De Castell, Luke, and Egan 1986

De Castell, Luke, and Egan 1986

Reference

De Castell, Suzanne, Allan Luke, and Kieran Egan (editors). 1986.Literacy, society, and schooling: A reader. Revision of papers originally presented at a conference on the topic "Literacy: what is to be done?" held at Simon Fraser University. New York: Cambridge University Press. 336 pages. 0521308445 (hardback); 0521313406(paperback). (See De Castell, Luke, and Egan 1986a.) Location: Dallas Public Library 302.2 L776.

Summary
	Offers a statement of the best present understanding of the nature of literacy, an outline of promising research, and prescriptions for the proper nurture of literacy in children's books. Is comprised of four parts:
	Matters of value Matters historical and social Matters empirical Matters practical

Evaluation
	Is interesting, well written, and easy to read.

Context for this page:

Bibliography module: De Castell, Luke, and Egan 1986
In overview module: Bibliography (Literacy): D
In modular book: Bibliography (Literacy), by Doris Gallemore, Trudi C. Hunt, Jeanne Swanson, and Stephen L. Walter
In document collection: Reference materials
In bookshelf: Literacy

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