Literacy With an Attitude: Educating Working-Class Children in Their Own Self-Interest

Finn, Patrick J.

ISBN 10: 0791442861 / ISBN 13: 9780791442869

Published by State Univ of New York Pr (edition 58489th), 1999

About this Item

It's a preowned item in almost perfect condition. It has no visible cosmetic imperfections. May come without any shrink wrap; pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Literacy With an Attitude: Educating Working-Class Children in Their Own Self-Interest
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr (edition 58489th)
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791442861
• ISBN 13: 9780791442869
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 58489th.
• Condition: As New

About this title

Synopsis

Honorable Mention, 2000 Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Awards

This book is for teachers, parents, and community organizers who are on the side of working-class children. It's about the resistance of working class children to the kind of education they typically receive, education designed to make them useful workers and obedient citizens. It's about working-class habits of communication and ways of using language that interfere with schooling. It's about a new brand of teachers, followers of Brazilian educator Paulo Freire who are developing effective methods for teaching powerful literacy in American working-class classrooms. It's about teacher networks where teachers devoted to equity and justice find mutual support. And it's about community organizers who are bringing working-class parents together around education issues and helping them mount effective demands for powerful literacy for their children.

About the Author

Patrick J. Finn is Associate Professor in the Department of Learning and Instruction at State University of New York at Buffalo. His previous books include Helping Children Learn to Read; Helping Children Learn to Read, Second Edition; and Helping Children Learn Language Arts.