Multimodal Literacies in Young Emergent Bilinguals: Beyond Print-Centric Practices - Paperback

by Sally Brown (Editor), Ling Hao (Editor)

This book presents research focused on young emergent bilingual children's multimodal meaning-making processes in diverse cultural and linguistic settings. Chapters draw on a range of theoretical frameworks and expand on traditional notions of literacy, especially for students who are working to learn English as a new language. The insights into original research studies will help readers understand the many avenues that one can take as a practitioner in order to ensure that student assets are built upon to promote positive literate identities and learning experiences and, ultimately, to promote literacy success for diverse learners. Each chapter includes practical pedagogical recommendations and implications for teachers that can immediately be applied to classrooms, making the book an essential resource for using multiple modes to teach literacy with diverse student populations.

Author Biography

Sally Brown is Professor of Literacy Education at Georgia Southern University, USA. Her research focuses on supporting the literacy development of emergent bilinguals using technology and culturally sustaining pedagogies in early childhood classrooms, with an emphasis on multimodal practices.

Ling Hao is a PhD candidate at the University of South Carolina, USA. Her research focuses on exploring emergent bilingual children's multimodal meaning-making process and promoting the literacy development of students with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.