Now in a revised and updated fourth edition incorporating current advances in research and
instructional practices, this well-established text accessibly introduces prominent theories …

Critical literacy instruction in Egypt remains under-explored. This study combined
questionnaire and semi-structured interview data to explore Egyptian university EFL …

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low‐and middle‐income countries despite significant progress in school enrollment …

This article advocates for the inclusion of transnational and community literacies in the
literacy instruction provided to all students, but especially those who are ELLs (English …

This chapter clarifies the meaning of theory and model, particularly in relation to literacy
studies. It explores meanings of paradigm and the shifts relevant to the field of literacy …

The central theme of this book is the ambiguities and tensions teachers face as they attempt
to position themselves in ways that legitimize them as language teachers, and as English …

Millions of descendants of the former colonized and enslaved peoples around the world are
now classified as poor readers, bad writers, and slow learners. Are they illiterate or silenced …

The purpose of this study was to examine the home environment of immigrant Mexican
kindergarteners of low socio-economic status in the USA who display high levels of …

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This comparative study examines relationships between phonemic awareness and Spanish
reading skill acquisition among three groups of Spanish-speaking first and second graders …