Theories, Models, and Practices of Literacy

The 8th Edition is updated to represent a new era in contemporary critical scholarship. With a revised name, the intentional inclusion of diverse perspectives, and new organizational structure, Theories, Models, and Practices of Literacy represents the theories that drive literacy and the scholars who write about and within the field.

Misty Sailors is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas at San Antonio and a Research Director at WestEd.

Idalia Nuñez is an Associate Professor of Language and Literacy in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Vaughn W. M. Watson is an associate professor of English Education, in the Department of Teacher Education, at Michigan State University.

Donna E. Alvermann is the Omer Clyde and Elizabeth Parr Aderhold Professor of Education, and Distinguished Research Professor, Emeritus, at the University of Georgia in Athens.

James V. Hoffman is a Professor of Language and Literacy at The University of North Texas and currently serves as the Meadows Chair for Excellence in Education.