Volume 19, Number 3 (July 1993)

Originally published as:   Notes on Literacy. Volume 19, Number 3 (July 1993). Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics. © 1993 Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc.

Complete Table of Contents

Literature distribution: The basics, by Ralph H. Toliver

1. Introduction

2. Ongoingness

3. Distribution network

4. Profit

5. Cohesive pricing system

6. How to begin distribution

7. Specific problems

7.1. Consignment sales

7.2. Control of retail prices charged by vendors

7.3. Pricing of music tapes

What's literacy for?: A review of four perspectives, by M. Paul Lewis

1. Introduction

2. Article summaries

3. Discussion

Back Matter

References

The dilemma of biliteracy in Peruvian Amazonia, by Barbara K. Trudell

1. Introduction

2. Vernacular literacy acquisition

3. Spanish literacy versus vernacular literacy

3.1. Knowledge of the language

3.2. Mental organization of prior knowledge

3.3. Specific reading skills

3.4. Social context

4. Conclusion

Back Matter

References

Schema theory, reading, shell books, and curriculum development, by Joost Pikkert

1. What is Schema theory, by Joost Pikkert

2. Functions of Schema theory

3. Implication for teaching and curriculum development.

4. Schema theory, Shell books, and curriculum development

5. Weaknesses of Schema theory

6. Conclusion

Back Matter

References

Music: A bridge to literacy, by Mary E. Saurman

1. Music for memorization

2. Music for literacy

3. Music for literacy programs

4. Music for your literacy program?

Step 1: Assess music's function in the community

Step 2: Incorporate music into the literacy program

Step 3: Use the music in a literacy program

5. Conclusion

Back Matter

References

Helping people get involved: A case study of the formation of a women's group in central Ghana, by Theodocia Ofosu-Appeah

1. Introduction

2. Background information

3. Facilitation of the program by GILLBT members

4. Financial assistance

5. Conclusion

Review: Alphabet roots, by Marvin Beachy

Review: The alphabet makers, by Marvin Beachy

Review: Whole Language: What's the difference?, by Eric Jones

Review: Understanding reading: A psycholinguistic analysis of reading and learning to read, by Mike Steinborn

Review: Literacy: Reading the word and the world, by Joseph Hoover

Review: Living between the lines, by Carole Hoover

Review: Teaching students to read through their individual learning styles, by Diane Stocksdale