Multimodal Literacies in Young Emergent Bilinguals: Beyond Print-Centric Practices (New Perspectives on Language and Education #105) (Paperback)
This book presents research focused on young emergent bilingual children's multimodal meaning-making processes in diverse cultural and linguistic settings. Each chapter includes practical pedagogical recommendations, making it an essential resource for using multiple modes to teach literacy with diverse student populations.
Sally Brown is Professor of Literacy Education at Georgia Southern University, USA. Her research focuses on supporting the literacy development of emergent bilinguals using technology and culturally sustaining pedagogies in early childhood classrooms, with an emphasis on multimodal practices. Ling Hao is a PhD candidate at the University of South Carolina, USA. Her research focuses on exploring emergent bilingual children's multimodal meaning-making process and promoting the literacy development of students with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.