Rethinking Early Literacies: Reading and Rewriting Worlds

Rethinking Early Literaciesewriting WorldsRethinking Early Literacies honors the identities of young children as they read, write, speak, and play across various spaces, in and out of pre/school. Despite narrow curricular mandates and policies, the book highlights the language resources and tools that children cultivate from families, communities, and peers. The chapters feature children’s linguistic flexibility with multiple languages, creative appropriation of popular culture, participation in community literacy practices, and social negotiation in the context of play. Throughout the book, the authors critically reframe what it means to be literate in contemporary society, specifically discussing the role of educators in theorizing and rethinking language ideologies for practice. Issues influencing early childhood education in trans/national contexts are forefronted (e.g. racism, immigration rights, readiness) throughout the book, with a call to support and sustain communities of color.Additional ISBNs9781138121393, 9781315650975, 9781317308638, 9781317308652Rethinking Early Literacies: Reading and Rewriting Worlds 1st Edition is written by Mariana Souto-Manning; Haeny S. Yoon and published by Routledge. ISBNs for Rethinking Early Literacies are 9781317308645, 1317308646 and the print ISBNs are 9781138121416, 113812141X. Additional ISBNs include 9781138121393, 9781315650975, 9781317308638, 9781317308652.