Playing Their Way Into Literacies: Reading, Writing, and Belonging in the Early Childhood Classroom

by Karen E. Wohlwend

Karen Wohlwend provides a new framework for rethinking the boundaries between literacy and play, so that play itself is viewed as a literacy practice along with reading, writing, and design. Through a variety of theoretical lenses, the author presents a portrait of literacy play that connects three play groups: the girls and, importantly, boys, who played with Disney Princess media; "Just Guys" who used design and sports media to make a boys-only...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807752606
• ISBN13: 9780807752609
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.0"