Service-Learning in Literacy Education - 9781623964993

Service-Learning in Literacy EducationPossibilities for Teaching and Learning\nAuthor(s): Valerie Kinloch, Peter Smagorinsky\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Inc, United States\nImprint: Information Age Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781623964993, 978-1623964993\nSynopsis\nThis edited collection will stand as the first volume that specifically describes service-learning programs and courses designed as part of teacher education programs in the fields of literacy education, secondary English education, elementary language arts education, and related fields. The contributing authors describe the programs they have developed at their universities and/or in their local communities, providing information about the rationale for their initiative, the design of the course, the outcomes of the experience, and other matters that will help literacy educators develop similar courses and experiences of their own.\n\nAdditionally, this edited collection will fill a great gap in the fields.