Envisioning knowledge : building literacy in the academic disciplines
- Responsibility
- Judith A. Langer.
- Imprint
- New York : Teacher College Press, Teachers College, Columbia University, c2011.
- Physical description
- xiv, 175 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Series
- Language and literacy series (New York, N.Y.)
Access
Education Library (Cubberley)
Stacks
| Call number | Status |
|---|---|
| LC149 .L225 2011 |
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Creators/Contributors
- Author/Creator
- Langer, Judith A.
Contents/Summary
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-166) and index.
- Publisher's Summary
- This book by Judith Langerinternationally known scholar in literacy learningexamines how people gain knowledge and become academically literate in the core subjects of English, mathematics, science, and social studies/history. Based on extensive research, it offers a new framework for conceptualizing knowledge development (rather than information collection), and explores how one becomes literate in ways that mark knowing in a field. Langer identifies key principles for practice and demonstrates how the framework and the principles together can undergird highly successful instruction across the curriculum. With many examples from middle and high schools, this resource will help educators to plan and implement engaging, exciting, and academically successful programs.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)9780807751596 20160605
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Bibliographic information
- Publication date
- 2011
- Series
- Language and literacy series
- ISBN
- 9780807751596 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 0807751596 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780807751589 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0807751588 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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