This report presents the findings of a study which took place from September 2004 to July
2005. The study explored young children's (aged from birth to six) use of popular culture …

This article reports on information gathered from a set of interviews carried out with 88
mothers of under-two-year-olds. The interviews enquired about the everyday musical …

Children, Film and Literacy explores the role of film in children's lives. The films children
engage in provide them with imaginative spaces in which they create, play and perform …

The home musical environments of a class of 28 first-grade children in Singapore were
examined in this ethnographic study. Technology was an integral part of the soundscape in …

Critical media literacy is a necessary part of young people's education and can foster the
space for a more thoroughly informed and involved citizenry. In order to make critical media …

Learning to read is generally regarded as a crucial component of early years education. In
fact the term 'starting school'is often seen to be almost synonymous with the term 'learning to …

Since the early 1980s, numerous studies have offered valuable insights into the literacy
practices undertaken by young children in the home (Heath, 1983; Cairney & Ruge, 1998; …

Surprisingly, the new literacy practices of college-age students comprise a much
underresearched area, despite a growing interest in new literacy research and the early and …

xviii Preface while creatively and mindfully exploring ways they can be used to discover
more essential truths about our relationships with others in profound and often …

The current educational climate of concern for children's achievement in literacy has
resulted in a plethora of policies aimed at raising standards. Considerable research has …