In this article, I consider expanding meaningfulness in literacy research by exploring the possibilities offered by a relational perspective on literacy and its study. An interdisciplinary relational perspective is outlined and used to rethink what happens when we engage in reading and writing. Questions guiding this exploration include: What…

This paper seeks to throw light on the concordance between man's mental structure and the structure of narrative with regard to Vygotsky's sociocultural theory. In so doing, the author first provides the backdrop of the literature on the topic by first explaining Vygotsky's approach to the genesis of mind, and then gives a synoptic account of the…

Suggests that helping children to discover that literary works are related to one another by conventions and recurring elements not only gives shape to their individual literary experiences, it also brings a sense of literature as a body of interrelated works. Discusses 10 works of children's literature that aid in children's growth toward…