Academic Literacies in the Middle Years

Sally Humphrey is Senior Lecturer, English and Literacies Education, Australian Catholic University, Australia.

• PrefaceAcknowledgements1 The Context of Middle Years Literacy Research2 Design and Foundations of a Metalanguage Framework3 Designing Literacy interventions4 Exploring Narratives as Prose and Drama Script5 Writing Responses to Analyse Cultural Works6 Factorial Explanations in History, Science and the Social Sciences7 Persuading Audiences in the Academic Domain8 Persuasion for Civic Purposes9 Towards Design Principles for Middle Years LiteraciesIndex

"This book provides essential content for teacher preparation to support students as they cope with texts in the various content areas. It provides the foundation to learn the language students need to function in school, especially under the current pressure to emphasize academic literacy. Without the emphasis on language, schools will not succeed in supporting students achieve in disciplinary literacies."Maria Brisk, Boston College, USA