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Historical, Theoretical, and Sociological Foundations of Reading in the United States

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ISBN-10: 0137020392

ISBN-13: 9780137020393

Edition: 2011

Authors: Jeanne Cobb, Mary Katherine Kallus

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List price: $88.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Pearson Education, Limited
Publication date: 6/25/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 456
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Historical Foundations of Reading
Introduction
Timeline
Reading: A Brief History to 1899
Reading in the 20th Century
Summary of Early Reading Recommendations in National Research Syntheses
Helpful Websites Section I
Theoretical Perspectives: Intersections of Text and Reader
Introduction
Timeline
What is Text? A 21st Century Definition
Who is the Reader Cognitive, Linguistic, and Affective Factors Impacting Readers
Role of the Reader's Schema in Comprehension, Learning and Memory
Schema Activation and Schema Acquisition: Comments on Richard C. Anderson's Remarks
The Transactional Theory of Reading and Writing
Helpful Websites Section II
Theoretical Perspectives: Intersections of Psychology, Cognitive Theory, Reading, and the Reader
Introduction
Timeline
Intersections of Educational Psychology and the Teaching of Reading: Connections to the Classroom
The Brain and Reading
Inquiry and Literacy: An Unquestionable Connection
Some 'Wonderings' About Literacy Teacher Education
Constructivism/Constructionism Matrix
Additional Suggested Readings Reference List
Helpful Websites Section III
Theoretical Perspectives: Intersection of Language, Society, Culture, and the Reader
Introduction
Timeline
Language and Culture in a Diverse World
Literacy in the First and Second (Subsequent) Languages: Ways into Spoken, Reading, and Writing Competence
Developing Literacy in English Learners: Practical "Nuts and Bolts"
Sociolinguistics
On the Psycholinguistic Method of Teaching Reading
Funds of Knowledge for Teaching: Using a Qualitative Approach
Critical Literacy: Crises and Choices in the Current Arrangement
Helpful Websites Section IV
New Frontiers: Intersections of the Past, Present, and Future in Reading Instruction and Research
Introduction
Toward a Theory of New Literacies Emerging from the Internet and Other Information and Communication Technologies
The College Classroom as Pensieve Putting Language, Power, and Authority to Productive Use
Literacy Instruction on Multimodal Texts: Past, Present, and Future
Reading Assessment: Looking Backward, Living in the Present Climate of Accountability, Crafting a Vision for the Future
Living a Literate Life in the "Third Bubble": A Case Study of a High School Dropout in Solitary Confinement in a Maximum Security Prison
Helpful Websites Section V
Index