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<p>This comprehensive textbook introduces readers to the most influential theories and models of reading and literacy, ranging from behaviorism and early information-processing theories to social constructionist and critical theories. Focusing on how these theories connect with different curricular approaches to literacy instruction (pre-K to grade 12), the author shows how they both shape and are shaped by everyday literacy practices in classrooms. Readers are invited to explore detailed vignettes that offer a practice-based view of theories as they are brought to life in the classroom. <br /> Unlike other books on literacy theories, this one devotes substantial attention to linguistically and culturally diverse classrooms and 21st-century technologies. </p><p><strong>Book Features:</strong></p><ul><li>Descriptions of well-known curricular models and assessment approaches. </li><li>Detailed examples from specific areas of reading and literacy instruction that are prominent in today’s schools. </li><li>Textbox discussions exploring histories, terminology, and debates relevant to the theories presented. </li><li>Examination of how theories and practices relate to current polic
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Common subject areas: education, pedagogy.
- Author
- Lara Jean Handsfield; Annemarie Sullivan Palincsar
- Publisher
- New York: Teachers College Press
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780807757062
- Category
- education
- Subjects
- Education
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (70 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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