Overview

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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Author:   Janet Evans
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   David Fulton Publishers Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9781843122494

ISBN 10:   1843122499
Pages:   196
Publication Date:   31 December 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Children's voices; Introduction, Janet Evans; Part 1 PART 1 ‘New’ literacies and children's ways of using them; Chapter 1 CHAPTER 1 Multimodal texts, Eve Bearne; Chapter 2 CHAPTER 2 Moving stories, Jackie Marsh; Chapter 3 CHAPTER 3 Children reading and interpreting stories in print, film and computer games, Margaret Mackey; Chapter 4 CHAPTER 4 The Dagger of Doom and the Mighty Handbag, Guy Merchant; Part 2 PART 2 Focusing on texts with a critical eye: Critical literacy in the primary school; Chapter 5 CHAPTER 5 Creating opportunities for critical literacy with young children, Vivian Vasquez; Chapter 6 CHAPTER 6 Beanie Babies, Janet Evans; Chapter 7 CHAPTER 7 Children reread and rewrite their local neighbourhoods: critical literacies and identity work, Barbara Comber, Helen Nixon; Part 3 PART 3 Bridging the gap between children's personal interests and teachers' school-based curriculum demands; Chapter 8 CHAPTER 8 Curiosity Kits:, Ros Fisher; Chapter 9 CHAPTER 9 Writing about heroes and villains, Elaine Millard; Chapter 10 CHAPTER 10 Getting it right for children, Dominic ScottIndex;

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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.

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