To Read and to Write: The Past and Present of Literacy
Ferreiro, Emilia / Fried, Mark
Every era gives new meaning to the verbs "to read" and "to write." New technology is introducing profound changes in how people communicate and receive information. Increasing numbers of people are fluent in the language of hypertext, email, and the virtual pages of nonexistent books, but others cannot understand and fully absorb the contents of a newspaper or traditional book. Full democracy requires a deep ability to read beyond the decipher...