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Literacy Wars: Why Teaching Children to Read and Write Is a Battleground in Australia
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from Allen & Unwin (September 1, 2008); titled "The Literacy Wars: Why Teaching Children to Read and Write Is a Battleground in Australia"
9781741754247 | details & prices | 248 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.78 lbs | List price $25.95
About: Drawing comparisons with the United Kingdom and the United States, this educational reference details the often bitter disagreements that occur in Australia between the critics who want to reclaim old ways of teaching literacy and the educators who emphasize the possibilities for creative change.