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Taylor & Francis Ltd Improving Literacy Skills for Children with Special Educational Needs
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Literacy in the New Media Age Literacies
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Raising Standards in Literacy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Contextualising Difficulties in Literacy Development Exploring Politics Culture Ethnicity and Ethics
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Many Pathways to Literacy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Many Pathways to Literacy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Interpretation of Ritual
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Taylor & Francis Gender Literacy and Empowerment in Morocco
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Verbal Protocols in Literacy Research
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Powers of Literacy RLE Edu I A Genre Approach to Teaching Writing Routledge Library Editions Education
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Multiliteracies in Motion Current Theory and Practice
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Romani Writing
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Literacy and Power The Latin American Battleground Aid and Development Set
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Gender Literacy and Empowerment in Morocco Middle East Studies History Politics Law
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Taylor & Francis Changing Literacies for Changing Times An Historical Perspective on the Future of Reading Research Public Policy and Classroom Practices
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Social Literacies Critical Approaches to Literacy in Development Ethnography and Education Real Language Series
Book SynopsisSocial Literacies develops new and critical approaches to the understanding of literacy in an international perspective. It represents part of the current trend towards a broader consideration of literacy as social practices, and as its title suggests, it focuses on the social nature of reading and writing and the multiple character of literacy practices.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Literacy Home and School Research and Practice in Teaching Literacy with Parents
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Children And Books In The Modern World Contemporary Perspectives On Literacy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Differently Literate Boys Girls and the Schooling of Literacy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Literacy and Identity in PreIslamic Arabia Variorum Collected Studies
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Taylor & Francis Literacy Writing Reading and Social Organisation Routledge Library Editions Literacy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Reading and the Mental Lexicon
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Being and Becoming Teachers of Writing
Book SynopsisThis engaging, inviting textbook from a renowned expert in writing education provides all the knowledge, pedagogical strategies, and tools needed to enable any teacher to be an effective teacher of writing.Using the five-step writing process as a foundation, the text describes how to teach the necessary skills related to grammar, spelling, punctuation, and other writing mechanics, and addresses all major genres and stages of writing. Written in an authentic voice that exemplifies good writing, Johnson presents a variety of pragmatic, research-based strategies that support studentsâ writing development and encourage teachers to apply their own creativity and intelligence in the classroom.This is an essential text for courses in writing instruction, literacy methods, and teaching English Language Arts (ELA).
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Teaching and Researching Reading
Book SynopsisNow in its third edition, Teaching and Researching Reading charts the field of reading (first and second language) systematically and coherently for the benefit of language teaching practitioners, students, and researchers. This volume provides background on how reading works and how reading differs for second language learners. The volume includes reading-curriculum principles, evidence-based teaching ideas, and a multi-step iterative process for conducting meaningful action research on reading-related topics. The volume outlines 14 projects for teacher adaptation and use, as well as numerous new and substantially expanded resource materials that can be used for both action research and classroom instruction. Trade Review"This is definitely ‘leading edge’ in the field of Applied Linguistics and in particular reading instruction in the TESOL field."Fatima Pirbhai-Illich, University of Regina, USA."I value the ways this textbook prompts pre-service teachers to think about areas of inquiry in their own teaching contexts."Maricel Santos, San Francisco State University, USAPraise for the previous edition"An excellent introduction to current theory on reading processing with a very welcomed emphasis on pedagogical application. Instead of the typical either-or (theory or practice) dilemma common to texts on reading research, the authors manage to effectively marry the two."Clay