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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783699503321

Titolo

Handbook of research on teaching literacy through the communicative and visual arts [[electronic resource] /] / edited by James Flood, Shirley Brice Heath, and Diane Lapp

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahway, NJ, : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2005

ISBN

1-135-60369-3

1-4106-1116-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (937 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FloodJames

HeathShirley Brice

LappDiane

Disciplina

302.2/07

Soggetti

Communication - Study and teaching - Research

Literacy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A project of the International Reading Association."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Contributors; Reviewers; Part I: THEORETICAL BASES FOR COMMUNICATIVE AND VISUAL ARTS TEACHING; Part II: METHODS OF INQUIRY IN COMMUNICATIVE AND VISUAL ARTS TEACHING; Part III: RESEARCH ON LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, AND CLASSROOMS; Part IV: RESEARCH ON LANGUAGE TEACHERS: CONDITIONS AND CONTEXTS; Part V: EXPANDING INSTRUCTIONAL ENVIRONMENTS: TEACHING, LEARNING, AND ASSESSING THE COMMUNICATIVE AND VISUAL ARTS; Part VI: RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES ON CURRICULAR, EXTRACURRICULAR, AND POLICY PERSPECTIVES; Part VII: VOICES FROM THE FIELD; NAME INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

In an era characterized by the rapid evolution of the concept of literacy, this handbook focuses on multiple ways in which learners gain access to knowledge and skills. It explores the possibilities of broadening current conceptualizations of literacy to include the full array of the communicative arts.