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The Psychology of Literacy

Paperback • 1999 • English

The Psychology of Literacy

By Sylvia Scribner, Michael Cole

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About the book

What are the intrinsic differences between the literate and the illiterate mind? The Vai, a small West African group, developed their own system of writing that flourishes today, although no body of written literature exists and about half of those literate in Vai have never had formal schooling. Given this situation, Scribner and Cole were able to test mor than 1,000 subjects over a four-year period to measure the mental advantage of literates over non-literates. Contents: * Framing the questio...Show more

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9781583484395

Publisher

Harvard University Press

Published year

1999

Language

English

Original title

The Psychology of Literacy

Format

Paperback

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