Living Literacy by Michael Rose

Living Literacy by Michael Rose

Michael Rose makes the case that the very life and nature of language are breaking down under the pressures of modern society. In Living Literacy, he attributes these threats to inappropriate electronic media and to fundamental flaws in modern educational systems, while examining what really works in teaching and preparing for literacy.

Living Literacy investigates the nature of literacy and how it relates to child development. It explores how teachers and parents can prepare for the transition to literacy through conversation, story, song, and play, followed by relevant and living ways to introduce reading and writing formally.

C O N T E N T S:

Part 1 Seeing the Picture

The Great Divide
What is Literacy?
Literacy in the World Today
The Emergence of the Alphabet
Lessons of Development

Part 2 Making the difference

Tuning to the Mother Tongue
Animating the Word
First Writing and Reading
Developing Literacy as Faculty
Further Suggestions for Practice
Literacy and Learning Differences

Part 3 Closing the Book

The Three Persons of Literacy
Harvesting the Word
The Future

Appendices
Bibliography
Resources

Michael Rose is a motivational speaker, author, and reward consultant. He was previously the CIPD's Vice-President of Reward and has held several prominent reward management positions, including Director of Overall Reward for Aon Corporation and Head of Reward Management for TSB Bank plc. He has spoken at numerous worldwide conferences, as well as appearing on radio and television to discuss reward concerns, and has authored a number of books and articles on the subject.