Literacy Playshop: New Literacies, Popular Media, and Play in the Early Childhood Classroom

Literacy Playshop: New Literacies, Popular Media, and Play in the Early Childhood Classroom
ISBN-10
0807771961
ISBN-13
9780807771969
Category
Education
Pages
129
Language
English
Published
2015-04-25
Publisher
Teachers College Press
Author
Karen E. Wohlwend

Description

Building on her award-winning research (featured in Playing Their Way into Literacies) which emphasizes that play is an early literacy, Wohlwend has developed a curricular framework for children ages 3 to 8. The Literacy Playshop curriculum engages children in creating their own multimedia productions, positioning them as media makers rather than passive recipients of media messages. The goal is to teach young children to critically interpret the daily messages they receive in popular entertainment that increasingly blur toys, stories, and advertising. The first half of this practical resource features case studies that show how six early childhood teachers working together in teacher study groups developed and implemented play-based literacy learning and media production. The second half of the book provides a Literacy Playshop framework with professional development and classroom activities, discussion questions, and technology try-it sections. This user-friendly book will inspire and support teachers in designing their own Literacy Playshops.

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