§ Social
interaction and collaboration are critical components of an authentic and effective literacy program. An
environment that motivates and fosters
students' interest and development in reading
and writing is paramount to literacy acquisition. “Curriculum as conversation means it all hinges on talk or, more specifically, on curricular invitation that encourage new conversations and hence new ways of living lives in and out of the classroom. This is what literacy is all about”
(Harste, 2000, p.1240).