Envisioning Literature: Literary Understanding and Literature Instruction (Language and Literacy Series) - Softcover

Langer, Judith A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807751294 ISBN 13: 9780807751299

Publisher: Teachers College Press, 2011

Synopsis

Argues that literature fosters ways of thinking that go far beyond understanding the conventions of genre and text. It involves literate thinking that takes students beyond improved performance on high-stakes tests and prepares them for their future in the 21st century. This revision of Judith Langer’s classic bestseller builds on more than 15 years of research and development projects in elementary, middle, and high schools, in inner-city as well as suburban and rural communities.

About this title

Review:

"Rich with narratives, Envisioning Literature provides both strong theory about teaching literature and real examples.... Important reading for teachers, staff development trainers, policy analysts, and reading program administrators.

--Reading Today (reviewing the first edition)

About the Author:

Judith A. Langer is an internationally known scholar in literacy learning and Distinguished Professor at the University at Albany, State University of New York. She is the author of Getting to Excellent: How to Create Better Schools.

About this edition

• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0807751294
• ISBN 13: 9780807751299
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 192