The Routledge Handbook of Digital Literacies in Early Childhood Contributor(s): Erstad, Ola (Editor), Flewitt, Rosie (Editor), Kümmerling-Meibauer, Bettina (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138303887 ISBN-13: 9781138303881 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $266.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Reference - Education | Research - Social Science | Sociology - General |
Series: Routledge International Handbooks of Education |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 7.1" W x 9.8" (2.15 lbs) 474 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: As fast-evolving technologies transform everyday communication and literacy practices, many young children find themselves immersed in multiple digital media from birth. Such rapid technological change has consequences for the development of early literacy, and the ways in which parents and educators are able to equip today's young citizens for a digital future. This seminal Handbook fulfils an urgent need to consider how digital technologies are impacting the lives and learning of young children; and how childhood experiences of using digital resources can serve as the foundation for present and future development. Considering children aged 0-8 years, chapters explore the diversity of young children's literacy skills, practices and expertise across digital tools, technologies and media, in varied contexts, settings and countries. The Handbook explores six significant areas:
A timely resource identifying and exploring pedagogies designed to bolster young children's digital and multimodal literacy practices, this key text will be of interest to early childhood educators, researchers and policy-makers. |