<p style="text-align: justify;">Offering an overview of the major fields in literacy studies, this book presents a detailed and accessible discussion of key theories and their relevance in the primary classroom.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Each chapter uses a real life case study to explore the application of theory in practice, followed by a detailed discussion of the case study material by a leading name in the field, including contributions from Barbara Comber, Michele Knobel, Colin Lankshear, Gunther Kress, Brian Street, Kevin Leander and Patricia Enciso.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The text also offers reflections on theoretical foundations for research, exploring literacy as a practice grounded in social, cultural, historical and political contexts and in relationships of power. <br /><br />T<span style="font-size: 9pt;">his second edition includes:</span></p><ul> <li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">New chapters covering digital literacy, space and play, and multimodality</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">E</span><span style="font-size: 9pt;">xamples and contributions from a range of international contexts, including US, UK, Canada, Australia and South Africa</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Further reading links to key texts on each main theory</span></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">Essential reading for students at undergraduate and post-graduate level on primary education courses and an invaluable guide for anyone wanting to understand literacy theory and successfully apply this to the classroom.<span style="font-size: 9pt;"> </span></p>