Transformational literacy : making the common core shift with work that matters / by Berger, Ron, 1954-

Table of Contents: “…TRANSFORMATIONAL LITERACY: Making the Common Core Shift with Work That Matters; Contents; DVD Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; About Expeditionary Learning; Introduction: Embracing Challenge; THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS; LEVERAGING THE SHIFTS; MAKING THE MOST OF THIS BOOK; Part one UNLOCKING THE POWER OF INFORMATIONAL AND LITERARY TEXTS; Part one Introduction; THE CENTRALITY OF INFORMATIONAL TEXT; Leveraging This Instructional Shift; WHY THIS PRACTICE MATTERS; Fostering Students' Natural Curiosity and Motivation to Learn about the World.…”
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Emotional Literacy : 45 lessons to develop children's emotional competence / by Adams, Jane

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Media literacy : seeking honesty, independence, and productivity in today's mass messages / by Pike, Deidre M., 1965-

Subjects: “…Media literacy Study and teaching.…”
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Literacy reframed : how a focus on decoding, vocabulary, and background knowledge improves reading comprehension / by Fogarty, Robin, Kerns, Gene M., Pete, Brian M.

Table of Contents: “…The sound of a reading - decoding and phonics -- The look of reading - vocabulary -- The knowingness of reading - background knowledge -- Digital reading -- Conclusion: The promise of literacy reframed.…”
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Emergent literacy : lessons for success / by Cabell, Sonia Q.

Table of Contents: “…Overview of Emergent Literacy; Chapter 2. Differentiating Emergent Literacy Instruction; Chapter 3. …”
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Grassroots literacies : lesbian and gay activism and the internet in Turkey / by Gorkemli, Serkan

Table of Contents: “…List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1: Legato in Turkey: Literacy, Media, and Global Sexualities; Legato Overview; The Globalization of Lesbian and Gay Identities, Transnational Rhetorics, and Literacy; Literacies and Sponsors: Sexuality, Community, and Technology; Methodology and Chapter Descriptions; 2: From Queer Empire to Heterosexual Republic: Modernity, Homosexuality, and Media; The Complexity of Sexuality in the Middle East; Same-Sex Desire and Practices in the Ottoman Empire; Sexuality and Media in the Republic of Turkey.…”
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Supporting literacy : a guide for primary classroom assistants / by Grant, Kate

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Note on the text; Introduction; Understanding the Literacy Hour; Helping children with reading; Helping children with writing and spelling; Children with Special Educational Needs; Supporting bilingual children; Using computers to support literacy; Glossary; Photocopiable sheets; Index.…”
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City literacies : learning to read across generations and cultures / by Gregory, Eve

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of plates; Acknowledgements; Prologue; Introduction: poverty and illiteracy the deficit myth; Living and learning east of the Aldgate pump; Places and peoples; Schooling the City; Childhood memories of literacy and learning; Introduction; Literacy for survival; Literacy for equality; Literacy for choice; Looking back; Looking ahead: young literacies, lives and learning; Introduction; Living literacies in homes and communities; Learning the literacy of school; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Literacy for science : exploring the intersection of the next generation science standards and common core for ELA standards : a workshop summary / by Rhodes, Holly Greenwood

Table of Contents: “…Literacy for Science in English Language Arts and Science Standards -- The Language of Science Text and Talk -- Weaving Science and Literacy Together across the Grades: Exemplars -- Preparing Teachers to Effectively Interweave Science and Literacy Instruction -- Supporting Literacy for Science on Various Scales -- Final Remarks -- Appendix A: Workshop Agenda -- Appendix B: Registered Workshop Participants -- Appendix C: Biographical Summaries of Steering Committee Members and Workshop Speakers.…”
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Leading for literacy : a reading apprenticeship approach / by Schoenbach, Ruth, Greenleaf, Cynthia, Murphy, Lynn, 1945-

Subjects: “…Literacy programs.…”
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Orality and literacy : reflections across disciplines /

Table of Contents: “…Edward Chamberlin -- Orality about literacy : the 'black and white' of Salish history / Keith Thor Carlson -- pt. 2. …”
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Literacy and deafness : listening and spoken language / by Robertson, Lyn

Table of Contents: “…Hearing, Listening, and Literacy; Introduction…”
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Literacy unleashed : fostering excellent reading instruction through classroom visits / by Houck, Bonnie D., Novak, Sandi, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…Title page; TOC; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Developing and Leading a Literacy Culture ; Making the Case for the Literacy Classroom Visit Model; The Elements of Effective Literacy Instruction; Knowing What to Look For: The Basics ; Part II: Putting the LCV ; Implementing the Literacy Classroom Visit Model; Data Analysis and Common Patterns; Planning for Professional Growth; Whole-School Involvement Across All Content Areas; Part III: Creating a Unified System; Using the Literacy Classroom Visit Model Across a School District; Conclusion.…”
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Imagining literacy : rhizomes of knowledge in American culture and literature / by Fernandez, Ramona, 1947-

