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Author:   Renita Schmidt ,  Paul Lee Thomas
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2009 ed.
Volume:   5
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.190kg
ISBN:  

9781402089800

ISBN 10:   1402089805
Pages:   245
Publication Date:   07 November 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part I. The Bureaucratic Script Chapter 1: Standards, Standards Everywhere and Not a Spot to Think • P. L. Thomas Chapter 2: Rubrics, Scoring Guides, and Testing, Testing, Testing • Renita Schmidt Part II. The Corporate Script Chapter 3: Marketing Child Readers: Ranking and Sorting • Renita Schmidt Chapter 4: English as a Scripted Language • P. L. Thomas Part III. The Student Script Chapter 5: 'When Are We Going to Do English?' • P. L. Thomas Chapter 6: How School Works: Raise Your Hands When You Want to Learn • Renita Schmidt Part IV. The Parent and Public Script Chapter 7: 'Why Don’t You Mark the Errors on my Child’s Papers?' – Explaining Yourself Theoretically and Professionally • Renita Schmidt Chapter 8: 'Why Aren’t You Teaching C. S. Lewis?'—Challenges and Expectations from Outside School • P. L. Thomas Part V. The Administrative Script Chapter 9: But Are They Ready To Do Best Practices? • Renita Schmidt Chapter 10: Building and Department Politics—Talking English • P. L. Thomas Part VI. Beyond Scripts to Literacy Chapter 11: Literacy as Action—Empowering Students • P. L. Thomas Chapter 12: Assessing Our Way into Instruction: What Teachers Know and How They Know It • Renita Schmidt Conclusion: Implications for Literacy Classrooms in the 21st Century References

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