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Multimodal Funds of Knowledge in Literacy

Countering Deficit Narratives of Diverse Families
 
Edition number: 1
Publisher: Routledge
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Short description:

This book prepares educators to teach and support diverse students and their families as they negotiate multimodal aspects of literacy. Framed by sociocultural theory, multiliteracies, multimodality, and posthumanism,this book provides concrete alternatives support students? and families? cultural strengths.

Long description:

Applying an asset-based approach, Multimodal Funds of Knowledge in Literacy prepares educators to teach and support diverse students and their families as they negotiate multimodal aspects of literacy learning. Framed by sociocultural theory, multiliteracies, multimodality, and posthumanism, the text combats deficit narratives by providing concrete alternatives that push educators to rethink their practices and support students? and families? cultural and linguistic strengths.


Chapters include case studies, vignettes, prompts, and learning samples that will leave readers with valuable insights and new understandings of multimodal funds of knowledge. Comprehensive and instructive, this book is a key text in literacy education, family literacy, and community engagement.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Exploring Family Literacies: Shifting Perspectives from Deficits to Assets


Chapter 2: Synchronizing Perspectives to Break the Theory-Practice Divide


Chapter 3: Multilingual Mindsets: Exploring Family Ideologies about Language Use 


Chapter 4: Pages of Connections: Families Fostering Love, Fun, and Literacy with Young Children 


Chapter 5: Holding a Pen and Becoming a Writer


Chapter 6: Exploring Creativity: Encouraging Conversation and Play with Physical Materials


Chapter 7: Touch, Swipe, and Point: Technology and Multiliteracies


Chapter 8: Let?s Go Outside: Outdoor Experiential Learning with Family


Chapter 9: Connecting with Diverse Families: Voices of Teachers and Teacher Educators


Chapter 10: Charting New Territories through Counternarratives: Nonlinear Diffractive Spaces