Becoming Readers and Writers: Literate Identities Across Childhood and Adolescence

This volume provides a foundation for approaching literacy from an identity perspective, introducing readers to the concept of literate identities and exploring them across ages and grade levels. It highlights the importance of understanding literate identities in effective and inclusive literacy instruction and addresses key topics such as culturally relevant pedagogy, intersectionality, and transnationalism.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 250 pages
Publication date: 21 July 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Centering around the notion that literacy teaching extends beyond the mere transmission of strategies and skills, this comprehensive volume serves as a cornerstone for approaching literacy from an identity perspective. Through insightful and accessible chapters authored by esteemed scholars, it introduces readers to the concept of literate identities, exploring them across various age groups and grade levels to provide a comprehensive overview of how scholars and educators can incorporate this concept into their research and teaching endeavors.

The book is meticulously organized by developmental level, with dedicated sections covering early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, and cross-age research. Contributors shed light on how literacy can be conceptualized as an identity practice, engaging students and fostering their growth. Each chapter employs a diverse range of theoretical perspectives and frameworks, elucidating the identity theory employed, outlining the relevant methodology and research questions, discussing practical implications, and offering thought-provoking questions or prompts for discussion.

The volume uncovers the profound significance of understanding literate identities in delivering effective and inclusive literacy instruction, addressing key topics such as culturally relevant pedagogy, intersectionality, and transnationalism, among others. By illuminating multiple pathways to comprehending students as readers and writers, this book holds immense value for educators, scholars, and researchers in the fields of literacy education, research methods, and multicultural education.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032202044