Table of Contents: “…PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction: TO READ OR NOT -- One: THE SEMIOSIS OF LITERACY -- Two: WHOSE ENCYCLOPEDIA? -- Three: READING TRICKSTER WRITING -- Four: DISNEY'S LABYRINTH: EPCOT, CAPITAL OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY -- Five: THE SMITHSONIAN'S ENCYCLOPEDIA: MUSEUM AS CANON -- Conclusion: IMAGINING LITERACY IN A MIXED CULTURE -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.…”
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Decolonizing Literacy : Mexican Lives in the Era of Global Capitalism. by Hernandez-Zamora, Gregorio

Table of Contents: “…Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Part 1 Winds; Chapter 1 Against the Winds; Chapter 2 The Un-Making of the Illiterate; Part 2 Voices; Chapter 3 Agents; Chapter 4 Transnationals; Chapter 5 Survivors; Part 3 Politics; Chapter 6 Literacy Politics and Policies; Chapter 7 Decolonizing Literacy; Notes; References; Index.…”
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The Linguistics of Literacy. by Downing, Pamela A.

Table of Contents: “…A model of lexical storageEvidence from second language learners' orthographic errorsPART IV:CONSEQUENCES OF LITERACY; Writing is a technology that restructures thought; Language index; Author index; Subject index.…”
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Health literacy : a prescription to end confusion /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- What is health literacy? -- The extent and associations of limited health literacy -- Culture and society -- Educational systems -- Health systems -- Vision for a health-literate America.…”
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Emotional literacy / by Spendlove, David

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Food literacy : how do communications and marketing impact consumer knowledge, skills, and behavior? : workshop summary by Pray, Leslie A.

Table of Contents: “…Session 1: Food literacy and the role of communications relating to food safety, nutrition, and other health matters -- Session 2: Food literacy and communications conveying scientific information concerning food safety, nutrition, or other health matters: opportunities and challenges -- Promoting food literacy: communication tools and strategies -- Food literacy: next steps.…”
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Health literacy : new directions in research, theory and practice /

Table of Contents: “…Defining Health Literacy --…”
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Grassroots literacies : lesbian and gay activism and the internet in Turkey / by Gorkemli, Serkan

Table of Contents: “…List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1: Legato in Turkey: Literacy, Media, and Global Sexualities; Legato Overview; The Globalization of Lesbian and Gay Identities, Transnational Rhetorics, and Literacy; Literacies and Sponsors: Sexuality, Community, and Technology; Methodology and Chapter Descriptions; 2: From Queer Empire to Heterosexual Republic: Modernity, Homosexuality, and Media; The Complexity of Sexuality in the Middle East; Same-Sex Desire and Practices in the Ottoman Empire; Sexuality and Media in the Republic of Turkey.…”
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Orality and literacy : the technologizing of the word / by Ong, Walter J.

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Rebel literacy : Cuba's national literacy campaign and critical global citizenship / by Abendroth, Mark

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : why revisit Cuba's national literacy campaign now? -- Literacy and citizenship for resistance in a colonized land -- Literacy and citizenship for a new Cuba, 1959-1960 -- Critical global citizenship in the year of education -- The campaign from testimonies of participants -- The legacy of the campaign.…”
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Multilingual literacies : reading and writing different worlds / by Martin-Jones, Marilyn

Table of Contents: “…MULTILINGUAL LITERACIES; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Contributors; List of figures; List of tables; Foreword; INTRODUCTION Multilingual Literacies; SECTION I. …”
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Orality and literacy : the technologizing of the word / by Ong, Walter J.

Table of Contents: “…; Many scripts but only one alphabet ; The onset of literacy ; From memory to written records ; Some dynamics of textuality ; Distance, precision, grapholects and magnavocabularies ; Interactions: rhetoric and the places ; Interactions: learned languages ; Tenaciousness of orality -- 5 Print, space and closure ; Hearing-dominance yields to sight-dominance ; Space and meaning ; (i) Indexes ; (ii) Books, contents and labels ; (iii) Meaningful surface ; (iv) Typographic space ; More diffuse effects ; Print and closure: intertextuality ; Post-typography: electronics -- 6 Oral memory, the story line and characterization ; The primacy of the story line ; Narrative and oral cultures ; Oral memory and the story line ; Closure of plot: travelogue to detective story ; The 'round' character, writing and print -- 7 Some theorems ; Literary history ; New Criticism and Formalism ; Structuralism ; Textualists and deconstructionists ; Speech-act and reader-response theory ; Social sciences, philosophy, biblical studies ; Orality, writing and being human ; 'Media' versus human communication ; The inward turn: consciousness and the text.…”
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Literacy in the mountains : community, newspapers, and writing in Appalachia / by NeCamp, Samantha

Table of Contents: “…Recovering literacy: a case for the news as archive -- Sponsoring literacy in Appalachia -- Writing a community -- Schooling Appalachia…”
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Virtual Literacies : Interactive Spaces for Children and Young People. by Merchant, Guy

