Portraits of Literacy Across Families, Communities, and Schools Intersections and Tensions
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Biographical note
Anderson, Jim; Kendrick, Maureen; Rogers, Theresa; Smythe, Suzanne<p><i>"The authors and editors of this volume, taking a lead from the little boy who pointed out that the king was wearing no clothes, have....begun to document what literacy actually looks like in action and in different contexts with different players....Enjoy the work contained in this volume. It is important and desperately needed. Consider it as part of the slowly emerging picture and join us in working on its completion."</i><br />—<b>Victoria Purcell-Gates</b><br /><i>From the Foreword</i></p><p><i>"...I couldn't put it down! It's that good!...With its look at family literacy, its offer of relatively new research methodologies, and its reports of major policy initiatives, this book will be a welcome volume to scholars in literacy and social policy."</i><br />—<b>Carole Edelsky</b><br /><i>Arizona State University</i></p><p><i>"The issues addressed are important ones--in particular the concern for school literacy having more to do with students' lives and the development of literate agency in the face of curricula and testing practices designed to prevent it....The central focus of the book is not only at the leading edge of the field, but it is surely timely, particularly in the United States."</i><br />—<b>Peter Johnston</b><br /><i>State University of New York at Albany</i></p><p><i>"The editors have brought together emerging and established scholars who are well-known and respected in the field of literacy to address critical issues in the areas of literacy practices, programming, and policy across the spectrum of youth and adult literacy."</i><br />—<b>Pat Campbell</b><br /><i>University of Alberta</i></p>