Literacy Beyond Picture Books : Teaching Secondary Students With Moderate to Severe Disabilities. by Smith, Dorothy D. (Dendy)

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Contents -- List of Photographs -- List of Tables and Figures -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Introduction -- A Quest for Change -- Chapter 1- Research and Program Overview -- Chapter 2 -- Establishing a Foundation for Planning -- Chapter 3 -- Building a Theme -- Chapter 4 -- Setting the Stage -- Chapter 5 -- Providing Access Through Assistive Technology -- Chapter 6 -- Instructional Delivery -- Chapter 7 -- Home Involvement -- Chapter 8 -- Assessment -- Chapter 9 -- Inclusion and Collaboration With General Education Teachers -- Chapter 10 -- Functional Skills -- Sample Lesson Plans and Related Resources -- Web Resources for Literacy Support -- Glossary -- References -- Index.…”
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English letters and Indian literacies : reading, writing, and New England missionary schools, 1750-1830 / by Wyss, Hilary E.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction. Technologies of Literacy --…”
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Handbook of Early Literacy Research : Volume 2 /

Table of Contents: “…Part I : Cognitive and Linguistic Building Blocks of Early Literacy. A Window of Opportunity We Must Open to All: the case for preschool with high-quality support for language and literacy/ David K. …”
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Feminist literacies, 1968-75 / by Flannery, Kathryn T.

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Literacy lessons, K-8 : connecting activities to standards and students to communities / by Hoffner, Helen, 1958-

Table of Contents: “…The arts and crafts of literacy : projects to enhance literacy experiences -- pt. 3. …”
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Early literacy work with families : policy, practice and research / by Nutbrown, Cathy

Table of Contents: “…Early childhood education and family literacy : policy contexts --…”
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Language and literacy in bilingual children /

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 5 Effects of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education on Oral and Written Spanish Skills: A Multifactor Study of Standardized Test OutcomesChapter 6 Interdependence of Spanish and English Knowledge in Language and Literacy Among Bilingual Children -- Part 3 Probe Studies on Complex Language Capabilities -- Chapter 7 Narrative Competence among Monolingual and Bilingual School Children in Miami -- Chapter 8 Command of the Mass/Count Distinction in Bilingual and Monolingual Children: An English Morphosyntactic Distinction…”
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Environmental literacy in science and society : from knowledge to decisions / by Scholz, Roland W.

Table of Contents: “…Scholz, Justus Gallati, Quang Bao Le and Roman Seidl -- Transdisciplinarity for environmental literacy -- A framework for investigating human-environment systems (HES). …”
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Health literacy, ehealth, and communication : putting the consumer first : workshop summary /

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Student journalism and media literacy / by Hall, Homer L.

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The critical media literacy guide : engaging media and transforming education / by Kellner, Douglas, 1943-, Share, Jeff

Table of Contents: “…Towards critical digital & media literacies --…”
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Early civilization and literacy in Europe : an inquiry into cultural continuity in the Mediterranean world / by Haarmann, Harald

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Improving early literacy outcomes : curriculum, teaching, and assessment /

Table of Contents: “…Pretorius -- The teaching of reading and writing in second- and multi-language contexts: evidence from Canada / Robert Savage and Marie-France Côté -- Early literacy instruction in India: redefining the challenge / Shobha Sinha -- Challenges associated with reading acquisition in Sub-Saharan Africa: promotion of literacy in multilingual contexts / Heikki Lyytinen [and others] -- Entering into the written culture to overcome inequalities: teaching literacy to children from vulnerable communities / Alejandra Medina -- Those children who are left behind: a reading programme that works / Beatriz Diuk -- We want to learn: a programme for the linguistic, cognitive, and socio-emotional development of young children in Argentina / Ana María Borzone and Mariela Vanesa De Mier -- Powerful reforms in early language and literacy instruction in India / Shailaja Menon, Sajitha S. …”
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Critical literacy for information professionals / by McNicol, Sarah

Table of Contents: “…Title page; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; PART 1 Theories of critical literacy; 1 Renegotiating the place of fiction in libraries through critical literacy; Introduction; Reader response and critical literacy; Approaches to promoting fiction reading in libraries; Critical literacy and fiction reading in libraries; Conclusions; References; 2 Death of the author(ity): repositioning students as constructors of meaning in information literacy instruction; Introduction; A hermeneutic framework: reading as interpretation; Positivism, libraries and information literacy.…”
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Developing Teachers' Assessment Literacy : a Tapestry of Ideas and Inquiries. by Koh, Kim

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Media literacy for young children : teaching beyond the screen time debates / by Rogow, Faith, 1958-

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Meeting difficulties in literacy development : research, policy and practice / by Wearmouth, Janice

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Models of, and debates over, the reading process; Concepts of dyslexia; Responses to dyslexia; Socio-cultural models and approaches; Gender, ethnicity and experiences of difficulties in literacy development; Equity, inclusion and the law; National curricula frameworks for literacy development; Assessment of barriers to literacy development; Framework for planning; School responses to difficulties in literacy; Supporting students' literacy acquisition at the level of the family; Towards inclusive schools: considering literacy difficulties; Appendices.…”
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Literacy and paideia in ancient Greece / by Robb, Kevin

