Teaching the Dimensions of Literacy

by Kucer; Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780415528702
• ISBN10: 0415528704
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-08-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Teaching the Dimensions of Literacyprovides both the conceptual knowledge to support teachers' instructional decisions in the reading/literacy classroom and a multitude of instructional strategy lessons for classroom use with both monolingual and bilingual students. It proposes that teachers need to help children become code breakers (the linguistic dimension), meaning makers (the cognitive dimension), text users and critics (the sociocultural dimension), and scientists (the developmental dimension). Acknowledging and addressing all four dimensions, this text links literacy theory, literacy research, and literacy practice in a useable way. Covering both reading and writing, it features clear, concise, and useable reading and writing strategy lessons and ways to modify them for different types of students. Changes in the Second Edition:Entirely reorganized, the text is more user friendly, builds a stronger link between theory and practice, and makes it is easier for teachers to locate appropriate strategy lessons to use with their students. Academic literacy is addressed more fully.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introducing the Dimensions of Literacy and their Instruction
Introducing the Dimensions of Literacy	p. 3
Highlighting Versus Isolating the Teaching and Learning of the Dimensions of Literacy	p. 5
The Developmental Dimension and Instruction	p. 7
The Learner as Scientist and Construction Worker	p. 7
Mediation: From Collaborative to Independent Abilities	p. 13
Organizing Strategy Lessons for Internalization	p. 19
Variability and Literacy Development	p. 21
Conclusion and Summary	p. 24
Conceptual Frameworks and Strategy Lessons
The Nature of the Linguistic and other Sign Systems Dimension of Literacy: The Reader and Writer as Code Breaker and Code Maker	p. 29
The Systems of Language	p. 29
Text Multimodality	p. 42
Reading and Writing in Two Languages	p. 43
Conclusion and Summary	p. 45
Teaching the Linguistic and Other Sign Systems Dimension of Literacy	p. 47
Overview of the Linguistic and Other Sign Systems Reading and Writing Strategy Lessons	p. 47
Reading: Word Meaning Strategy Lessons	p. 49
Reading: Conventions of Written Language Strategy Lessons	p. 61
Writing: Conventions of Written Language Strategy Lessons	p. 66
Reading: Spelling Strategy Lessons	p. 74
Writing: Spelling Strategy Lessons	p. 75
Reading: Exploring Letters and Sound Strategies	p. 80
Reading: Features of Text Strategy Lessons	p. 87
Writing: Features of Text Strategy Lessons	p. 92
The Nature of the Cognitive Dimension of Literacy: The Reader and Writer as Meaning Maker	p. 95
Perception and Literacy	p. 95
Factors Influencing the Reader <−> Text <−> Writer Transaction	p. 99
Readers Reading	p. 102
Readers Reading in Two Languages	p. 106
Readers Comprehending	p. 108
Writers Writing	p. 111
Conclusion and Summary	p. 113
Teaching the Cognitive Dimension of Literacy	p. 115
Overview of the Cognitive Reading and Writing Strategy Lessons	p. 115
Reading: Idea Generation Strategy Lessons	p. 118
Writing: Idea Generation Strategy Lessons	p. 133
Reading: Meaning Organization Strategy Lessons	p. 159
Writing: Meaning Organization Strategy Lessons	p. 170
Reader: Blocks Strategy Lessons	p. 175
Writer: Blocks Strategy Lessons	p. 184
Reading: Learning From and Through Others' Strategy Lessons	p. 185
Writing: Learning From and Through Others' Strategy Lessons	p. 194
Reading: Reader Response Strategy Lessons	p. 202
Writing: Writer Response Strategy Lessons	p. 214
Reading: Using Context Strategy Lessons	p. 215
Writer: Revision Strategy Lessons	p. 226
The Nature of the Sociocultural Dimension of Literacy: The Reader and Writer as Text User and Text Critic	p. 235
The Nature of Literacy Events and Literacy Practices	p. 235
Literacy, Power, and Knowledge	p. 241
Conclusion and Summary	p. 246
Teaching the Sociocultural Dimension of Literacy	p. 247
Overview of the Sociocultural Reading and Writing Strategy Lessons	p. 247
Reading: Text Contexts, Functions, and Characteristics Strategy Lessons	p. 248
Writing: Text Contexts, Functions, and Characteristics Strategy Lessons	p. 257
Reading: Let's Get Critical Strategy Lessons	p. 258
Writing: Let's Get Critical Strategy Lessons	p. 277
Reading: Language and Power Strategy Lessons	p. 283
Writing: Language and Power Strategy Lessons	p. 286
Putting it All Together
A Dimensional Literacy Curriculum	p. 295
Thematic or Inquiry Units	p. 295
Teacher Reading and Student Response	p. 301
Independent Reading and Student Response	p. 302
Independent Writing, Conferencing, and Publishing	p. 302
Conclusion and Summary	p. 303
References	p. 305
Index	p. 315
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