changing lives through reading and writing Waxler, Robert P. 1944- Hall, Maureen P. text bibliography enk Bingley, U.K Emerald 2011 monographic eng

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1 online resource (xii, 206 p.). The book is interdisciplinary in focus and centers on enlarging teachers understanding of how reading and writing can change lives and how the language arts can contribute significantly to and change educational processes in the twenty-first century. Implicit in its argument is that although the emphasis on science and math is crucial to education in the digital edge, it remains vitally important to keep reading and writing, language and story, at the heart of the educational process. This is particularly true in a democratic society because shaping stories through human language can enhance the quality of our lives, and teach us something important about what it means to be human and vulnerable. In this sense, stories allow for self-reflection and an increased opportunity to enhance and understand emotional intelligence and human community. ch. 1. The reading and writing classroom as the new neighborhood / Robert P. Waxler, Maureen P. Hall -- ch. 2. Deep reading and the space of the classroom / Robert P. Waxler, Maureen P. Hall -- ch. 3. The classroom adventure : to learn and to understand / Robert P. Waxler, Maureen P. Hall -- ch. 4. Literacy, focused attention, and contemplative practice / Robert P. Waxler, Maureen P. Hall -- ch. 5. Language and the arts / Robert P. Waxler, Maureen P. Hall -- ch. 6. The challenge of new technologies / Robert P. Waxler, Maureen P. Hall. edited by Robert P. Waxler, Maureen P. Hall. Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-206). Foreign Language Study English as a Second Language ELT: teaching theory & methods ELT resource books for teachers English language Study and teaching Foreign speakers PE1128.A2 T73 2011 428.007 811.111 9780857246288 (electronic bk.) : http://www.emeraldinsight.com/2041-272x/3 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/2041-272x/3 UtOrBLW 110527 20171018091359.0 bslw07579425