Street sees a shift from a study of literacy as phonics vs whole language to more social and contextual practices. The major shift from illiterate to literate society reflects the historical beginning of modern society and the fact that writing brought language into social consciousness. The use of plural "meanings" in the title of his article signifies the author's idea of multiple literacies at work in society ... and that the emphasis is on the practice of literacy abilities (context and social meaning) and not on the medium (computer, visual media, traditional print). Those different literacies may include (as in Street's example of an Iranian village) the village literacy, community literacy, in-school and out-of-school literacies. But he also points out "home practices" as an important part of the "repertoire" of literacy.
Street identifies an interesting case study of a successful cross-age tutoring program in which students who had been failing and dropping out were trained as tutors for elementary reading students. The success of the program in terms of teacher attitudes and pupil improvement in literacy skills became a model for teacher-researcher collaboration.
Street identifies an interesting case study of a successful cross-age tutoring program in which students who had been failing and dropping out were trained as tutors for elementary reading students. The success of the program in terms of teacher attitudes and pupil improvement in literacy skills became a model for teacher-researcher collaboration.
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