College Composition and Communication May 1998

Sponsors of Literacy

Deborah Brandt

Abstract

In this essay I set out a case for why the concept of sponsorship is so richly suggestive for exploring economies of literacy and their effects. Then, through use of extended case examples, I demonstrate the practical application of this approach for interpreting current conditions of literacy teaching and learning, including persistent stratification of opportunity and escalating standards for literacy achievement. A final section addresses implications for the teaching of writing. (Brandt 167).

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College Composition and Communication
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1998-05-01
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10.58680/ccc19983181
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