Williams, Akita International University, Japan"This is definitely ‘leading edge’ in the field of Applied Linguistics and in particular reading instruction in the TESOL field."Fatima Pirbhai-Illich, University of Regina, USA"I value the ways this textbook prompts pre-service teachers to think about areas of inquiry in their own teaching contexts."Maricel Santos, San Francisco State University, USAPraise for the previous edition"An excellent introduction to current theory on reading processing with a very welcomed emphasis on pedagogical application. Instead of the typical either–or (theory or practice) dilemma common to texts on reading research, the authors manage to effectively marry the two."Clay Williams, Akita International University, JapanTable of ContentsContentsGeneral Editors’ Preface ixAuthors’ Acknowledgements and Dedication xiPublisher’s Acknowledgements xiIntroduction 1Section I: Understanding L2 reading X1 The nature of reading abilities X1.1 A description of the miracle of reading (part I) X1.2 An initial definition of reading X1.3 Purposes for reading1.4 Defining fluent reading comprehension1.5 Describing how reading works: Components of reading abilities X1.6 A description of the miracle of reading (part II)1.7 Three models and an approach X1.8 ConclusionAppendix 1-A Factors to take into account when considering the complex nature of reading2 Comparing L1 and L2 reading X2.1 Linguistic and processing differences between L1 and L2 readers X2.2 Individual and experiential differences between L1 and L2 readers X2.3 Socio-cultural and institutional differences influencing L1 and L2 reading development2.4 Similarities between L1 and L2 reading 2.5 Conclusion XSection II: Exploring research in reading X3 Key studies in L1 reading X3.1 Research studies as stories: An extended example X3.2 Ten more key research studies3.3 Research on underlying cognitive skills and the impact of extensive reading3.4 Research on specific component skills in reading comprehension3.5 ConclusionAppendix 3-A Visual example of a SEM pathway analysis 4 Key studies in L2 reading X4.1 Topics to explore in L2 reading research X4.2 Ten good stories from L2 reading research4.3 Implications for L2 instruction4.4 ConclusionAppendix 4-A Discourse structure graphic organizer (DSGO), complete versionAppendix 4-B Discourse structure graphic organizer (DSGO), instructional versionSection III: L2 reading curricula and instruction X5 Principles for L2 reading-curriculum design5.1 Core reading-curriculum principles5.2 Reading-skills development principles5.3 Instructional-design principles5.4 ConclusionAppendix 5-A Common signals and transition wordsAppendix 5-B Common reading strategiesAppendix 5-C Principles that should permeate curricula committed to reading-skills development6 Teaching L2 reading using evidence-based practices6.1 Core reading-curriculum principles translated into practice6.2 Reading-skills development principles translated into practice6.3 Instructional-design principles translated into practice6.4 ConclusionAppendix 6-A Student worksheet: Discourse structure graphic organizersAppendix 6-B Answer key to DSGO in Appendix 6-AAppendix 6-C Sample reading guideSection IV: Investigating reading through action research X7 Reading teachers as action researchers X7.1 Teachers investigating their own classrooms: ‘How to’ guidelines X7.2 Conclusion XAppendix 7-A Explicit vocabulary teaching techniques: Sample tally sheetAppendix 7-B Sample record-keeping sheet to document in-class silent reading time 8 Action research projects: Set I8.1 Model action research projects8.1.1 Deliberate practice: Teacher as coach8.1.2 Motivation: Students’ perceptions of themselves as readers8.1.3 Vocabulary: Students as independent vocabulary collectors8.1.4 Discourse organization: Discourse structures in textbook reading passages8.1.5 Discourse organization: Signal words that provide cues to discourse organization8.1.6 Fluency: Oral paired reading8.2 Additional questions to guide action research8.3 ConclusionAppendix 8-A Examples of discourse structure graphic organizersAppendix 8-B Sampling of reading fluency activities9 Action research projects: Set II9.1 Model action research projects9.1.1 Strategic-reader training: Teacher think-alouds9.1.2 Strategic-reader training: Classroom characteristics that support strategic-reader behaviors9.1.3 Main-idea comprehension: Questioning the Author9.1.4 Pre-during-post reading lesson framework: During-reading tasks9.1.5 Pre-during-post reading lesson framework: Teacher supplementation of textbook post-reading questions9.1.6 Digital literacy: Determination of students’ academic digital-literacy needs9.2 Additional questions to guide action research X9.3 Conclusion XSection V: Resources X Resources for exploring L2 reading Journals dedicated to reading and related issues Journals that publish studies related to reading and related topics Journals that periodically include articles related to teaching (and researching) L2 reading Key L1 reading studies described in the 1st edition of Teaching and Researching Reading (Grabe & Stoller, 2002) Key L2 reading studies described in the 1st edition of Teaching and Researching Reading (Grabe & Stoller, 2002) Key L1 reading studies described in the 2nd edition of Teaching and Researching Reading (Grabe & Stoller, 2011) Key L2 reading studies described in the 2nd edition of Teaching and Researching Reading (Grabe & Stoller, 2011) Open source journals focused on action research Professional organisations of interest to reading teachers Glossary XReferences XSubject Index XAuthor Index X
