Literacy Moves On: Using Popular Culture, New Technologies and Critical Literacy in the Primary Classroom - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138174718 ISBN 13: 9781138174719

Publisher: David Fulton Publishers, 2016

Synopsis

This book looks at the changing nature of literacy and at the way in which new and different literacies are emerging in the first part of the 21st century. It considers how children are shaping and being shaped by these changes, it also looks at how teachers need to bridge-the-gap between children's out of school interests and school based curriculum demands. This edited collection, which features chapters by international experts and voices in the field, aims to: Take a closer look at (and demystify) some of the influences on literacy in the 21st century e.g. popular culture, multi-modal texts, email, text messaging and critical literacy. Enhance teachers' awareness of these developments and show how they can use them to improve the literacy skills of their pupils. Show, through the Implications for Practice sections, how teachers can find different but straightforward ways of linking children's personal, out-of-school interests with the demands of the school curriculum.

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About the Author

Janet Evans loves spending time with children whether babysitting, playing or teaching them, she spends a lot of her time mentoring children in her local community. She has written many children's books including a ton of coloring books to help bring out the artistic side of children. She seeks to develop children's ability to draw, read and write through her work. Janet Evans is an artist during her childhood years. Drawing almost anything she could see and she also loves to paint flower from her backyard.

Review

As educators, we are in urgent need of a newly conceived language and literacy curriculum. ... We need rich visions of classroom possibilities, and that is just what Janet Evans and her colleagues offer in abundance.

Edition details

• Publisher: David Fulton Publishers
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1138174718
• ISBN 13: 9781138174719
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 196
• Editor: Evans Janet