Literacy in Three Metaphors

Sylvia Scribner

American Journal of Education, Vol. 93, No. 1, The Development of Literacy in the AmericanSchools. (Nov., 1984), pp. 6-21.

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Literacy in Three MetaphorsSylvia ScribnerAmerican Journal of Education, Vol. 93, No. 1, The Development of Literacy in the AmericanSchools. (Nov., 1984), pp. 6-21.Stable URL:

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