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Cambridge University Press Literacy in American Lives
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Cambridge University Press The Practice and Representation of Reading in England
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Cambridge University Press Literacy Medieval Celtic Societies 33 Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature Series Number 33
Book SynopsisThis 1998 collection of studies examines the use of the written word in Celtic-speaking regions of Europe between c. 400 and c. 1500. Building on previous work as well as presenting the fruits of much new research, the book seeks to highlight the interest and importance of Celtic uses of literacy for the study of both medieval literacy generally and of the history and cultures of the Celtic countries in the Middle Ages. Among the topics discussed are the uses and significance of charter-writing, the interplay of oral and literate modes in the composition and transmission of medieval Irish and Welsh genealogies, prose narratives and poetry, the survival of Celtic culture in Brittany and of Gaelic literacy in eastern Scotland in the twelfth century, and pragmatic uses of literacy in later medieval Wales.Trade Review'Overall the collection deserves to be consulted by non-Celtics and not merely read within its own little academic ghetto. This is a set of meticulously evidence-based studies, with an excellent bibliography: the author's insights into matters such as the social context of literacy, charters, genealogy, and gender should be of interest to medievalists whose areas of special concern lie elsewhere.' Early Medieval EuropeTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction Huw Pryce; 1. The uses of literacy in early medieval Wales Patrick Sims-Williams; 2. Literacy in Pictland Katherine Forsyth; 3. The context and uses of literacy in early Christian Ireland T. M. Charles-Edwards; 4. Orality, literacy and genealogy in early medieval Ireland and Wales David E. Thornton; 5. Charter-writing and its uses in early medieval Celtic societies Wendy Davies; 6. The context and uses of the Latin charter in twelfth-century Ireland Marie-Therese Flanagan; 7. Written text as performance - the implications for Middle Welsh prose narratives Sioned Davies; 8. More written about than writing? Welsh women and the written word Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan; 9. Celtic literary tradition and the development of a feudal principality in Brittany Noél-Yves Tonnerre; 10. Gaelic literacy in eastern Scotland between 1124 and 1249 Dauvit Broun; 11. Inkhorn and spectacles: the impact of literacy in late medieval Wales Llinos Beverley Smith; 12. 'This my act and deed': the writing of private deeds in late medieval north Wales A. D. Carr; 13. Literacy and the Irish bards Katherine Simms; List of works cited; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Literacy and the Social Order
Book SynopsisIn this exploration of the social context of reading and writing in pre-industrial England, David Cressy tackles important questions about the limits of participation in the mainstream of early modern society.Table of ContentsList of maps; List of graphs; List of tables; Preface; 1. Reading, writing and the margins of literacy; 2. The acquisition of literacy; 3. The measurement of literacy; 4. Literacy and loyalty; 5. Lay illiteracy in ecclesiastical records; 6. The structure of illiteracy; 7. The dynamics of illiteracy; 8. Literacy and society in England and beyond; Appendix: illiteracy in 414 English parishes, 1641–4; List of abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Written Texts and the Rise of Literate Culture in Ancient Greece
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Cambridge University Press Literacy and Democracy in FifthCentury Athens
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Cambridge University Press Literacy and Democracy in FifthCentury Athens
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Cambridge University Press Writing Society and Culture in Early Rus C.950 1300
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Cambridge University Press Literacy in Lombard Italy c.568774
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Cambridge University Press Becoming a Reader The Experience of Fiction from Childhood to Adulthood
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Cambridge University Press CrossCultural Approaches to Literacy 23 Cambridge Studies in Oral and Literate Culture Series Number 23
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Cambridge University Press The Uses of Literacy in Early Med Europe
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Cambridge University Press Literacy Emotion and Authority Reading and Writing on a Polynesian Atoll 16 Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language Series Number 16
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Cambridge University Press The Social Construction of Literacy 25 Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics Series Number 25
