Integrating Multiple Literacies in K-8 Classrooms: Cases, Commentaries, and Practical Applications

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ISBN: 9780805839456 | 0805839453
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Copyright: 4/1/2003

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Textbook designed to inspire and prepare teachers of grades K-8 to integrate multiple literacies (music, dance, visual arts, popular culture media, computer technology) with reading and writing lessons.

Foreword	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
Purpose of the Book	p. xv
Inspirations	p. xv
Overview and Features	p. xv
Suggestions for Using the Text	p. xvii
Acknowledgments	p. xviii
Notes to Readers	p. xxiii
Theoretical Perspectives	p. 1
Writing and Analyzing Teaching Cases: A Process of Discovery and Reflection	p. 3
Teaching Cases and Teacher Preparation	p. 4
The Benefits of Case-Based Activities in Teacher Education	p. 4
Attributes of Good Cases	p. 4
Authoring Teaching Cases: A Process	p. 5
Guidelines for Authoring Teaching Cases	p. 5
Analyzing and Discussing Cases: Addressing Case Issues	p. 7
Summary	p. 8
Suggested Readings	p. 8
The Symbol-Making Machine: Examining the Role of Electronic Symbol Making in Children's Literacy Development	p. 10
Broadening Notions of Literacy to Include Multiple Sign Systems	p. 11
The Role of Computer-Related Multimedia and Multiple Sign Systems in Children's Literacy Development	p. 13
Implications for Classroom Practice	p. 16
Suggested Readings	p. 17
Toward a Theoretical Framework of New Literacies on the Internet: Central Principles	p. 18
If I Can Write It and Read It, I'm Literate!	p. 18
So What Does It Mean to Be Literate Today?	p. 19
The Need for New Theoretical Perspectives to Examine New Literacies	p. 21
What Are the New Literacies of the Internet?	p. 23
Central Principles That Define the New Literacies of the Internet	p. 25
If I Can Write It and Read It, I'm Literate! (Revisited)	p. 35
Summary of Central Principles That Help Define the New Literacies of the Internet	p. 36
Integrating Multiple Literacies in K-8 Classrooms: Applications to Teaching	p. 39
Integrating Visual-Arts Literacy With Reading Lessons: Overview	p. 41
"Is It Time for Art Yet?"	p. 45
"Fear of Failure"	p. 48
"The Great Pyramid Mess!!"	p. 52
Reflections and Explorations	p. 54
Practical Applications	p. 54
Suggested Readings	p. 56
Integrating the Literacies of Music and Dance With Reading Lessons: Overview	p. 57
"A Song That Never Was Finished"	p. 62
"Big Bear Disaster"	p. 66
"An Egyptian Pyramid Music and Dance Disaster!"	p. 68
"An Under-the-Sea Dance Dilemma"	p. 72
Reflections and Explorations	p. 75
Practical Applications	p. 76
Suggested Readings	p. 77
Definitions and Examples of Poetry Forms	p. 78
Integrating Dramatic-Arts Literacy With Reading Lessons: Overview	p. 80
"Drama Needs Democracy"	p. 83
"Success at Last!"	p. 87
"What Did We Do Wrong?"	p. 91
"I Didn't Prepare"	p. 94
Reflections and Explorations	p. 98
Practical Applications	p. 98
Suggested Readings	p. 99
Integrating the Literacies of Reading and Writing	p. 101
Overview	p. 101
"What You See Is What You Talk About and What You Dream at Night"	p. 111
"Confusion About Little Jack"	p. 115
"She Can Write About the Books We Read"	p. 118
Reflections and Explorations	p. 122
Practical Applications	p. 122
Suggested Readings	p. 123
Integrating the Literacies of Reading and Writing With Computer Technology: Overview	p. 125
"Having Computers in Classrooms Isn't Always the Answer"	p. 131
"I Didn't Expect This!"	p. 135
"Blank Screens"	p. 139
"Cannot Reconnect--Server Failure"	p. 143
Reflections and Explorations	p. 147
Practical Applications	p. 148
Suggested Readings	p. 149
Integrating a Semiotic View of Literacy	p. 150
Overview	p. 150
"Who Is Cinderella, Really?"	p. 157
"Well, This Didn't Work!"	p. 162
"Too Many Sign Systems"	p. 166
Reflections and Explorations	p. 170
Practical Applications	p. 170
Suggested Readings	p. 171
Integrating Media and Popular-Culture Literacy With Content Reading: Overview	p. 172
"'Hip-Hop' and All That Rock"	p. 177
"Pokemon Problems"	p. 179
"Too Much Popular Culture for Me"	p. 184
Reflections and Explorations	p. 188
Practical Applications	p. 188
Suggested Readings	p. 189
Integrating the Literacies of Viewing and Visually Representing With Content Reading	p. 190
Overview	p. 190
"What Visuals Can Do"	p. 195
"Where Is My Flashlight? and Stop Playing With the Bear! You Are Fifth Graders"	p. 198
"Musical Chairs: Visual Representations That Went Awry"	p. 202
Reflections and Explorations	p. 206
Practical Applications	p. 207
Suggested Readings	p. 208
Integrating Multiple Literacies With Curriculum as Inquiry: Overview	p. 210
"I Need the Time!"	p. 215
"How Do You Incorporate All Subjects?"	p. 219
"Less Is Probably More"	p. 223
"Searching Everywhere for Nothing?"	p. 226
Reflections and Explorations	p. 231
Practical Applications	p. 231
Suggested Readings	p. 233
Glossary	p. 235
References	p. 245
About the Authors	p. 263
Author Index	p. 265
Subject Index	p. 271
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