Popular Literacies and the

Dyson, Anne Haas

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ERIC Number: EJ678611

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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Popular Literacies and the "All" Children: Rethinking Literacy Development for Contemporary Childhoods.

Dyson, Anne Haas

Language Arts, v81 n2 p100-09 Nov 2003

Offers an account of school literacy development for all children. Uses a metaphoric "drinking god" to capture the influence that children's nonacademic textual experiences have on their entry into school literacy. Aims to describe how children use old resources from familiar practices and adapt them to enter into new ones. (SG)

Descriptors: Critical Reading, Elementary Education, Inferences, Media Literacy, Popular Culture, Reading Instruction, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Note: Theme: Popular Culture and Media Literacy.