Dimensions of Literacy

Dimensions of Literacy

<P>This popular text, now in its fourth edition, “unpacks” the various dimensions of literacy―linguistic and other sign systems; cognitive; sociocultural; and developmental―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.</P> <P>Linking theory and research to practice in an understandable, user-friendly manner, the text provides in-depth coverage of the dimensions of literacy, includes demonstrations and “hands-on” activities, examines authentic reading and writing events that reflect key concepts, and summarizes the concepts in tables and figures.</P> <P><STRONG>Changes in the Fourth Edition<BR></STRONG>• Addresses academic language, new literacies/multiliteracies, and their relationship to literacy learning<BR>• More fully develops the developmental dimension of literacy in separate chapters on adult mediation and learner  construction<BR>• Expands the discussion of multimodal literacies<BR>• Extends and integrates the discussion of bilingualism and biliteracy throughout the text<BR>• Integrates instructional implications more fully throughout </P> <P> </P>