Literacy, Gender, and Work: In Families and in School (Paperback, Revised)

Preface Learning About Literacy from Children Current Theoretical Perspectives on Beginning Literacy Literacy as Social Status and Identity Description of the Study. Plan of the Book Endnotes The Roots of Literacy Learning in Families Theoretical Perspectives on Family Literacy Luke Gender and Work as Identity Issues Jack Beatrix Jane Literacy as a Self-Defining Act Endnotes LITERACY INSTRUCTION IN THE KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM The First Day of School. The Teacher's Theoretical Assumptions The Social Context of Pedagogy Endnotes CHILDREN'S ORIENTATIONS TOWARD LITERACY IN KINDERGARTEN Theoretical Perspectives on the Individual Learner/Beatrix Jack The Significance of Children's Orientations Toward Literacy/Endnotes TENSIONS IN CHILDREN'S KINDERGARTEN LITERACY LEARNING Theoretical Perspectives on Tensions in Literacy Learning Luke Jane Pedagogical Tensions for Children and Teachers Endnotes BEYOND STEREOTYPES: THE COMPLEXITY OF NEGOTIATING GENDER AND WORK RELATIONS IN LITERACY LEARNING Theoretical Perspectives on Gender and Work Relations in Literacy Learning George Roberta Tensions in Boys' Literacy Learning-Leo, Arnie, and Don Tensions in Girls' Literacy Learning-Beverly, Lucille, and Sarah Beyond Stereotypes Endnotes CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN FIRST AND SECOND GRADE Theoretical Perspectives on Continuity and Change in Literacy Learning Changes in the Classroom Context for Literacy: Pedagogy and Social Relations Luke Jack Beatrix Jane Continuity and Change in Children's Orientations Toward Literacy Endnotes REFLECTIONS ON THE JOURNEY Appendix: The Construction of the Learning Biographies References Children's Books Author Index Subject Index