Literacy: An International Handbook

An interdisciplinary survey of literacy issues from around the world.. The written word has a rich and varied history, one which transcends different disciplines, contextseven countries. Literacy: An International Handbook is an ambitious, interdisciplinary survey from around the globe. This volume of eighty-two original essays tackles a wide array of scholarly and social issuesfrom early reading to adult literacythrough a far-reaching, international perspective. Editors Daniel A. Wagner, Richard Venezky, and Brian Street have assembled, for the first time anywhere, the definitive compendium of worldwide literacy issues, unrivaled in its breadth, attention to international issues, and cross-disciplinary nature. Divided into ten sections, the book includes readings on the following topics: Historical and Philosophical Roots; Psychology of Reading; Sociology/Anthropology; Linguistics and Literacy; Curriculum and Instruction; Literacy Assessment; Numeracy; Policy Perspectives; Contemporary Regional Perspectives; and Looking Ahead at Literacy. The written word has a rich and varied history, one which transcends different disciplines, contextseven countries. Literacy: An International Handbook is an ambitious, interdisciplinary survey from around the globe. This volume of eighty-two original essays tackles a wide array of scholarly and social issuesfrom early reading to adult literacythrough a far-reaching, international perspective. Editors Daniel A. Wagner, Richard Venezky, and Brian Street have assembled, for the first time anywhere, the definitive compendium of worldwide literacy issues, unrivaled in its breadth, attention to international issues, and cross-disciplinary nature. Contributors approach the conceptualization of literacy from different disciplines, perspectives, and historical situations: What have been the consequences and implications of the acquisition of literacy for societies and for individuals, at diffe rent points in time and in different cultural contexts? How has the diagnosis and remediation of reading and writing disabilities of both children and adults changed over the years? What is the significance of literacy in and for religious practices? How are literacy and numeracy linked conceptually and theoretically? How does gender intersect with literacy development? Literacy tackles these questions and many more. Divided into ten sections, the book includes readings on the following topics: Historical and Philosophical Roots; Psychology of Reading; Sociology/Anthropology; Linguistics and Literacy; Curriculum and Instruction; Literacy Assessment; Numeracy; Policy Perspectives; Contemporary Regional Perspectives; and Looking Ahead at Literacy.

Table of Contents:
Introduction (Daniel A. Wagner); Historical And Philosophical Roots; The Meanings of Literacy (Brian Street); The History of Reading (Paul Saenger); The Implications of Literacy (Jack Goody); Literacy in Social History (Daniel Resnick and Jay Gordon); Languages and Scripts in Contact: Historical Perspectives (H. Russell Bernard); Psychological Approaches; Childrens Reading Acquisition (Joanna Uhry and Linnea Ehri); Adult Reading Acquisition (John P. Sabatini); Reading Disability (Anne Fowler and Hollis Scarborough); Diagnostic and Remediation in Reading (Dale Willows and Catherine Watson); Diagnostic and Remediation in Writing Development (Uri Shafrir); Metacognitive Aspects of Literacy (Scott Paris and Andrea DeBruin-Parecki); Literacy and Cognition (Ageliki Nicolopoulou and Michael Cole); Sociological And Anthropological Approaches; Sociological and Anthropological Issues of Literacy (Ruth Finnegan); Ethnicity and Minority Issues in Literacy (Bernardo Ferdman); Literacy and Social Practice (Shirley Brice Heath); Literacy and Religion: The word, the Word, and the world (Cushla Kapitzke); Ethnography of Writing (Amy Shuman and Bennis Blue); Reading, Writing, and Salvation: The Impact of Christian Missionaries on Literacy (Richard Venezky); Linguistics And Literacy; Orality and Literacy (Niko Besnier); Development of Orthographies (Florian Coulmas); Second Language Reading (Ludo Verhoeven); Metalinguistic Awareness and Literacy Acquisition in Different Languages (William E. Nagy and Richard C. Anderson); Cross-Language Transfer of Reading Skills (Mara S. Carlo and James M. Royer); Literacy and Language Development (David Olson); Curriculum, Instruction, And Assessment; Models of Reading (Jeanne Chall); Theoretical Approaches to Reading Acquisition (Marilyn J. Adams); Adult Education and Literacy (Rose-Marie Weber); Cognitive Perspectives on Primers and Textbooks (Robert Calfee and Marilyn Chambliss); Social Perspectives on Primers and Textbooks (Allan Luke); Comprehension of Printed Instruction.

About the Author :
Daniel A. Wagner is professor and director of the National Center on Adult Literacy/International Literacy Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. Richard Venezky is professor of education at the University of Delaware. Brian Street is professor of education at Kings College, University of London. Daniel A. Wagner is professor and director of the National Center on Adult Literacy/International Literacy Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. Richard Venezky is professor of education at the University of Delaware. Brian Street is professor of education at Kings College, University of London. Daniel A. Wagner is professor and director of the National Center on Adult Literacy/International Literacy Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. Richard Venezky is professor of education at the University of Delaware. Brian Street is professor of education at Kings College, University of London.