City Literacies: Learning to Read Across Generations and Cultures by Eve Gregory

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City Literacies explores the lives and literacies of different generations of people living in Spitalfields and The City at the end of the 20th century.

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City Literacies explores the lives and literacies of different generations of people living in Spitalfields and The City at the end of the 20th century. It contrasts these two 'square miles' of London, which outwardly symbolize the huge difference between poverty and wealth existing in Britain at this time. The book presents a study of living, learning and reading as it has taken place in public settings, including the school classroom, clubs, places of worship, theatres, and in the home. Over fifty people recount their memories of learning to read in different contexts and circumstances. Eve Gregory and Ann Williams contextualize the participants' stories and go far to dispel the deep-seated myths surrounding the teaching and learning of reading and writing in urban, multicultural areas. The result is both poignant and highly significant to the study of literacy.

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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 outwardly symbolizes the huge difference between poverty and wealth existing in Britain at this time. The book presents a study of living, learning and reading as it has taken place in public settings, including the school classroom, clubs, places of worship, theatres, and in the home. Over fifty people recount their memories of learning to read in different contexts and circumstances.

Author Biography

Eve Gregory is Professor of Language and Culture in Education at Goldsmiths College, University of London and Ann Williams is Lecturer in Linguistics at The University of Reading.

Table of Contents

Introduction: poverty and illiteracy—the deficit myth PART I Living and learning east of the Aldgate pump 1 Places and peoples 2 Schooling the City PART II Childhood memories of literacy and learning 3 Literacy for survival 4 Literacy for equality 5 Literacy for choice PART III Looking ahead: young literacies, lives and learning 6 Living literacies in homes and communities 7 Learning the literacy of school

Review

'The book must be widely read and used as a basis for discussion. I hope it will be used as a model for further investigation of language in inner cities.' -Harold Rosen, Times Education Supplement

Review Quote

'The book must be widely read and used as a basis for discussion. I hope it will be used as a model for further investigation of language in inner cities.' -Harold Rosen, Times Education Supplement

Details ISBN0415191165 Author Ann Williams Short Title CITY LITERACIES Series Literacies Language English ISBN-10 0415191165 ISBN-13 9780415191166 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 2000 Imprint Routledge Subtitle Learning to Read Across Generations and Cultures Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edition 1st Pages 256 Affiliation University of London Goldsmiths College, UK DOI 10.1604/9780415191166 UK Release Date 2000-07-27 AU Release Date 2000-07-27 NZ Release Date 2000-07-27 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Publication Date 2000-07-27 Alternative 9780415191159 DEWEY 302.2244094212 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this

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