Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-447) and index.
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Introduction: the work of learning and teaching literacies -- pt. 1. The 'why' of literacy. Literacies on a human scale -- The purposes of literacies -- pt. 2. Approaches to literacies. Didactic literacy pedagogy -- Authentic literacy pedagogy -- Functional literacy pedagogy -- Critical literacies pedagogy -- pt. 3. The 'what' of literacies. Literacies as multimodal designs for meaning -- Making written meanings -- Making visual meanings -- Making spatial, tactile and gestural meanings -- Making audio and oral meanings -- pt. 4. The 'how' of literacies. Literacies to think and to learn -- Literacies pedagogy -- Literacies and learner differences -- Literacies standards and assessment.
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Provides a comprehensive introduction to literacy pedagogy within today's new media environment, focusing not only on reading and writing, but also on other modes of communication, including oral, visual, audio, gestural and spatial. This focus is designed to supplement, not replace, the role of alphabetical literacy.