It is startling and it is shaming: in a country that prides itself on being among the most enlightened in the world, 25 million American adults cannot read the
"English is so illogical!" It is generally believed that English is a language of exceptions. For many, learning to spell and read is frustrating. For some, it
Covers the rise and decline of literacy in the United States, educational and social explanations, literacy programs in the United States and other countries, a
Thresholds of Illiteracy reevaluates Latin American theories and narratives of cultural resistance by advancing the concept of “illiteracy” as a new critica
An updated and revised edition of the controversial classic—now more relevant than ever—argues that boys are the ones languishing socially and academically,