Essays into literacy : selected papers and some afterthoughts /
Frank Smith
- Exeter, N.H. : Heinemann Educational, c1983.
- ix, 157 p. : 22 cm.
Contents The politics of ignorance Twelve Easy ways to make learning to read difficult The role of prediction in reading Learning to read by reading Making sense of reading and of reading instruction Use of language Conflicting approaches to reading research and instruction The language Arts and the learner's mind Myths of writing The unspeakable habit Demonstrations, Engagement and sensitivity The choice between teachers and programs A metaphor for literacy- creating words or shunting information?