Building Academic Literacy

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An Anthology for Reading Apprenticeship

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Building Academic Literacy: An Anthology for Reading Apprenticeship is a compelling collection designed for middle and high school students. It explores the vital role literacy plays through a diverse selection of essays, journalism, poetry, and personal narratives. The anthology delves into themes such as Literacy and Identity, examining how people perceive themselves as readers; Literacy and Power, illustrating how reading and writing can create opportunities; How We Read, exploring cognitive processes involved in comprehension; and Breaking Codes, addressing the challenges of engaging with unfamiliar texts.
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This anthology is ideal for educators and students in middle and high school settings, particularly those interested in enhancing their understanding of literacy's cultural, cognitive, and personal dimensions.

Intended for middle and high school students, this title addresses the topic of literacy and the important role it plays in our lives.

Description

Building Academic Literacy: An Anthology for Reading Apprenticeship is a volume for middle and high school students addressing the topic of literacy and the important role it plays in our lives. Featuring lively and provocative essays, journalistic writings, and poetry, as well as inspiring personal stories, the anthology offers a broad range of cultural and historical perspectives on the following themes:

Literacy and Identity: The different ways people see themselves as readers.

Literacy and Power: How reading and writing can open doors in our lives.

How We Read: The different ways our minds work as we try to understand what we read.

Breaking Codes: Our need to navigate unfamiliar types of texts.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780787965556

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 April 2003

Country: United States

Imprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.

Illustration: Drawings: 5 B&W, 0 Color

Contributors:

Edited by Audrey Fielding
Edited by Ruth Schoenbach
Edited by Audrey Fielding
Edited by Ruth Schoenbach

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 226.0mm

Weight: 363g

Pages: 304

Collections

Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Non-Fiction

About the Author

Audrey Fielding is a consultant with the Strategic Literacy Initiative of WestEd and the Bay Area Writing Program.

Ruth Schoenbach is codirector of the Strategic Literacy Initiative at WestEd.