Table of Contents: “…From Virtual Histories to Virtual Literacies / Julia Gillen and Guy Merchant -- 2. A Sociocultural Approach to Exploring Virtual Worlds / Rebecca W. …”
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Spatial literacy : contemporary Asante women's place-making / by Amoo-Adare, Epifania Akosua, 1967-

Table of Contents: “…Conclusion: towards a pedagogy of critical spatial literacy.…”
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Chasing literacy : reading and writing in an age of acceleration / by Keller, Daniel, 1977-

Table of Contents: “…Locating Reading in Composition Studies; 2. Perceptions of Literacy; 3. Reading in a Culture of Acceleration; 4. …”
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Literacy Coaching : a Handbook for School Leaders. by Moxley, Dale E.

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1 -- Fail-Safe Literacy Coaching -- Chapter 2 -- Literacy Coaching: Working Together and Learning Together -- Chapter 3 -- Preparing to Be a Literacy Coach -- Chapter 4 -- Getting Ready to Provide Literacy Coaching Service -- Chapter 5 -- Building the Literacy Team -- Chapter 6 -- Monitoring and Communicating Data on Student Achievement -- Chapter 7 -- Supporting Intensive Intervention -- Chapter 8 -- Delivering Meaningful Professional Development -- Chapter 9 -- Managing Challenges -- References -- Index.…”
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Information Literacy : Separating Fact from Fiction. by Armstrong, Sara

Subjects: “…Information literacy Study and teaching (Elementary) United States.…”
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Literacy and Libraries : Learning from Case Studies. by DeCandido, GraceAnne A.

Table of Contents: “…Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1: Literacy Now; Chapter 1: Gloria's Story; Chapter 2: "I Know This Is the Place for Me"; Chapter 3: A Place in the World; Chapter 4: Relearning Literacy and Leadership in a Library-Based Literacy Program; Chapter 5: Charting the Course for Learner Leadership; Part II: How We Do what We Do; Chapter 6: Whole Literacy in Plymouth; Chapter 7: Literacy, Diversity, and Learners; Chapter 8: Project READ; Chapter 9: A Rural Public Library Literacy Program.…”
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Gender and literacy : a handbook for educators and parents / by Krasny, Karen, 1958-

Table of Contents: “…Why a handbook on gender and literacy? -- Taking a critical approach to interpreting the research on gender and literacy -- International and national literacy assessments -- Researching gendered discourse practices -- Researching gender and reading -- Reading gender in children's and adolescent literatures -- Policy, practice and research: how schools and communities take action -- Taking action in the classroom -- Gender literacy: some parting thoughts.…”
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Science literacy : concepts, contexts, and consequences /

Table of Contents: “…Summary -- Introduction -- Science literacy and health literacy: rationales, definitions, and measurement -- Science literacy in society and the world -- Science literacy for communities -- Science literacy for individuals -- Reearch agenda -- Appendix A: Definitions and statements about literacy, numeracy, science literacy, health literacy, and health numeracy -- Appendix B: Biographical sketches of committee members and staff.…”
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Literacy Moves On : Using Popular Culture, New Technologies and Critical Literacy in the Primary Classroom. by Evans, Janet

Table of Contents: “…pt. 1. 'New' literacies and children's ways of using them -- pt. 2. …”
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Health literacy : the solid facts /

Table of Contents: “…Abstract -- Contents -- Foreword -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Making the case for investing in strengthening health literacy. European Health Literacy Survey ; Health literacy: a key determinant of health ; Example: noncommunicable diseases ; Limited health literacy: an underestimated problem and equity challenge ; Example: migrants and minorities ; Health literacy builds resilience among individuals and communities ; Example: Netherlands Alliance for Health Literacy -- Taking action to create and strengthen health literacy-friendly settings. …”
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Language and Literacy : Functional Approaches. by McCabe, Anne

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- An introduction to language and literacy -- Part One: Development of the SFL Literacy Approach -- 1. …”
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Literacy is liberation : working toward justice through culturally relevant teaching / by Parker, Kimberly N.

Table of Contents: “…Starting with ourselves : why culturally relevant literature instruction begins with us first -- Digging deeper into culturally relevant pedagogy -- Defining culturally relevant intentional literacy communities (CRILCs) -- Routines and traditions of CRILCs -- Preparing for and succeeding in conversations and interactions in CRILCs -- Putting it all together : toward your transformative CRILC practice -- Final words.…”
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Embodied Literacies : Imageword and a Poetics of Teaching. by Fleckenstein, Kristie S.

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Circulating literacy : writing instruction in American periodicals, 1880-1910 / by Brazeau, Alicia

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : literacy by subscription -- Literacy identities : defining magazine writers -- Buying and selling literacy : the Ladies' home journal -- Joining the club : clubwomen, magazine readers, and scholars -- Special invitation to write : magazine readers as contributors -- Conclusion : subscribing to a professional writing community.…”
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