Introduction: writing at the speed of change
The Grawemeyer award in education: a conversation with Deborah Brandt
Sponsors of literacy
Literacy in American lives: living and learning in a sea of change
Accumulating literacy: writing and learning to write in the twentieth century
Remembering writing, remembering reading
Writing for a living: literacy and the knowledge economy
The status of writing
How writing is remaking reading
Conclusion: an excerpt from Literacy in American lives.