Literacy Then and Now

A Study of Modern and Contemporary Literacy Practices

AvAlice S. Horning,Leonard Podis

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

This book argues that the psycholinguistic nature of literacy is universal and seeks to recouperate late nineteenth and early twentieth century techniques for addressing it. After defining the key terms of this study, the book goes onto survey various types of literacy education in the United States. First, it examples various religious organization and their methods for supporting literacy, focusing on the main religious groups in the United States in the Modern period: Christianity, Judaism and Islam. The book then discusses contributions made by NGOs, demonstrating the importance and limitations of reading groups, literary societies, settlement houses, unions, and corporations. Finally, the book examines government managed educational programs in K-12 schools as well as colleges and universities.Ultimately, this book argues, the psycholinguistic character of reading remains consistent over time, place and delivery syste. While sponsors play a key role, self-motivation is a driving force in literacy development. Although literacy education is in an on-going state of transition, the need for critical literacy continues to be an urgent, widespread and essential goal.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-09-27
Mått:150 x 225 x 0 mm
Vikt:406 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in Composition and Rhetoric
Antal sidor:218
Förlag:Peter Lang Publishing Inc
ISBN:9781433139482

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Alice S. Horning is Professor Emerita of Writing and Rhetoric/Linguistics at Oakland University. Her Ph.D. is from Michigan State University where she started her career focusing on the intersection of reading and writing. Her work has appeared in the major professional journals and in books.

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“Reading Alice S. Horning’s exhaustive new book is rather like opening one of those gift boxes which contains innumerable smaller boxes, one after another, each box a new discovery. The opening chapter defines readers and reading in new and interesting ways, seeming to wrap up the topic. But a series of chapters follows, each seeing reading and literacy through new sets of lenses, each offering new insights. I know of nobody who has written or thought this deeply about what she calls the 'definition, measurement, and methodology' of literacy. You will never read or teach in quite the same way after digesting this book.”—Edward M. White, University of Arizona

Innehållsförteckning

List of Illustrations – Acknowledgements – Introduction – Religious Organizations’ Support for Literacy – Non-Governmental Organizations and Literacy – Governmental Organizations and Literacy – Literacy in K–12 Schools – College and University Literacy – Literacy Then and Now: Convergence – Appendix: Selected Dates of Key Events in US History 1880–1930 – References – Index.