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Global Variation in Literacy Development

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Global Variation in Literacy Development

Global Variation in Literacy Development

Ludo Verhoeven , Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
Sonali Nag , University of Oxford
Charles Perfetti , University of Pittsburgh
Kenneth Pugh , Yale University, Connecticut
December 2023
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    Bringing together an international team of scholars, this pioneering book presents the first truly systematic, cross-linguistic study of variation in literacy development. It draws on a wide range of cross-cultural research to shed light on the key factors that predict global variation in children's acquisition of reading and writing skills, covering regions as diverse as North and South America, Asia, Australia, Europe and Africa. The first part of the volume deals with comprehensive reviews related to the variation of literacy in different regions of the globe as a function of socio-political, sociocultural, and language and writing system factors. The second part of the volume deals with comprehensive reviews related to the variation of literacy in different world regions. Offering a pioneering new framework for global literacy development, this groundbreaking volume will remain a landmark in the fields of literacy development and literacy teaching and learning for years to come.

    • Provides a cross-linguistic view on global literacy development
    • Sets the stage for a multidisciplinary framework for global literacy development
    • Highlights implications for family- and school-based intervention

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    December 2023
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    Table of Contents

    • 1. Introduction – Literacy development: a global perspective
    • Part I. Regional Variations:
    • 2. Sociocultural variation in literacy development in Canada and the United States Michael J. Kieffer and Rose Vukovic
    • 3. Literacy contexts and literacy development in South America Ana Luiza Navas
    • 4. Postcolonial literacy development in the Caribbean Ludo Verhoeven and Ronald Severing
    • 5. Literacy development in Europe Luisa Araújo and Patricia da Costa
    • 6. Literacy education and literacy development in Russia Olga Velichenkova and Margarita Rusetskaya
    • 7. Literacy development and language of instruction in sub-Saharan Africa Amber Gove, Karon Harden, Simon King, Jennifer Pressley Ryann, Sarrynna Sou and Susan Edwards
    • 8. Literacy and linguistic diversity in multilingual India Pooja R. Nakamura and Chinmaya R. Holla
    • 9. Literacy development in East Asia Michelle R. Y. Huo, Xin Sun, Ioulia Kovelman and Xi Chen
    • 10. Literacy and linguistic diversity in Australia Anne-Marie Morgan, Nicholas Reid and Peter Freebody
    • Part II. Neurobiological and Ecological Markers:
    • 11. Writing systems and global literacy development Charles Perfetti and Ludo Verhoeven
    • 12. Brain foundations for learning to read Pietra Cassol Rigatti, Xin Cui, Kenneth Pugh, Mailce Borges Mota and Augusto Buchweitz
    • 13. Genetics and literacy development Elena L. Grigorenko
    • 14. Role of self-regulation in the transition to school Frederick J. Morrison, Jennie Grammer, Lindsay Bell Weixler and Matthew H. Kim
    • 15. Socio-economic status, socio-cultural factors and literacy development Sonali Nag
    • 16. Sensitivity to contextual factors in literacy interventions in the global south Yonas Mesfun Asfaha and Sonali Nag
    • 17. How teachers contribute to children's literacy success David K. Dickinson, Carol McDonald Connor and Elizabeth Burke Hadley
    • 18. The literacy ecology of the home: the case of rural Rwanda Elliott Friedlander and Claude Goldenberg
    • 19. Parental literacy support in monolingual and bilingual contexts Mila Schwartz
    • Global literacy: patterns and variations.
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    • Michael J. Kieffer, Rose Vukovic, Ana Luiza Navas, Ludo Verhoeven, Ronald Severing, Luisa Araújo, Patricia da Costa, Olga Velichenkova, Margarita Rusetskaya, Amber Gove, Karon Harden, Simon King, Jennifer Pressley Ryann, Sarrynna Sou, Susan Edwards, Pooja R. Nakamura, Chinmaya R. Holla, Michelle R. Y. Huo, Xin Sun, Ioulia Kovelman, Xi Chen, Anne-Marie Morgan, Nicholas Reid, Peter Freebody, Charles Perfetti, Pietra Cassol Rigatti, Xin Cui, Kenneth Pugh, Mailce Borges Mota, Augusto Buchweitz, Elena L. Grigorenko, Frederick J. Morrison, Jennie Grammar, Lindsay Bell Weixler, Matthew H. Kim, Sonali Nag, Yonas Mesfun Asfaha, David K. Dickinson, Carol McDonald Connor, Elizabeth Burke Hadley; Elliott Friedlander, Claude Goldenberg, Mila Schwartz

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    • Ludo Verhoeven , Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen

      Ludo Verhoeven is Professor of Communication, Language, and Literacy in the Behaviour Science Institute at Radboud University Nijmegen and at the University of Curaçao.

    • Sonali Nag , University of Oxford

      Sonali Nag is Professor of Psychology and Education and Education Fellow of Brasenose College, University of Oxford.

    • Charles Perfetti , University of Pittsburgh

      Charles Perfetti is Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and Director of the Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh.

    • Kenneth Pugh , Yale University, Connecticut

      Kenneth Pugh is Professor of Psychology at the University of Connecticut and Associate Professor of Linguistics and Medicine at Yale University, and he is President and Director of Research, and Senior Scientist at Haskins Laboratories.

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