Reading time : the literate lives of urban secondary students and their families / Catherine Compton-Lilly; foreword by Kevin Leander.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Language and literacy series (New York, N.Y.)Publication details: New York ; London : Teachers College Press, Teachers College, Columbia University [2012]Description: xi, 148 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780807753033 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
  • 0807753033 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
  • 9780807753040 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
  • 0807753041 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LC 5131 .C616 2012
Contents:
Introducing time -- Time, theory, and Javon -- Time and change -- Students, reading, and books -- Teaching and time -- Parents' voices: memories and making sense -- Thinking about the future, drawing upon the past, and living in the present -- Time and literacy practices: becoming a reader over time -- Conclusion: reading time.
Summary: Catherine Compton-Lilly examines the literacy practices and school trajectories of eight middle school students and their families. Through a unique longitudinal lens--the author has studied these same students from first grade--we see how students from a low-income, inner-city community grow and develop academically, revealing critical insights for teachers about literacy development, identity construction, and school achievement. --from publisher description
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 132-138) and index.

Introducing time -- Time, theory, and Javon -- Time and change -- Students, reading, and books -- Teaching and time -- Parents' voices: memories and making sense -- Thinking about the future, drawing upon the past, and living in the present -- Time and literacy practices: becoming a reader over time -- Conclusion: reading time.

Catherine Compton-Lilly examines the literacy practices and school trajectories of eight middle school students and their families. Through a unique longitudinal lens--the author has studied these same students from first grade--we see how students from a low-income, inner-city community grow and develop academically, revealing critical insights for teachers about literacy development, identity construction, and school achievement. --from publisher description

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