Reflecting on Literacy in Education

Peter Hannon is currently Professor of Education at the University of Sheffield where he has directed research projects in parental involvement, family literacy and pre-school intervention. He teaches several Master' courses, including the University of Sheffield distance education MEd in Literacy and is also the author of Literacy, Home and School (Falmer 1995)

• 1. Literacy Is Fundamental 2. History and Future of literacy 3. One Literacy or Many? 4. Theories of Literacy Development 5. Reflecting on Teaching Methods 6. Researching Literacy in Education 7. Literacy in Professional Development 8. Reflecting on the Context for Reflection

'... A fine book - thought-provoking, well constructed and well argued by an author who knows what he is talking about.' - Gary Thomas, Times Educational Supplement