Routledge Reform and Literacy Education: History, Effects, and Advocacy

A critical resource for literacy educators and graduate students, this volume investigates key moments in the development of literacy education and provides a much-needed overview of where, when, and how efforts to shape education influence literacy teaching, as well as what literacy educators can do to advocate for themselves, their students, and the profession. Organized around three themes―history, effects, and advocacy―this volume offers a nuanced exploration of the complex issues surrounding literacy education, and suggests coherent approaches to evaluating and understanding the various policies and reform efforts, and their impacts on literacy teaching and learning. Chapter authors draw on a variety of research– and practice-based perspectives to explore the impact of reform on literacy and literacy education, and examine the evolution of literacy education, providing much-needed historical context for shifts in policies and models in the field. Review "Hochstetler and the impressive team of literacy educators she assembled use multiple, resonant perspectives to unpack the history, critique the effects, and suggest ways of moving forward. We who teach or who educate teachers need a book like this to better position the being, doing, and becoming of literacy education." ―Bob Fecho, Columbia University, USA "Hochstetler has compiled a volume that is current and thought-provoking. Not only does this book discuss the history of reforms in literacy education and the effect on students and teachers, but more importantly, it also offers tools for initiating transformation in response to these reforms. A powerful work in helping to shape teachers as emerging change agents." ―Amy Hsu, SUNY College at Old Westbury, USA "This edited volume is an important contribution for understanding the climate of school-based literacy instruction and learning. It offers a proactive look at how teachers today can and are advocating for the needs of their students, their profession, and themselves. It is a timely volume that builds on a foundation of teacher voice and expertise in paving the path for literacy education for the future." ―Antero Garcia, Stanford University, USA About the Author Sarah Hochstetler is Associate Professor of English at Illinois State University, USA.