English & Literacy/Language Arts

Linking practice and theory to the fundamentals of becoming a teacher of writing, this text nurtures teachers’ identities as writers, connects to the realities of writing instruction in real and diverse classrooms, and encourages critical and creative thinking...

What explicit knowledge about language in teachers and/or students appears to enhance literacy development in some way? Distinguished by its global perspective, its currency, and its comprehensiveness, this book offers a range of theoretical approaches to the issues surrounding this question, and ex..

What explicit knowledge about language in teachers and/or students appears to enhance literacy development in some way? Distinguished by its global perspective, its currency, and its comprehensiveness, this book offers a range of theoretical approaches to the issues surrounding this question, and ex..

Many people assume that picturebooks are for very young readers because of their emphasis on the illustrations and scarcity of text however, there are increasing numbers of picturebooks where the age of the implied reader is questionable. These are picturebooks whose controversial subject matter and..

Offering the wisdom that only experience and expertise in the field can bring, this book takes a critical look into the present and the future of literacy as envisioned by leading reading researchers. The lead author of each chapter is a distinguished reading researcher elected by their peers into t..

Offering the wisdom that only experience and expertise in the field can bring, this book takes a critical look into the present and the future of literacy as envisioned by leading reading researchers. The lead author of each chapter is a distinguished reading researcher elected by their peers into t..

The Harry Potter book series has proven successful in transforming children’s reading and drawing enthusiasm from both boys and girls alike. Children’s Literacy Practices and Preferences: Harry Potter and Beyond provides empirical evidence of young people’s reported literacy practices and views on r..

First Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Renowned educational sociolinguist, Courtney B. Cazden, brings together a selection of her seminal work, organized in three themes: development of individual communicative competence in language and discourse; classroom interaction in learning and teaching; and social justice/educational equity issu..

Through multiple narratives reflecting the complexity of participatory action research partnerships for social justice, this book sheds light on the dialogic spaces that intentionally support community literacies and rhetorical practices for inquiry and change...

Through multiple narratives reflecting the complexity of participatory action research partnerships for social justice, this book sheds light on the dialogic spaces that intentionally support community literacies and rhetorical practices for inquiry and change...

This book is about designing instruction that makes comprehension the priority in reading and in content area study. The comprehension model described responds to calls from literacy experts and professional organizations for inquiry-based instruction that prepares readers to be active meaning maker..