Teaching Adult Literacy: principles and practice / Edition 1

by Nora Hughes, Irene Schwab

Overview

Are you teaching or training to teach literacy to adult learners?

Do you want to update and deepen your practice?

Yes! Then this is the essential book for you!

In this book, the authors offer friendly guidance on how to work with adult learners to develop their literacy skills and practices. They challenge the negative view of adult literacy learners as social 'problems', often described in terms of their deficits. They promote an alternative view of people who have rich resources and skills in many areas of their lives which they can bring to the learning process.

The contributing authors have a wealth of experience as practitioners and researchers in the field. They pull together a wide range of current theory and research on adult literacy, offering new perspectives on theory and applications to everyday practice.

Key features include: Case studies of real student experiences Samples of learners' writing with commentary and analysis Application of linguistic theory to literacy teaching Practical suggestions for teaching, planning and assessment Guidance on supporting learners with dyslexia and global learning difficulties Reflective tasks, encouraging readers to develop and apply their knowledge

This book is an invaluable resource for trainee teachers studying on literacy specialist courses leading to teaching qualifications, as well as for experienced practitioners wishing to update and deepen their practice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780335237364
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date:	02/01/2010
Series:	Developing Adult Skills
Pages:	392
Sales rank:	919,647
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Nora Hughes teaches on the PGCE Literacy/ESOL and the MA Adult Literacy, Language and Numeracy.

Irene Schwab is course leader for the PGCE Literacy/ESOL and also teaches on the MA Adult Literacy, Language and Numeracy.

Both lead authors work at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.

Table of Contents

Notes on the contributors vi

Acknowledgements viii

Introduction 1

Section 1 Literacy in its social context 5

1 The social context of literacy Mary Hamilton 7

2 Who are the learners? Yvon Appleby 29

Section 2 Language awareness for literacy teachers 49

3 How language works Irene Schwab Nora Hughes 51

4 Language variety Nora Hughes Irene Schwab 99

Learner profiles and texts 129

Section 3 Teaching and learning literacy 147

5 Reading Irene Schwab 149

6 Writing Nora Hughes 209

7 Speaking and listening Irene Schwab Nora Hughes 264

8 Planning and assessment Jay Derrick Judith Gawn 278

Section 4 Inclusive learning 311

9 Dyslexia Margaret Herrington 313

10 Literacy learning for adults with global learning difficulties Sam Duncan 331

11 Embedding literacy Theresa Latham 344

Glossary 365

References 367

Index 377