Why study literacy? -- Encounters with literacy -- Academic study of literacy : mapping the field -- Meanings of "literacy" in different traditions -- Educational terms -- Psychological terms -- Literacy acquisition -- Consequences of literacy -- Literacy as social practice -- Investigating literacy practices : an ethnographic perspective -- Literacy log -- Literacy and education -- Phonics, whole language, and English orthography -- Children's literature : code, content, and practice -- Academic literacies -- Workplace literacies -- Everyday writing in modern society -- International policy and practice in the literacy field -- "Literacy problems" and the mass media.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-264) and index.

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