Needed: Critics of Literacy Education with a More Inclusive Perspective

dc.creator	Joseph Sanacore
dc.date	2007-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:15:01Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:15:01Z
dc.identifier	1554-5210
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/cdf01708abd847b287895a030a0e5771
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/17310
dc.description	Journalists, book authors, and think tank members have been extremely critical of how literacy is presented in schools. Many of these critics who are inexperienced in literacy education believe that educators are inadequately teaching reading and writing. Those most critical of the “inadequate skills perspective” are usually experts in their respective fields, including neuroscience, speech-language pathology, and educational psychology. Not surprisingly, their fields of expertise are not fine-tuned in the field of literacy. These critics are more likely to promote balanced and constructive criticisms if they (a) hold graduate degrees in the areas in which they serve as critics, (b) collaborate with colleagues who believe in different points of view, (c) maintain rigorous peer-review standards before releasing research findings to the media, (d) have practical experience in schools, and (e) attend professional development sessions concerning big-picture perspectives and make observations in schools where these perspectives have been effectively implemented.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Chinese
dc.language	Spanish
dc.language	Turkish
dc.publisher	International Association of Educators
dc.relation	http://inased.org/v3n1/sanacore.htm
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1554-5210
dc.source	International Journal of Progressive Education, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 29-43 (2007)
dc.subject	think tank
dc.subject	literacy education
dc.subject	Critics of Literacy Education
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Needed: Critics of Literacy Education with a More Inclusive Perspective
dc.type	article