21st Century Literacy

I. The Bureaucratic Script

1. Introduction
Renita Schmidt, P. L. Thomas

2. Standards, Standards Everywhere and Not a Spot to Think
P. L. Thomas

3. Rubrics, Scoring Guides, and Testing, Testing, Testing
Renita Schmidt

II. The Corporate Script

4. Marketing Child Readers: Ranking and Sorting
Renita Schmidt

5. English as a Scripted Language
P. L. Thomas

III. The Student Script

6. “When Are We Going To Do English?”
P. L. Thomas

7. How School Works: Raise Your Hands When You Want to Learn
Renita Schmidt

IV. The Parent and Public Script

8. “Why Don't You Mark the Errors on My Child's Papers?”—Explaining Yourself Theoretically and Professionally
Renita Schmidt

9. “Why Aren't You Teaching C. S. Lewis?”—Challenges and Expectations from Outside School
P. L. Thomas

V. The Administrative Script

10. But Are They Ready To Do Best Practices?
Renita Schmidt

11. Building and Department Politics—Talking English
P. L. Thomas

VI. Beyond Scripts to Literacy

12. Literacy as Action—Empowering Students
P. L. Thomas

13. Assessing Our Way into Instruction: What Teachers Know and How They Know It
Renita Schmidt

Keywords: EDUCATION / General EDU000000