Reform and Literacy Education

A critical resource for literacy educators and graduate students this volume investigates key moments in the development of literacy education and provides a much-needed overview of where when and how efforts to shape education influence literacy teaching as well as what literacy educators can do to advocate for themselves their students and the profession. Organized around three themesâhistory effects and advocacyâthis volume offers a nuanced exploration of the complex issues surrounding literacy education and suggests coherent approaches to evaluating and understanding the various policies and reform efforts and their impacts on literacy teaching and learning. Chapter authors draw on a variety of researchâ and practice-based perspectives to explore the impact of reform on literacy and literacy education and examine the evolution of literacy education providing much-needed historical context for shifts in policies and models in the field. . Language: English