Many Pathways to Literacy: Young Children Learning with Siblings, Grandparents, Peers and Communities

by Susi Long and Dinah Volk

Book Overview

This unique and visionary text is a compilation of fascinating studies conducted in a variety of cross-cultural settings where children learn language and literacy with siblings, grandparents, peers and community members. Focusing on the knowledge and skills of children often invisible to educators, these illuminating studies highlight how children skilfully draw from their varied cultural and linguistic worlds to make sense of new experiences.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415306175
• ISBN13: 9780415306171
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Literacy from a Sociolinguistic Perspective

When reading this book, please pay special note on how Gregory defines the terms of culture, literacy, and knowledge. They are unlike what we see in the typical dictionary and are embedded in the history of a child's culture. A great book for constructing an anit-bias and multiculturally infused early childhood classroom