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Cambridge University Press Literacy in Medieval Celtic Societies 33
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Cambridge University Press The World on Paper
Book SynopsisLearning to read and write affects the way we think. David Olson here provides a historical and developmental account of the ways in which writing and reading have contributed to our modern understandings of language, nature and mind.Trade Review"This carefully crafted book is the result of focused intelligence and a great deal of learning." Anthropological Linguistics"The comprehensive bibliography alone makes this book valuable. But the intriguing insights and carefully reasoned arguments make it a pleasure." J. Aber, Choice"Researchers and theorists in cognitive psychology, linguistics, and education, as well as others interested in the role of literacy in personal and social change, will find Olson's arguments compelling and easily read." Jon Shapiro and Harold Derksen, Contemporary Psychology"His discussion of thinking about the interplay of reader, text, and writer as it has affected the transformation of religion--particularly Christianity from the time of St. Thomas Aquinas to Jerry Falwell--is provocative for those who would understand the ways in which sacred texts have been and continue to be read." Alan C. Purves, Cross Currents"...displays an amazing range....Olson pushes the analysis beyond any others, finding printing's effect deep in the West's psyche....Specialists in this area owe a debt to...Olson for providing this kind of stimulation." Jack R. Censer, History of Education Quarterly"...new perspective on the impact of writing on the development of our understanding of language, nature and ourselves....the book contains illustrations; it ties up various approaches to the problem and will certainly encourage further research in this field." Journal of Indo-European StudiesTable of Contents1. Demythologising literacy; 2. Theories of literacy and mind from Levy-Bruhl to Scribner and Cole; 3. Literacy and the conceptual revolutions of Classical Greece and Renaissance Europe; 4. What writing represents; 5. What writing doesn't represent; 6. The problem of interpretation; 7. A history of reading; 8. Reading the Book of Nature; 9. A history of written discourse; 10. Representing the world in maps, diagrams, formulas, pictures and texts; 11. Representing the mind; 12. The making of the literate mind.
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Cambridge University Press Literacy and Power Ancient World
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Handbook of Literacy Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology
Book SynopsisThis handbook marks the transformation of the topic of literacy from the narrower concerns with learning to read and write to an interdisciplinary enquiry into the various roles of writing and reading in the full range of social and psychological functions in both modern and developing societies. It does so by exploring the nature and development of writing systems, the relations between speech and writing, the history of the social uses of writing, the evolution of conventions of reading, the social and developmental dimensions of acquiring literate competencies, and, more generally, the conceptual and cognitive dimensions of literacy as a set of social practices. Contributors to the volume are leading scholars drawn from such disciplines as linguistics, literature, history, anthropology, psychology, the neurosciences, cultural psychology, and education.Trade Review“The Cambridge Handbook of Literacy offers a broad descriptive perspective not driven by an immediate educational agenda. When schooling’s relation to literacy is approached within this cross-cultural, non-curricular frame, we come to see the dilemmas and processes of schooling in new ways. The fresh approach of this volume introduces many topics not covered in other reference volumes and expands our view of the multidimensional complexity of literacy. Many chapters also develop a fully participatory view of literacy that puts writing on an even and interactive footing with reading. The international, interdisciplinary authors cover wide-ranging topics from the cognitive skills necessary to read Chinese mathematics to the tensions between classical and vernacular Arabic, from neuroscience to cultural authority, from grammatology to international development. This volume is a welcome addition to our growing knowledge of reading, writing, and texts within human life.” —Charles Bazerman, University of California, Santa Barbara“A new compendium on a venerable topic, with unprecedented comprehensiveness and depth. This is an essential reference for scholars interested in the origins, impact, and dissemination of literacy, in its widest definition.” —Merlin Donald, Professor Emeritus, Queen’s University“David Olson and Nancy Torrance are acknowledged authorities in literacy studies and this volume brings together their skills as both thinkers and editors. The essays provide a comprehensive introduction to the historical, anthropological, and psychological dimensions of literacy.” —Brian Stock, Emeritus Professor of History and Literature, University of Toronto"The Cambridge Handbook of Literacy stands alone as an interdisciplinary inquiry and an informed addition to the study of literacy. The