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ERIC Number: EJ360633
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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The Social Meaning of Literacy: Writing Instruction and the Community.
Freeman, Evelyn B.; Sanders, Tobie
Language Arts, v64 n6 p641-45 Oct 1987
Explores the social meaning of literacy in communities and suggests that elementary teachers can enhance literacy learning by linking writing instruction to the culture of the community as well as to the functions served by writing in the community. (SKC)
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Education, Cultural Context, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Literacy, Local History, School Community Relationship, Social Environment, Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction, Writing Research, Written Language
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Societal Impact; Writing Assignments; Writing Topics