Becoming political : readings and writings in the politics of literacy education / edited by Patrick Shannon
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| Subjects: | Teachers--United States--Political activity Teachers--Canada--Political activity Literacy--Political aspects--United States Literacy--Political aspects--Canada Educational change--United States Educational change--Canada Educational equalization--United States Educational equalization--Canada |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, c1992 |
| LC Classification: | L, LB |
| Table of Contents: | Contributors Introduction: Why Become Political? / Patrick Shannon 1 Sect. 1. How is Literacy Defined? 1. Critical Literacy and Student Experience: Donald Graves' Approach to Literacy / Henry A. Giroux 15 2. What is Literacy? / James Paul Gee 21 3. Oral and Literate Traditions Among Black Americans Living in Poverty / Shirley Brice Heath 29 4. Choosing Our Own Way: Subjectivity in the Literacy Classroom / Patrick Shannon 42 What Is Read and Written? 5. Tale of a Reluctant Dragon / Katherine Paterson 53 6. Happily Ever After / Stephanie S. Tolan 60 7. Overt and Covert Censorship of Children's Books / Patrick Shannon 65 8. Inside the Classroom: Social Vision and Critical Pedagogy / William Bigelow 72 9. Children's Understandings of Basal Readers / David Bloome, Sonia Nieto 83 Sect. 3. Who Is Considered Literate? 10. On the Subjects of Class and Gender in "The Literacy Letters" / Linda Brodkey 97 11. "Gimme Room": School Resistance, Attitude, and Access to Literacy / Perry Gilmore 113 12. Reading Instruction and Social Class / Patrick Shannon 128 13. Empowerment as a Pedagogy of Possibility / Roger I. Simon 139 Sect. 4. How is Literacy Taught? 14. Toward a Pedagogy of Possibility in the Teaching of English Internationally: People's English in South Africa / Bronwyn Norton Peirce 155 15. Riverwest Neighbors Win New Fratney School / Sue Bietila, David Levine 171 16. A Vision in Two Languages: Reflections on a Two-Way Bilingual Program / Rita Tenorio 175 17. Commercial Reading Materials, a Technological Ideology, and the Deskilling of Teachers / Patrick Shannon 182 18. Consensus and Difference in Collaborative Learning / John Trimbur 208 Sect. 5. What Is Possible in Literacy Education? 19. Conversations with Parents: Talking about Literacy and Living / Lynn Moody 224 20. How It All Starts / Cathy Townsend-Fuller, Jill Hartling-Clark 234 21. Rethinking Whole Language: The Politics of Educational Change / Susan M. Church 238 22. A Rationale and Unit Plan for Introducing Gay and Lesbian Literature Into the Grade 12 Curriculum / Roberta F. Hammett 250 23. Developing a Community of Learners Inside and Outside the Classroom / Audrey Sturk 263 24. Opportunity Through Politics: The Game of Schooling / Jeanette L. Bishop, Susan M. Cameron 274 25. Out of the Straitjacket / Linda Cook 286 Index 292 |
| Additional Authors: | Shannon, Patrick, 1951- |
| Notes: | LCCN: 91029265 ISBN: 0435087010 Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | x, 298 p. : ill. ; 26 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 24247008 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0435087010 |