A Review of Multiliteracies Pedagogy in Primary Classrooms

A Review of Multiliteracies Pedagogy in Primary Classrooms

In the digital era, students are walking new literacy paths. For this reason, there is a need to explore evolving literacy practices in school pedagogy. This is often addressed by the expanding use of the concept of multiliteracies. This article reviews studies (N = 67) of multiliteracies pedagogy....

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Published in:Language & literacy (Kingston, Ont.) Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 80 - 101
Main Authors: Kulju, Pirjo, Kupiainen, Reijo, Wiseman, Angela M, Jyrkiäinen, Anne, Koskinen-Sinisalo, Kirsi-Liisa, Mäkinen, Marita
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Toronto Language and Literacy Researchers of Canada 01-01-2018
Subjects:
Classrooms
Communication
Core curriculum
Design
Education
Language
Learning
Literacy
Pedagogy
Reading
Semiotics
Students
Writing
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Summary:In the digital era, students are walking new literacy paths. For this reason, there is a need to explore evolving literacy practices in school pedagogy. This is often addressed by the expanding use of the concept of multiliteracies. This article reviews studies (N = 67) of multiliteracies pedagogy. The main purpose was to explore how the concept of multiliteracies has been used and understood in primary classroom research. The findings indicate that the studies often took into account both the multimodality of meaning-making and the diversity of learners. Recommendations are made for future multiliteracies studies to strengthen the pedagogical practices.
ISSN:1496-0974
1496-0974
DOI:10.20360/langandlit29333