handbook will probably be embraced by a diverse audience in addition to the community of researchers in the disciplines represented. I recommend that this significant contribution to the existing resources on the nature and study of literacy be used by university professors of literacy as a text for graduate courses in language and literacy. Undergraduates pursuing advanced studies in literacy should also read it. Parts of it could be used in professional learning communities for teacher researchers who are keen and enthusiastic about the study of literacy and wish to challenge their thinking and enliven their dialogue about the nature and changing role of literacy. Beyond this, several chapters of the handbook may benefit senior government officials responsible for developing international literacy standards and policies. After reading The Cambridge Handbook of Literacy, one cannot help but ask the question, How can literacy not be important to everyone?" —Vera Janjic-Watrich, University of Alberta"The Cambridge Handbook of Literacy, edited by David Olson and Nancy Torrance from University of Toronto, joins a hefty list of Cambridge Handbooks on various topics related to psychology, language and learning. This handbook sets out to examine literacy in its widest sense; to examine both the visual signs for linguistic forms, and the social and personal uses of these signs, from mundane to the literary, both historically and currently. It aims to address a gap that it identifies in the literature: the lack of an authoritative text on literacy as a field in itself, and in providing such a text, further aims to provide scope for future interdisciplinary work...." --Rauno Parrila, University of Alberta and Nenagh Kemp, University of Tasmania, Australia, Canadian Psychology/Psychologie CanadienneTable of ContentsPart I. Literacy as a Scientific Subject: 1. The literacy episteme (from Innis to Derrida) Jens Brockmeier and David Olson; Part II. Literacy and Language: 2. Grammotology Peter T. Daniels; 3. Speech and writing Roy Harris; 4. The origins and co-evolution of literacy and numeracy Steven Chrisomalis; 5. Are there linguistic consequences of literacy? Comparing the potentials of language use in speech and writing Douglas Biber; 6. Becoming a literate language user: oral and written text construction across adolescence Ruth A. Berman and Dorit Ravid; 7. The challenge of academic language Catherine Snow and Paola Uccelli; 8. The basic processes in reading: insights from neuroscience Usha Goswami; 9. Language and literacy from a cognitive neuroscience perspective Karl Magnus Petersson, Martin Ingvaar, and Alexandra Reis; Part III. Literacy and Literatures: 10. Ways of reading Elizabeth Long; 11. Conventions of reading Heather Murray; 12. Literacy, reading and concepts of the self Carolyn Steedman; 13. Reading as a woman, being read as a woman Lisbeth Larsson; 14. Literacy and the history of science Karine Chemla; 15. Scientific literacy Steven Norris and Linda Phillips; 16. Digital literacy Teresa Dobson and John Willinsky; 17. Literacy, video games and popular culture James Paul Gee; Part IV. Literacy and Society: 18. Ethnography of writing and reading Brian Street; 19. The origins of Western literacy: literacy in Ancient Greece and Rome Rosalind Thomas; 20. Literacy from late antiquity to the early Middle Ages, c. 300–800 Nicholas Everett; 21. Chinese literacy Feng Wang, Yaching Tsai and William Shi-Yuan Wang; 22. The elephant in the room: language and literacy in the Arab world Niloofar Haeri; 23. Literacy, modernization, the intellectual community and civil society in the western world Frits van Holthoon; Part V. Literacy and Education: 24. The teaching of literacy skills in Western Europe: an historical perspective (16th to 20th centuries) A.-M. Chartier; 25. The configuration of literacy as a domain of knowledge Liliana Tolchinsky; 26. Literate thinking: metalinguistics and metacognition Bruce Homer; 27. Cultural and developmental predispositions to literacy Alison Garton and Chris Pratt; 28. Literacy and international development: education and literacy as human rights Joe Farrell; 29. Adult literacy education in industrialized nations Tom Sticht; 30. New technologies for literacy and international development Daniel Wagner; 31. Literacy theory and literacy policy David Olson.
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Cambridge University Press Literacy in American Lives
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Cambridge University Press Written Texts and the Rise of Literate Culture in Ancient Greece
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Cambridge University Press Writing Society and Culture in Early Rus c.9501300
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Cambridge University Press Literacy in Lombard Italy c568774 53 Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought Fourth Series Series Number 53
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Cambridge University Press Scottish Literacy and the Scottish Identity Illiteracy and Society in Scotland and Northern England 16001800 4 Cambridge Studies in Population Economy and Society in Past Time Series Number 4
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Cambridge University Press Global Variation in Literacy Development
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