Examines the crucial role of reading in the education of future generations of children, including the history of reading and readers in America, and surveying the attendant literacy debates. Block also examines the historical progress of American reading instruction, demonstrating that how one is taught to read not only determines what one will read, but also what is permissible to read, and how pedagogies of reading define reading publics. Paper edition (unseen), $18.95. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
First published in 1995
