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Author: Donna Ogle
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: 2007-07-03
Total Pages: 225
ISBN-13: 1452297266
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis second edition helps educators build a successful reading culture by developing community collaborations that include parents, university partnerships, and libraries.
Author: Angela Lou Harvey
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Published: 2015-10-23
Total Pages: 249
ISBN-13: 1498209769
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReading Scripture is a spiritual practice at the very heart of the Christian faith. But how is it possible to encounter God in reading the words of the Bible? Does reading the Christian Bible require a different approach from how one may read other texts or writings? What is required of the spiritual reader to read well? Seeking to answer such questions, Angela Lou Harvey provides a theological exploration of the idea of "spiritual reading" in the context of the Western church today. Drawing upon insights of theologians such as Karl Barth, Henri de Lubac, and Ellen F. Davis, the author suggests that the particulars of Christian belief profoundly shape the distinctive practice of the spiritual reading of the Bible.
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Publisher: Pembroke Publishers Limited
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Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 1551387980
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: René van Woudenberg
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2021-09-16
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 1009035967
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReading and textual interpretation are ordinary human activities, performed inside as well as outside academia, but precisely how they function as unique sources of knowledge is not well understood. In this book, René van Woudenberg explores the nature of reading and how it is distinct from perception and (attending to) testimony, which are two widely acknowledged knowledge sources. After distinguishing seven accounts of interpretation, van Woudenberg discusses the question of whether all reading inevitably involves interpretation, and shows that although reading and interpretation often go together, they are distinct activities. He goes on to argue that both reading and interpretation can be paths to realistically conceived truth, and explains the conditions under which we are justified in believing that they do indeed lead us to the truth. Along the way, he offers clear and novel analyses of reading, meaning, interpretation, and interpretative knowledge.
Author: Christina Nosek
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: 2022-02-25
Total Pages: 193
ISBN-13: 1071876937
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Answers to your Biggest Questions About Teaching Elementary Reading aims to help new teachers to start on the right foot, offering research-backed advice and experience an educator who has been in the profession throughout these shifts - and who has led her school to adopt best practices in reading instruction. Written in a friendly, accessible, and practical style, this brief, colorful book will provide answers to the most critical questions early-career teachers have about reading instruction, providing the MOST critical things a new teacher can do and know to have the most success in teaching reading as well as next steps toward thriving as a reading teacher"--
Author: Annette Federico
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-10-08
Total Pages: 218
ISBN-13: 131763411X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat should we do with a literary work? Is it best to become immersed in a novel or poem, or is our job to objectively dissect it? Should we consult literature as a source of knowledge or wisdom, or keenly interrogate its designs upon us? Do we excavate the text as an historical artifact, or surrender to its aesthetic qualities? Balancing foundational topics with new developments, Engagements with Close Reading offers an accessible introduction to how prominent critics have approached the task of literary reading. This book will help students learn different methods for close reading perform a close analysis of an unfamiliar text articulate meaningful responses Beginning with the New Critics and recent argument for a return to formalism, the book tracks the reactions of reader-response critics and phenomenologists, and concludes with ethical criticism’s claim for the value of literary reading to our moral lives. Rich in literary examples, most reprinted in full, each chapter models practical ways for students to debate the pros and cons of objective and subjective criticism. In the final chapter, five distinguished critics shed light on the pleasures and difficulties of close reading in their engagements with poetry and fiction. In the wake of cultural studies and historicism, Engagements with Close Reading encourages us to bring our eyes back to the words on the page, inviting students and instructors to puzzle out the motives, high stakes, limitations, and rewards of the literary encounter under the pressure of this beleaguered and persistent methodology.
Author: Catherine Sheldrick Ross
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2018-03-01
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 1440855773
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDrawing on scholarly research findings, this book presents a cogent case that librarians can use to work towards prioritization of reading in libraries and in schools. Reading is more important than it has ever been—recent research on reading, such as PEW reports and Scholastic's "Kids and Family Reading Report," proves that fact. This new edition of Reading Matters provides powerful evidence that can be used to justify the establishment, maintenance, and growth of pleasure reading collections, both fiction and nonfiction, and of readers' advisory services. The authors assert that reading should be woven into the majority of library activities: reference, collection building, provision of leisure materials, readers' advisory services, storytelling and story time programs, adult literacy programs, and more. This edition also addresses emergent areas of interest, such as e-reading, e-writing, and e-publishing; multiple literacies; visual texts; the ascendancy of young adult fiction; and fan fiction. A new chapter addresses special communities of YA readers. The book will help library administrators and personnel convey the importance of reading to grant-funding agencies, stakeholders, and the public at large. LIS faculty who wish to establish and maintain courses in readers' advisory will find it of particular interest.
Author: Eileen Hyder
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-04-01
Total Pages: 101
ISBN-13: 1317071190
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReading groups have grown rapidly in popularity and continue to be a significant cultural phenomenon. Reading groups in public libraries, linked to the learning and social inclusion agenda, have expanded to include a wide range of groups within society, including people with visual impairments (VIPs). This under-researched area is the focus of this book. Library-based VIP reading groups are interesting on many levels. Given that these groups predominantly use audio versions of the text (rather than print), this links to debates about the changing nature of reading in a multi-modal age. This book discusses whether contemporary society still defines reading as a visual activity or whether technological developments have led to a broadening of the definition of reading. The author goes on to discuss how policy is translated into practice within the library context and whether the wide range of reading groups linked to libraries suggests that libraries understand and are taking the social inclusion agenda seriously. She also explores how effectively libraries are using reading groups as a tool for delivering on the agenda for learning and how this sits within wider priorities for post-compulsory education and lifelong learning. Finally the book suggests ideas for future development for these groups, outlining ways in which their potential could be maximised for the benefit of both the library and the reading group members. The book will be of great interest to professional librarians as well as students and scholars of librarianship. It will also be of interest to those working on the emerging field of reading groups in literary studies. Those interested in the role of reading in education, as well as disability scholars, will also find the book useful.
Author: Danielle Fuller
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 371
ISBN-13: 0415532957
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume offers the first critical analysis of mass reading events and the contemporary meanings of reading in the UK, USA, and Canada based on original interviews and surveys with readers and event organisers. The authors interrogate the enduring attraction of an old technology for readers, community organizers, and government agencies, exploring the social practices inspired by the sharing of books in public spaces and revealing the complex ideological investments made by readers, cultural workers, institutions, and the mass media in the meanings of reading.
Author: Barbara M. Taylor
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005-04-11
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 1135637725
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis vol. explores reading practices in sch's where at-risk stud's beat the odds in learning to read. Some chapters take a broad view, compar. practices across sch's & classrooms, while others deal with the story of a single project over multiple sites.
