Awards

• Short-listed for UKLA Academic Book Award 2021 (UK)

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Author:   Dr Bethan Marshall (King's College London, UK) ,  Professor Jackie Manuel (University of Sydney, Australia) ,  Professor Donna L. Pasternak (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA) ,  Professor Jennifer Rowsell (Brock University, Canada)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 23.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 15.40cm
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9781350244597

ISBN 10:   1350244597
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   20 October 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors Introduction 1. Learning to Read in the Early Years: A Story of Never-Ending Controversies and Contradictions, Robyn Ewing AM 2. Reader Response in the Classroom, John Yandell 3. Reading the canon via Synthetic Phonics: Texts as Political Pawns, Bethan Marshall 4. Multi-text Magic: Harry Potter in Book, Film and Videogame, Andrew Burn 5. Reading in the Digital Age: Pleasures and Practices across the Print/Digital Divide, Catherine Beavis 6. Turning the Page and Swiping the Screen on Reading in the English Classroom, Cheryl McLean 7. Teaching for Biliteracy Development in Linguistically Diverse School Environments of Young Children: What do all Teachers Need to Know? Leanne M. Evans 8. Building Reading Identities: Mindset and Authentic Literature, Sharyn Fisher 9. Literature’s Lasting Impression, John Gordon 10. Parental Support of Reading at Home in Australia and Japan: Benefits, Barriers and Culture, Margaret K. Merga and Shannon Mason 11. On Being ‘Well Read’, Larissa McLean Davies and Wayne Sawyer 12. The Subtle Art of Shared Reading: Pedagogic Literary Narration, John Gordon 13. ‘Well I don’t feel that’: Schemas, Worlds and Authentic Reading in the Classroom, Marcello Giovanelli and Jessica Mason 14. The Value of Studying Young Adult Literature in the Middle School Years: Coram Boy by Jamila Gavin, Gabrielle Cliff Hodges 15. Reader and Response: A Classroom View, Michael Rosen 16. The Role of Reading When Writing: The Rhetorical Situation when Writing on Demand, Kelly Sassi 17. Beyond Content or Skills: Navigating the English Dilemma through Disciplinary Literacy, Todd F. Reynolds 18. The Politics of the Canon: Reading for the Rest of Us, Ebony Elizabeth Thomas 19. Challenging Hierarchies of Reading and Text Selection in the Revised Publishers’ Criteria for the Common Core State Standards, Kate Lechtenberg, Amanda Haertling Thein and Kelli Rushek Index

Reviews

This book provides a very interesting wide range of current thinking about reading across different contexts. It engages with ongoing issues and debates about reading, and threads running through the volume provide a cohesive and thought provoking narrative. With diverse voices and perspectives it is a valuable addition to the literature. * Lucy Taylor, Lecturer in Education, University of Leeds, UK *

This book provides a very interesting wide range of current thinking about reading across different contexts. It engages with ongoing issues and debates about reading, and threads running through the volume provide a cohesive and thought provoking narrative. With diverse voices and perspectives it is a valuable addition to the literature. --Lucy Taylor, Lecturer in Education, University of Leeds, UK

Author Information

Bethan Marshall is Senior Lecturer at King's College London, UK, where she is Director of MA English and Education and MA Creative Arts in the Classroom. Jacqueline Manuel is Professor of English Education and Program Director of the Master of Teaching (Secondary) at the University of Sydney, Australia. Donna L. Pasternak is Professor of English Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA. Jennifer Rowsell is Professor of Literacies and Social Innovation at the University of Bristol, UK.

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