Table of Contents: “…The Origins of Greek Literacy; 1. The Alphabet Enters Oral Greece; 2. The Oral Way of Life at the Inception of Greek Literacy: The Lesson of the Old Inscriptions; 3. …”
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Academic literacy and the languages of change /

Table of Contents: “…List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction: The politics of place in academic literacy work; 1 Discourses of English and literacy in a Western Cape township school; 2 'Use your own words' -- impossible exhortations; 3 'I want to write about the Dalai Lama ... ': Literacies in transition; 4 Intertextual analysis: a research tool for uncovering the writer's emerging meanings; 5 A body of reading: making 'visible' the reading experiences of first-year medical students; 6 Change as additive: harnessing students' multimodal semiotic resources in an Engineering curriculum.…”
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Girls, Feminism, and Grassroots Literacies : Activism in the GirlZone. by Sheridan-Rabideau, Mary P.

Table of Contents: “…Girls, Feminism, and Grassroots Literacies -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowlegments -- PART ONE: Setting the Scene -- 1. …”
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Achieving next generation literacy : using the tests (you think) you hate to help the students you love / by Connolly, Maureen (English teacher), Giouroukakis, Vicky

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Integrating digital literacy in the disciplines /

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: Digital Literacy in the Academy -- Chapter 2: Repositioning Digital Literacy in Educator Preparation Programs: A Digital Disciplinary Approach for Teaching Methods Instructors -- Chapter 3: Developing Digital Literacy in the Arts for Preservice Teachers -- Chapter 4: Enhancing Digital Literacy Through Scholarly Digital Storytelling -- Chapter 5: Teaching Digital Literacies to Challenge Narratives of Compliance and Defiance -- Chapter 6: Digital Literacies for English: Laying a Foundation in 1st-Year Writing -- Chapter 7: Open Education Projects, Indigenous Studies, and Teaching Undergraduate Students About the Ethics of Information Access -- Chapter 8: Using Public Musicology to Teach Digital Literacy in Music History Classes -- Chapter 9: Digital Literacy from the Perspective of Journalism Education: Digital Media Literacy -- Chapter 10: Digital Literacy in Design, Media, and Communications Disciplines: Fluency Is the New Literacy -- Chapter 11: Digital Storytelling in Postgraduate Strategic Management Courses -- Chapter 12: Extending the Notion of Digital Literacy in Business IT Courses: Thoughts on Process and Metaliteracy -- Chapter 13: An Infographics Assignment as a Vehicle to Promote Digital Literacy in a Nonmajors Introductory Biology Course -- Chapter 14: Digital Literacy in Chemistry: Challenges and Opportunities in Undergraduate Education -- Chapter 15: The Importance of Digital Literacy Education in a Cancer Genomics Massive Open Online Course -- Chapter 16: Integrating Digital Literacy in Optometic Clinical Reasoning -- Chapter 17: Digital Literacy in School Librarianship -- Chapter 18: Taking the Law into Their Own Hands: Innovative Digital Video Assessment in a Law Degree…”
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Multicultural issues and literacy achievement / by Au, Kathryn H., 1947-

Table of Contents: “…Students of diverse backgrounds and the literacy achievement gap -- Understanding the gap : explanations and solutions -- Discourses and literacy in the home and community -- Workshop approaches to literacy learning -- Ownership and building a classroom community -- Providing instruction in reading comprehension strategies -- Culturally responsive instruction in multiethnic classrooms -- Second language learners, multiliteracy, and the language of power -- Effective instruction of phonics and other skills -- Schoolwide change to improve literacy achievement.…”
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International handbook of financial literacy /

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: Financial Literacy in the 21st Century: An Introduction to the International Handbook on Financial Literacy -- Section 1: Conceptions of Financial Literacy -- Chapter 2: Financial Education in General Education Schools: A Competence Model -- Chapter 3: Educational Implications of Biases in Financial Decision Making -- Chapter 4: Financial Literacy and Financial Incomprehensibility -- Chapter 5: A Metacognitive Approach to Financial Literacy -- Chapter 6: Combining Development and Education: Why Do Decision-Making and Social Norms Matter for Financial Education? …”
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Exploring the landscape of scientific literacy /

Table of Contents: “…Curriculum policy and scientific literacy -- pt. 2. Exploring language perspectives -- pt. 3. …”
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Changing Literacies for Changing Times : an Historical Perspective on the Future of Reading Research, Public Policy, and Classroom Practices.

