Reading communities from salons to cyberspace
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The act of reading is so easily taken for granted that we forget what an astounding feat it is. How can a few black marks on white paper evoke an entire universe of meanings? It's even more amazing when we consider that we read using a primate brain that evolved to serve an enti…
The Cambridge handbook of literacy
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"A vivid exploration of the evolution of reading as an essential social and domestic activity during the eighteenth century. Two centuries before the advent of radio, television, and motion pictures, books were a cherished form of popular entertainment and an integral component …
A highly practical resource for the classroom, this book offers clear, research-based recommendations for helping students at all grade levels understand and learn from what they read. Explaining the skill s and strategies that good readers use to comprehend text, the authors sh…
Bibliotherapy
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The basic premise of bibliotherapy is that information, guidance and solace can be found through reading.
