The Emergent Perspective on Literacy.

Guthrie, John T.; Kirsch, Irwin S.

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ERIC Number: EJ291514

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1984

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The Emergent Perspective on Literacy.

Guthrie, John T.; Kirsch, Irwin S.

Phi Delta Kappan, v65 n5 p351-55 Jan 1984

Proposes redefining the problem of illiteracy in terms of a "social-interaction perspective" that would emphasize the need "to acculturate students to the practices of reading in their communities" and the broad range of reading competencies required by today's society. (JBM)

Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Functional Literacy, Functional Reading, Illiteracy, Literacy, Minimum Competencies, Reading Skills

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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