Contents

 

A Note to the Reader
Forewords
Preface
Introduction

PART I. LITERACY AND LEARNING IN THE LIVES OF A SICILIAN-AMERICAN FAMILY

Chapter 1. The Power of Literacy Histories: An Essay

SECTION I. ROSESPEAKS

Chapter 2. Lawrence                                                               

Chapter 3. New York City

Chapter 4. The North End

SECTION II. FATHERSANDSONS

Chapter 5. The Education of an Immigrant’s Son

Chapter 6. A Working-Class Education

Chapter 7. Same, Only Different

PART II. CRITICAL ESSAYS ON THE CAUSES OF LITERACY FAILURE                                

Chapter 8. Keeping History Alive

Chapter 9. The Role of Desire in Literacy

Chapter 10. Reclaiming the Past

Chapter 11. Power and Pedagogy

Chapter 12. Rehumanizing Literacy Learning

Afterword
Index
About the Author