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Literacy Events

"Literacy Event" is a singular observational unit in sociolinguistic and ethnographic research that comprises any instance in which reading and/or writing are integral to the activity’s structure and meaning within a specific social context.

170

Publications

10.2K

Citations

291

Authors

147

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

18

Parents

Publications

170

What no bedtime story means: Narrative skills at home and school

Shirley Brice Heath · Language in Society · 1982 · 1.5K citations

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The English Common Reader: A Social History of the Mass Reading Public, 1800-1900

Louis B. Wright, Richard D. Altick · The American Historical Review · 1958 · 861 citations · Full text

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The English Common Reader: A Social History of the Mass Reading Public 1800-1900

Jerome Hamilton Buckley, Richard D. Altick · Modern Language Notes · 1958 · 603 citations

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Stories, Coupons, and the TV Guide: Relationships Between Home Literacy Experiences and Emergent Literacy Knowledge

Victoria Purcell‐Gates · Reading Research Quarterly · 1996 · 556 citations

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Home Background and Young Children's Literacy Development

Eleni Moschovaki · Early Child Development and Care · 1999 · 314 citations

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Authors

291

  1. CB
    Cathy Burnett

    Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 234 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. RD
    Richard D. Altick

    The Ohio State University, United States

    3 publications · 1.5K citations

    3

    h-index

  3. GM
    Guy Merchant

    Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 200 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. LG
    Lee Galda

    University of Georgia, United States

    3 publications · 102 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. AD
    Anthony D. Pellegrini

    University of Minnesota, United States

    3 publications · 102 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

147

  1. Sheffield Hallam University

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    540 citations

  2. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    239 citations

  3. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    123 citations

  4. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    119 citations

  5. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    118 citations

  6. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    40 citations

  7. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    316 citations

  8. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    304 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy

    12 publications · 574 citations

    10

    h-index

  2. Journal of Literacy Research

    JLR · 7 publications · 134 citations

    7

    h-index

  3. Reading Research Quarterly

    RRQ · 6 publications · 910 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. Research in the Teaching of English

    RTE · 6 publications · 236 citations

    6

    h-index

  5. Reading & Writing Quarterly

    RWQ · 5 publications · 265 citations

    5

    h-index

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