Download or read book Literacy in Times of Crisis written by Laurie MacGillivray and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-12-04 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the frontline of critical issues in education today, this volume covers new ground for teachers and teacher educators for whom crisis is a daily part of their work. Exploring the relationship between crisis and literacy, its aims are to improve educators’ ability to recognize, cope with, and avoid crisis, and to advance their understanding of the dynamic relationship between crisis and cultural, historical, and political literacy practices.