Literacies in childhood : changing views, challenging practice (2nd ed.)

Edited by Laurie Makin, Criss Jones Diaz and Claire McLachlan
Marrickville, NSW : Elsevier Australia, 2007

ISBN: 0729537838

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Book description
Literacies in Childhood supports the development of competent and confident Early Childhood and Primary Educators. Building on the success of the first edition, this new edition reaffirms a 'literacy as social practice' philosophy, alongside a balanced discussion of phonics, and the principles of emergent literacy. The underpinning concept of 'multiliteracies' provides a consistent them throughout.

Divided into parts that uphold a clear and cohesive framework, the text covers literacy learning in all stages of early childhood from infants and toddlers, to preschoolers and the early primary school years. As with the first edition, all chapters are written by academics with specific expertise, and address topical issues such as the intersections between language, ethnicity, 'race', gender, ability and class; partnerships between educators, families and communities; and visual, technological and commercial factors in young children's literacy learning.

About the authors
Laurie Makin, Consultant in Early Childhood Language and Literacy Education, Founding Director of the Children & Education Research Centre, University of Newcastle, Australia.

Criss Jones Diaz, Lecturer, Diversity Studies and Languages Education, School of Education, College of Arts, University of Western Sydney, Australia.

Claire McLachlan, Associate Professor, Early Years (Birth to Eight Years), School of Arts, Development and Health Education, Massey University College of Education, New Zealand.

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