Pokémon GO: Implications for Literacy in the Classroom. (1st March 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Howell, Emily
• Is Part Of: Reading teacher. Volume 70:Number 6(2017:Mar.)
• Page Start: 729
• Page End: 732
• Publication Date: 2017-03-01
• Subjects: Pokémon GO -- multimodality -- informative/explanatory writing -- research -- Text types -- text features -- New literacies -- Popular culture -- Specific media (hypertext, Internet, film, music, etc.) -- Visual literacy -- Genre studies -- Instructional technology -- Writing strategies -- Semiotics -- Sociocultural -- Audience -- Genres -- Modes -- Purpose -- 2‐Childhood -- 3‐Early adolescence -- 4‐Adolescence; Reading (Elementary) -- Periodicals; Reading -- Periodicals; Reading -- Remedial teaching -- Periodicals; 372.405
• DOI: 10.1002/trtr.1565
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0034-0561

Abstract

Abstract: This teaching tip gives teachers practical applications of the game Pokémon GO for literacy teaching and learning. The author discusses applications of the game for teaching multimodality in upper elementary‐school classrooms. The author situates these applications in relevant theoretical perspectives as well as current literacy research.