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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459424303321

Titolo

Teaching new literacies in grades 4-6 [[electronic resource] ] : resources for 21st-century classrooms / / edited by Barbara Moss, Diane Lapp

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Guilford Press, c2009

ISBN

1-282-49008-7

9786612490088

1-60623-503-6

1-60623-504-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (366 p.)

Collana

Solving problems in the teaching of literacy

Altri autori (Persone)

MossBarbara <1950->

LappDiane

Disciplina

372.6

Soggetti

Language arts (Elementary) - United States

Media literacy - Study and teaching (Elementary) - United States

Visual literacy - Study and teaching (Elementary) - United States

Literacy - Social aspects - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Chapter 23; Chapter 24; Chapter 25; Chapter 26; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Upper-elementary students encounter a sometimes dizzying array of traditional and nontraditional texts both in and outside of the classroom. This practical handbook helps teachers in grades 4?6 harness the instructional potential of fiction, poetry, and plays; informational texts; graphic novels; digital storytelling; Web-based and multimodal texts; hip-hop; advertisements; math problems; and many other types of texts. Twenty-four complete lessons promote critical literacy skills such as comprehending, analyzing, and synthesizing



information and