"I Don't Even Know Why This is a Monument": Exploring Multimodal Making in Early Childhood. (6th July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Price‐Dennis, Detra; Mapes, Noelle
• Is Part Of: Reading teacher. Volume 75:Number 1(2021)
• Page Start: 91
• Page End: 101
• Publication Date: 2021-07-06
• Subjects: Critical literacy -- Digital/media literacies -- Instructional strategies -- teaching strategies -- Qualitative -- 2‐Childhood; Reading (Elementary) -- Periodicals; Reading -- Periodicals; Reading -- Remedial teaching -- Periodicals; 372.405
• DOI: 10.1002/trtr.2029
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0034-0561

Abstract

Abstract: In this article, we offer insights into the literacy practices that supported students' inquiry and critical media making about the role of monuments in our society. We learned that multimodal making with print‐based and digital tools provided an opportunity for the students to engage in critical historical analysis of the monuments in NYC. Specifically, this work revealed that 1) technologies functioned as tools for process and production; 2) students constructed monuments to honor collective action for humanity; and 3) students developed fluid and interconnected literacy practices.