Oral Literacies: When Adults Read Aloud

by Sam Duncan

Book Overview

This is the first book to focus exclusively on an examination of early 21st-century adult reading aloud. The dominant contemporary image of reading in much of the world is that of a silent, solitary activity. This book challenges this dominant discourse, acknowledging the diversity of reading practices that adults perform or experience in different communities, languages, contexts and phases of our lives, outlining potential educational implications...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367086999
• ISBN13: 9780367086992
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"