80 pages
A5
ISBN-10: 1 85856 234 1
ISBN-13: 978 1 85856 234 6
Published September 2000

This is the latest National Literacy Trust annual guide to books in the English language that brings together all aspects of literacy. The editors are based at Sheffield University and they bring, along with their enthusiasm, an academic and analytical eye to the entries. Their remit for 'literacy' is wide and this list of 1999 publications - with author and title indexes - is divided into sections and subsections:

Books on Literacy
perspectives on literacy
literacy in the early and primary years
literacy in the secondary years
literacy for young adults and adults

Books on Particular Strands of Literacy
focus on reading
focus on writing
focus on language

Books on Specific Issues
special needs
assessment
family literacy
libraries

Reference Books
The bibliography is an authoritative and essential guide for teachers, researchers, librarians, undergraduate and postgraduate students and all concerned with literacy, its uses and effects.
Published with the National Literacy Trust