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Changing Literacies for Changing Times -- Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- Part I Expanding Views of Literacy -- Chapter 1 The Communicative, Visual, and Performative Arts -- Chapter 2 From Gray to Google -- Chapter 3 Multimodality -- Chapter 4 Surveying the Hopescape -- Part II Literacy Development -- Chapter 5 The Transformation of Childrens Knowledge of Language Units During Beginning and Initial Literacy -- Chapter 6 Early Literacy -- Chapter 7 Reaching/Teaching Adolescents -- Chapter 8 The Lamplighters -- Part III Foundational Issues in the Teaching of Reading -- Chapter 9 Revisiting the Concept of 8220;Natural Learning8221; -- Chapter 10 Beyond Word Recognition -- Chapter 11 Spelling and Its Role in Literacy Education -- Chapter 12 Readability -- Part IV Teaching, Teacher Education, and Professional Development -- Chapter 13 Literacy Education at a Crossroad -- Chapter 14 Whole School Instructional Improvement through the Standards-based Change Process -- Part V Policy and Practice in Literacy Education -- Chapter 15 Language Policy and Literacy Instruction -- Chapter 16 Fifty Years of Federal Government Involvement in Reading Education -- Chapter 17 Literacy Policies That Are Needed -- Chapter 18 Literacy Education 2.0 -- Index.…”
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Contextualising difficulties in literacy development : exploring politics, culture, ethnicity and ethics /

Table of Contents: “…; 2 Literacy: in search of a paradigm; 3 Framing the issues in literacy education; Part 2 Are there increasing difficulties with literacy?…”
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The minimum core for language and literacy : knowledge, understanding and personal skills / by Appleyard, Nancy

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Self-assessment -- 3 Influences and attitudes -- 4 Participation -- 5 Barriers -- 6 Multilingualism and language diversity -- 7 Speaking and listening -- 8 Non-verbal communication -- 9 Reading -- 10 Writing -- 11 Grammar, punctuation and spelling -- 12 Next steps -- Appendix 1: Summary of the minimum core for language and literacy elements -- Appendix 2: Checklist of minimum core elements against chapter contents -- Appendix 3: Glossary of acronyms -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W.…”
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Discussion Pathways to Literacy Learning by McCann, Thomas M.

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Information literacy collaborations that work /

Table of Contents: “…politics of information literacy : integrating information literacy into the political science curriculum /…”
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Health literacy interventions and outcomes : an updated systematic review /

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Health literacy and palliative care : workshop summary / by Alper, Joe

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Communication: palliative care's transformational procedure -- Interpersonal communication -- Professional training -- Integrated care teams -- Health literacy in palliative care programs -- Reflections on the workshop -- References -- Appendix A: Workshop agenda -- Appendix B: Biographical sketches of workshop speakers and moderators.…”
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Building the case for health literacy : proceedings of a workshop / by Alper, Joe

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Information literacy instruction for educators : professional knowledge for an information age /

Table of Contents: “…Information literacy instruction for educators : a global perspective on needs and opportunities / Scott Walter, Dawn M. …”
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Health literacy in primary care : a clinician's guide / by Mayer, Gloria G.

Table of Contents: “…Understanding health literacy -- Creating a patient-friendly environment -- Assessing patients' literacy levels -- Understanding and avoiding medical errors -- Factoring culture into the care process -- Improving patient-provider communication -- Designing easy-to-read patient education materials -- Principles of writing for low literacy -- Using alternative forms of patient communication -- Interpreters and their role in the health care setting.…”
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Rhetorical delivery as technological discourse : a cross-historical study by McCorkle, Ben, 1974-

Table of Contents: “…Reading Rhetorical Delivery as Technological Remediation: A Rationale; 2. Alphabetic Literacy and the Transformation from Speakerly to Writerly Rhetorics; 3. …”
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One child reading : my auto-bibliography by Mackey, Margaret, 1948-

Table of Contents: “…1 Auto-bibliography -- 2 Reading the first place -- 3 Other places, other times -- 4 Out of the murk -- 5 Stereotypes and series books -- 6 The invitation of literature -- 7 A household ecology -- 8 A multimodal literacy event -- 9 How I spent my summer holiday, 1959 -- 10 Literacies of the season -- 11 Miscellaneous and utility literacies -- 12 Cowboys and others -- 13 Settler stories -- 14 Now and then, here and there -- 15 Marking the years -- 16 Shape-shifting discourses -- 17 Institutions of literacy -- 18 Back to the first place.…”
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Tech tally : approaches to assessing technological literacy /

Table of Contents: “…APPENDIX B Technology-Related Standards and Benchmarks in the National Science Education Standards, Benchmarks for Science Literacy, and Standards for Technological LiteracyAPPENDIX C Challenges and Opportunities for Assessing Technological Literacy in the United States -- APPENDIX D Research on Learning in Technology and Engineering: A Selected Bibliography -- APPENDIX E Instrument Summaries -- Index…”
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Relevance of health literacy to precision medicine : proceedings of a workshop / by Alper, Joe

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Genetic literacy -- The intersection of health literacy and precision medicine -- Health liteacy in precision medicine research -- Communicating risk and uncertainty in the clinical setting -- Communicating with the public -- Reflections on the day -- References -- Appendix A: Workshop agenda -- Appendix B: Biographical sketches of workshop speakers, moderators, and reactors.…”
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Innovators. 1, Integrating Literacy into Curriculum

Subjects: “…Literacy Study and teaching.…”
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