Popular Literacies, Childhood and Schooling

<p>This bold, forward-thinking text offers a clear rationale for the development of curricula and pedagogy that will reflect young people’s in-school and out-of-school popular culture practices.</p><p>By providing a sound theoretical framework and addressing popular culture and new technologies in the context of literacy teacher education, this book marks a significant step forward in literacy teaching and learning. It takes a cross-disciplinary approach and brings together contributions from some of the world’s leading figures in the field. Topics addressed include:</p><ul> <li>children’s popular culture in the home</li> <li>informal literacies and pedagogic discourse</li> <li>new technologies and popular culture in children’s everyday lives</li> <li>teachers working with popular culture in the classroom.</li> </ul><p>This book illustrates the way in which literacy is evolving through popular culture and new technology and is an influential read for teachers, students, researchers and policy makers.</p>