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Thinking through new literacies for primary and early years / by Jayne Metcalfe, Debbie Simpson, Ian Todd, and Mike Toyn.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Thinking through educationPublication details: Los Angeles : SAGE/Learning Matters, 2013.Description: vii, 197 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780857258755 (hbk.)
  • 0857258753 (hbk.)
  • 9780857258090 (pbk.)
  • 0857258095 (pbk.)
  • 9780857258113 (ebk.)
  • 0857258117 (ebk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 372.60440941 23
LOC classification:
  • LB1576 .M458 2013
Summary: This accessible book challenges readers to reconsider what is meant by the term 'literacy'. It encourages a deep consideration of literacy in the post-typographic age. Written for education students, it draws on current research and makes links between the theory and practice. It explores some technological innovations designed to support the emergent reader and writer and covers aural and oral literacies, visual literacies and the legal and ethical issues arising from this new era. Readers are helped to think through 'new literacies' and their place in primary schools. Throughout, critical thinking exercises help the reader develop their own analytical skills.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-189) and index.

This accessible book challenges readers to reconsider what is meant by the term 'literacy'. It encourages a deep consideration of literacy in the post-typographic age. Written for education students, it draws on current research and makes links between the theory and practice. It explores some technological innovations designed to support the emergent reader and writer and covers aural and oral literacies, visual literacies and the legal and ethical issues arising from this new era. Readers are helped to think through 'new literacies' and their place in primary schools. Throughout, critical thinking exercises help the reader develop their own analytical skills.

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