Literacy Playshop New Literacies Popular Media by Karen E. Wohlwend PAPERBACK

Literacy PlayshopNew Literacies, Popular Media and Play in the Early Childhood Classroom\nAuthor(s): Karen E. Wohlwend\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Teachers' College Press, United States\nImprint: Teachers' College Press\nISBN-13: 9780807754283, 978-0807754283\nSynopsis\nBuilding on her award-winning research (featured in Playing Their Way into Literacies) which emphasises that play is an early literacy, Wohlwend has developed a curricular framework for children ages 3 to 8. The Literacy Playshop curriculum engages children in creating their own multimedia productions, positioning them as media makers rather than passive recipients of media messages. The goal is to teach young children to critically interpret the daily messages they receive in popular entertainment that increasingly blur toys, stories, and advertising.\n\nThe first half of this practical resource features case studies that show how six early childhood teachers working together in teacher study groups developed and .