The literacy wars : why teaching children to read and write is a battleground in Australia

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  • Ilana Snyder.
  • Snyder, Ilana, 1949-
  • Crows Nest, NSW, Australia : Allen & Unwin, 2008.
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    LC159 .S69 2008
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    Is there a crisis in literacy education in Australia? Or are claims our children are being taught by methods that don't work just a beat up by political conservatives? The Literacy Wars cuts through the passionate claims and counterclaims to explain what's happening in our classrooms and why they've become a battleground.

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    Description:
    viii, 248 pages ; 21 cm
    Published:
    Crows Nest, NSW, Australia : Allen & Unwin, 2008.
    Language:
    English
    Notes:
    Includes index.
    Bibliography: pages [224]-239.
    ISBN:
    9781741754247
    1741754240
    OCLC Number:
    196407555
    Other Identifiers:
    LCCN: 2008378433

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