An Introduction to Diverse Literacies in Primary Classrooms b... - 9781032462981

An Introduction to Diverse Literacies in Primary ClassroomsPerspectives on Pedagogy and Practice\nAuthor(s): Karen Daniels, Marie Helks\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032462981, 978-1032462981\nSynopsis\nHow can teachers be prepared to support all children in becoming literate? How can teachers best mediate the technical aspects of literacy and make these meaningful and relevant to their children? What kinds of pedagogical practices can enable children to become creative and critical users and producers of digital and non-digital texts?\n\nAn Introduction to Diverse Literacies in Primary Classrooms brings together the voices of academics, classroom teachers, student teachers and children to answer these questions.\n\nResearch into children's literate lives illustrates that literacy is very much integrated into children's ongoing home, community and school experiences, and these rich and diverse literate lives a.