Dimensions of Literacy: A Conceptual Base for Teaching Reading and Writing in School Settings
This popular text, now in its third edition, "unpackages" the various dimensions of literacy - linguistic (the nature of language, oral-written language relationships, language variation); cognitive (constructive nature of perception, the reading process, understanding written discourse, the writing process); sociocultural (literacy as social practices, authority of written discourse); and developmental (constructing the written language system) - and at the same time accounts for the...
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This popular text, now in its third edition, "unpackages" the various dimensions of literacy — linguistic (the nature of language, oral-written language relationships, language variation); cognitive (constructive nature of perception, the reading process, understanding written discourse, the writing process); sociocultural (literacy as social practices, authority of written discourse); and developmental (constructing the written language system) — and at the same time accounts for the interrelationships among them. Distinguished by its examination of literacy from a multidimensional and interdisciplinary perspective, it provides a strong conceptual foundation upon which literacy curriculum and instruction in school settings can be grounded.Dimensions of Literacy links theory and research to practice in an understandable, user-friendly manner; provides in-depth coverage of the various dimensions of literacy; and includes demonstrations, hands-on activities, authentic reading and writing events that reflect key concepts, and tables and figures that summarize the concepts.Changes in the third edition:provide more clearly focused discussion on the nature of language and addresses the role of various other sign systems in reading and writingcover new research on eye movements and miscue analysis (EMMA) and reading fluidity (i.e., flow)expand the discussion of bilingualism and biliteracy through the bookextend the discussion of new literacies/multiliteracies/multimodal literaciesinclude updated references throughout the entire book.
Preface viiThird Edition Introduction ixAcknowledgments xPart 1 Introduction 1Chapter 1 A Multidimensional View of Reading and Writing 3Part 2 The Linguistic Dimension of Literacy 15Chapter 2 The Nature of Language and Other Sign Systems 17Chapter 3 Oral and Written Language Relationships 48Chapter 4 Language Variation 72Part 3 The Cognitive Dimension of Literacy 99Chapter 5 The Constructive Nature of Perception 101Chapter 6 The Reading Process 128Chapter 7 Understanding Written Discourse 163Chapter 8 The Writing Process 179Part 4 The Sociocultural Dimension of Literacy 207Chapter 9 Understanding Literacy as Social Practices 209Chapter 10 The Authority of Written Discourse 239Part 5 The Developmental Dimension of Literacy 263Chapter 11 Constructing the Written Language System 265Part 6 The Educational Dimension of Literacy 307Chapter 12 The Dimensions of Literacy: Implications for Reading and Writing Instruction 309References 331Author Index 360Subject Index 364
