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- ISSN: 1074-4762
- E-ISSN: 1943-3069
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What Do We Mean by Literacy Now?
- Source: Voices from the Middle, Volume 10, Issue 3, Mar 2003, p. 8 - 12
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- 01 Mar 2003
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Abstract
Jerry Harste invites us into a new conversation about literacy, one informed by recent insights into “multiple literacies” and “literacy as social practice.” He argues that a good ELA program for the 21st century continues to be comprised of three components--meaning-making, language study, and inquiry-based learning, but that the emphasis is different.
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