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Children, Literacy and Ethnicity
Scherer, Alexandra; Scherer, Lexie
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Description for Children, Literacy and Ethnicity
Hardback. This book explores children's meaning making of the books they learn to read with, especially relating to the intersections of race, gender and class. Based on research using a participative, innovative design with young children, issues of identity, belonging and classroom hierarchies are explored in complex and poignant ways by the children. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNFD; JNLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
This book explores children's meaning making of the books they learn to read with, especially relating to the intersections of race, gender and class. Based on research using a participative, innovative design with young children, issues of identity, belonging and classroom hierarchies are explored in complex and poignant ways by the children.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Number of Pages
198
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137537362
SKU
V9781137537362
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Ref
99-15
About Scherer, Alexandra; Scherer, Lexie
Alexandra Scherer is Lecturer in Childhood Studies at the University of Portsmouth, UK. Her research focuses on exploring children's literacies, their identity work and their agency.
Reviews for Children, Literacy and Ethnicity
“The book aims to examine the ‘taken for granted’ processes of learning to read, and these processes mainly appear to be the assessment and benchmarking systems. In this sense, Scherer explicitly shows how learning to read in school is an unspoken social, cultural and political process that makes a significant impact on children.” (Kimberly Safford, Children & Society, Vol. 33 ... Read more