Examines changes in the definitions and purposes of literacy that have evolved in response to changes in the history of the United States. Discusses literacy as a skill; literacy-as-school-knowledge; and literacy as a social and cultural construct. Argues for no singular history or definition of literacy, but rather multiple definitions, purposes,…

Provides an historical overview of the subject of oral reading, comments by Richard Ammon and Ronald Cramer about it, and a selected annotated bibliography on purposeful oral reading. (DD)

Presents the origin of the Paul Bunyan stories, concluding that they had their roots in the oral tradition of the lumberjacks of the northern United States. (DD)

Provides a history of Leo Tolstoy's writing of children's literature and a bibliography of children's books containing translations of Tolstoy's stories. (DD)

Reviews the life and work of children's author and illustrator, Arnold Lobel. (MS)

Recounts the writing career of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the origins of her "Little House" books, and her collaboration with her daughter to have the first book published during the Depression. (HTH)

"Fifty Years of Children's Books," originally published in 1963, praises the work of educators, publishers, librarians, and authors in the area of children's literature from 1910 to 1960. (JL)

Contains representative selections from issues of "The Elementary English Review," a precursor to "Language Arts," during its first decade of publication. Includes articles, editorials, and ads reflecting contemporary educational concerns still relevant today, such as the reading and writing relationship and teaching children to read by simply…

Contains representative selections from issues of "The Elementary English Review," a precursor to "Language Arts," during its second decade of publication. Includes articles, editorials, and ads reflecting contemporary concerns of English education still relevant today, such as integrating the language arts and school closings. (HTH)

Contains representative articles, ads, and editorials from issues of "The Elementary English Review," and "Elementary English," both precursors to "Language Arts," from 1944-1953. Selections reflect educational concerns still relevant today, such as the impact of audiovisual equipment and letting children write to learn writing. (HTH)

Contains representative selections from issues of "Elementary English," a precursor to "Language Arts," from its fourth decade of publication. Includes articles, editorials, and ads reflecting contemporary concerns of English education still relevant today, such as censorship, criticism of reading instruction, and the evolution of literature…

Contains representative selections from issues of "Elementary English," a precursor to "Language Arts," from its fifth decade of publication. Includes articles, editorials, and ads reflecting contemporary concerns of English education still relevant today, such as literacy, the increasing interrelationship between politics and education, and sex…

Contains representative selections from issues of "Language Arts" from its sixth decade of publication. Includes articles, editorials, and ads reflecting trends in English education that are currently of conern, such as declining test scores, censorship, the "back to basics" trend, and recognition of nonstandard dialects. (HTH)

A historical overview of challenges to biased social values and sexist stereotypes in children's books is followed by observations by Carolyn W. Carmichael about literature as a reflection of its culture, and by a discussion by Patricia J. Cianciolo of considerations in evaluating classics for use with children. (ET)

Explores (from a historical perspective) work in a number of disciplines regarding the order and the complexity of cultural inventions. Applies this exploration to children's shaping, transformation, and invention of their world, specifically in language and learning. (SR)