J. Larson & J. Marsh (2005). Making Literacy Real: Theories and Practices for Learning and Teaching

Simpson, Andrew, Australian Journal of Language and Literacy

J. Larson & J. Marsh (2005). Making Literacy Real: Theories and Practices for Learning and Teaching. London: Sage.

As the authors of this book point out, undergraduate education students often struggle to see the relevance of theory and its connection to classroom pedagogy. To address this problem, Larson and Marsh effectively link current literacy theories with explicit examples of teaching and learning in contemporary classrooms to clearly demonstrate the notion that 'theory is practice and practice is theorised as practice is transformed over time' (p. 2).

This book is divided into seven chapters. In Chapter 1, 'Orienting Perspectives', Larson and Marsh begin by providing an overview of traditional reductionist approaches to literacy education. Here the authors note the shortcomings …

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Publication information: Article title: J. Larson & J. Marsh (2005). Making Literacy Real: Theories and Practices for Learning and Teaching. Contributors: Simpson, Andrew - Author. Journal title: Australian Journal of Language and Literacy. Volume: 30. Issue: 3 Publication date: October 2007. Page number: 250+. © 1998 Australian Literacy Educators' Association. COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale Group.

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