The book provides a detailed description of the design of a reading curriculum for language learners using the ideas of developmental psychologist Lev Vygotsky and literary critic Michael Bakhtin.
A major theme in Vygotsky's cultural historical theory is the role of "spontaneous and scientific concepts" in children's and adolescents' cultural development. Therefore, the book's starting point is to discuss why classroom teachers, material and curriculum designers need to focus on readi ...