City Literacies: Learning to read across generations and cultures
by Eve Gregory
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Author: Eve GregoryEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2000-09-27
ISBN: 0415191157
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Routledge
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Book Review: the truth lies in the title
Summary: 5 Stars
This book focuses on Spitalfields and The City in London of England. This is a very well written book and i am truely glad that I have it. The key concepts of this book are stated in the prologue (xvi,xvii) and explain how this book came to life. The key concepts of this book are the four myths about reading and literacy. The first myth deals with poverty and the effects poverty has on how to read. The second myth is focused around early reading and the proper type of parenting. The third myth is associated with the different types of languages and the learning styles used at home and those used at the schools. And the last myth is of Britain's way of teaching and if it is correct. These four myths are really important in the conclusions of this book. These myths are what make the book and Gregory and Williams prove them wrong.had the chance to read it. Gregory and Williams let the purpose of this book lie in the title of the book, City Literacies (Learning to read across generations and cultures). This book gives just one example of the many different places around the world that have/had migration and issues dealing with language and reading. This book focuses on Spitalfields and The City in London of England. Gregory and Williams are giving one example of language issues by writing about England; however, I think they want the readers to be aware that this is going on all over the world. The purpose of this book is to make the readers aware of the different languages and how literacy ties into language and the gradual changes over the generations.
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City Literacies explores the lives and literacies of different generations of people living in two contrasting areas of London at the end of the 20th century: Spitalfields and the City. This contrast symbolizes the huge difference between poverty and wealth existing in Britain at this time.Multicultural Books
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