologyThe Evolution of Cooperation and SelfishnessSexual Selection, Sex Differences and Social EvolutionTuring Machines: Syntactic Foundations for the Study of Literacy The Scope of the Literate MindLiteracy in the Age of Computers and the InternetGrounding the Literacy Episteme The Limitations of the Literate MindThe Consequences of Literacy.

ANDREW WELLS Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the London School of Economics' Institute of Social Psychology, UK.

"In this fascinating and ground-breaking book, Andrew Wells brings together two dimensions of literacy that have previously been apart: the human, contextual side on the one hand, and the nature of literacy as a symbolic system on the other. Such fusion makes for a dynamic read - and one that will have implications for studies in ecology, systems theory, linguistic studies and language education alike." Richard Andrews, Institute of Education, University of London "Andrew Wells' The Literate Mind is profoundly grounded in past research on literacy in its cognitive, social, and historical contexts and yet makes an astonishingly novel and accessibly erudite contribution to that literature. The Literate Mind truly moves the field forward." James Paul Gee, Mary Lou Fulton Presidential Professor of Literacy Studies, Arizona State University 'Two main kinds of books are published on the subject of literacy. There are practical, how-to-teach books, and there are thoughtful, 'what is this thing we are teaching?' books. Andrew Wells' book is very definitely one of the thoughtful ones, and an excellent contribution to the genre. The book makes innovative use of evolutionary theory and computational theory to examine the processes and practices of literacy. It is written in an engaging way which inducts the reader into complex bodies of theory and certainly fulfils its main aim- to make its readers think.' David Wray, Professor of Literacy Education, University of Warwick and Editor of Journal of Reading, Writing and Literacy

• Literacy in the World TodaySocial Construction and Independent RealityUniversal Human Nature and the Study of LiteracyThe Literate EcologyThe Evolution of Cooperation and SelfishnessSexual Selection, Sex Differences and Social EvolutionTuring Machines: Syntactic Foundations for the Study of Literacy The Scope of the Literate MindLiteracy in the Age of Computers and the InternetGrounding the Literacy Episteme The Limitations of the Literate MindThe Consequences of Literacy.

ANDREW WELLS Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the London School of Economics' Institute of Social Psychology, UK.

"In this fascinating and ground-breaking book, Andrew Wells brings together two dimensions of literacy that have previously been apart: the human, contextual side on the one hand, and the nature of literacy as a symbolic system on the other. Such fusion makes for a dynamic read - and one that will have implications for studies in ecology, systems theory, linguistic studies and language education alike." Richard Andrews, Institute of Education, University of London "Andrew Wells' The Literate Mind is profoundly grounded in past research on literacy in its cognitive, social, and historical contexts and yet makes an astonishingly novel and accessibly erudite contribution to that literature. The Literate Mind truly moves the field forward." James Paul Gee, Mary Lou Fulton Presidential Professor of Literacy Studies, Arizona State University 'Two main kinds of books are published on the subject of literacy. There are practical, how-to-teach books, and there are thoughtful, 'what is this thing we are teaching?' books. Andrew Wells' book is very definitely one of the thoughtful ones, and an excellent contribution to the genre. The book makes innovative use of evolutionary theory and computational theory to examine the processes and practices of literacy. It is written in an engaging way which inducts the reader into complex bodies of theory and certainly fulfils its main aim- to make its readers think.' David Wray, Professor of Literacy Education, University of Warwick and Editor of Journal of Reading, Writing and Literacy

• Literacy in the World TodaySocial Construction and Independent RealityUniversal Human Nature and the Study of LiteracyThe Literate EcologyThe Evolution of Cooperation and SelfishnessSexual Selection, Sex Differences and Social EvolutionTuring Machines: Syntactic Foundations for the Study of Literacy The Scope of the Literate MindLiteracy in the Age of Computers and the InternetGrounding the Literacy Episteme The Limitations of the Literate MindThe Consequences of Literacy.