{"product_id":"literacy-and-learning-reflections-on-writing-reading-and-society-hardcover","title":"Literacy and Learning: Reflections on Writing, Reading, and Society - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeborah Brandt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeborah Brandt, a recipient of the Grawemeyer Award, is one of the most influential figures in literacy and education. Brandt has dedicated her career to the status of reading and writing in the United States. Her literacy research is renowned and widely studied. Literacy and Learning is an important collection of Brandt's work that includes a combination of previously published essays, previously unpublished talks, and new work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiteracy and Learning\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeborah Brandt is one of the most influential figures in literacy and education. Brandt has dedicated her career to the status of reading and writing in the United States. Her literacy research is renowned and widely studied. Literacy and Learning is an important collection of Brandt's work that includes a combination of previously published essays, previously unpublished talks, and new work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll the selected essays focus on changes in perspectives and perceptions about reading and writing. Throughout the book, Brandt describes how literacy skills have become intertwined with economic competition and technological change, how basic skills in one generation often prove inadequate for the next--and the tremendous pressure this puts on teachers, families, communities and, most of all, learners. In addition, Brandt introduces the concept of sponsors of literacy--agents, forces, and institutions that stimulate or support people's literacy strivings for their own economic or political or cultural advantage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiteracy and Learning is a compelling and thought-provoking reflection on the changing definitions and expectations for literacy in recent years. It elevates key debates in education to include a broader social awareness.?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiteracy and Learning is a volume in the series Outstanding Ideas in Education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLITERACY AND LEARNING\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeborah Brandt is one of the most influential figures in literacy and education. Brandt has dedicated her career to the status of reading and writing in the United States. Her literacy research is renowned and widely studied. \u003ci\u003eLiteracy and Learning\u003c\/i\u003e is an important collection of Brandt's work that includes a combination of previously published essays, previously unpublished talks, and new work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll the selected essays focus on changes in perspectives and perceptions about reading and writing. Throughout the book, Brandt describes how literacy skills have become intertwined with economic competition and technological change, how basic skills in one generation often prove inadequate for the next--and the tremendous pressure this puts on teachers, families, communities and, most of all, learners. In addition, Brandt introduces the concept of sponsors of literacy--agents, forces, and institutions that stimulate or support people's literacy strivings for their own economic or political or cultural advantage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiteracy and Learning\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling and thought-provoking reflection on the changing definitions and expectations for literacy in recent years. It elevates key debates in education to include a broader social awareness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiteracy and Learning\u003c\/i\u003e is a volume in the series Outstanding Ideas in Education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE AUTHOR \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDEBORAH BRANDT\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a former visiting scholar at the U.S. Department of Education. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eLiteracy as Involvement\u003c\/i\u003e, won the National Council of Teachers of English David H. Russell Award for Distinguished Research in the Teaching of English. Her most recent book, \u003ci\u003eLiteracy in American Lives\u003c\/i\u003e, won the 2002 Mina P. Shaughnessy Prize from the Modern Language Association and the Outstanding Book Award from the Conference on College Composition and Communication. She was the recipient of the Grawemeyer Award in 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 8.42 x 5.88 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756040749344,"sku":"9780470401347","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/91b1cbb4053077e264e8f1dad2847fff.webp?v=1780073224","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/literacy-and-learning-reflections-on-writing-reading-and-society-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}