Popular Culture, New Media and Digital Literacy in Early Childhood

Teacher copy Focusing on children from birth to eight years, and by exploring children's engagement with popular culture, media and digital texts in the home, community and early years settings, the international team of experts look at empirical studies from around the world to draw out vital theoretical issues relating to children's emerging techno-literacy practices. This important text addresses issues such as: * media and identity construction * media literacy practices in the home * the changing nature of literacy in technologically advanced societies * The place of popular and media texts in children's lives and the use of such texts in the curriculum.Marsh, Jackie is the author of 'Popular Culture, New Media and Digital Literacy in Early Childhood', published 2004 under ISBN 9780415335720 and ISBN 0415335728.