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As fast-evolving technologies transform everyday communication and literacy practices, many young children find themselves immersed in multiple digital media from birth. Such rapid technological change has consequences for the development of early literacy, and the ways in which parents and educators are able to equip todayâs young citizens for a digital future.

This seminal Handbook fulfils an urgent need to consider how digital technologies are impacting the lives and learning of young children; and how childhood experiences of using digital resources can serve as the foundation for present and future development. Considering children aged 0â8 years, chapters explore the diversity of young childrenâs literacy skills, practices and expertise across digital tools, technologies and media, in varied contexts, settings and countries.

The Handbook explores six significant areas:

  • Part I presents an overview of research into young childrenâs digital litera

    Table of Contents

    Introduction: The Emerging Field of Digital Literacies in Early Childhood

    Ola Erstad, Rosie Flewitt, Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer and Íris Susana Pires Pereira

    Part I Perspectives on Digital Literacies in Early Childhood

    1 Researching the Digital Literacy and Multimodal Practices of Young Children: A European Agenda for Change

    Jackie Marsh

    2 Theorizing Digital Literacy Practices in Early Childhood

    Ola Erstad and Julia Gillen

    3 Researching Digital Literacy Practices in Early Childhood: Challenges, Complexities and Imperatives

    David Poveda

    4 Ethics and Researching Young Children’s Digital Literacy Practices

    Rosie Flewitt

    5 Comparative Global Knowledge about the Use of Digital Technologies for Learning among Young Children

    Sonia Livingstone, Sun Sun Lim, Anulekha Nandi and Becky Pham

    Part II Young Children’s Digital Literacy Practices in Homes, Communities and Informal Learning Spaces

    6 Young Children’s Digital Literacy Practices in Homes: Past, Present and Future Research Directions

    Kristiina Kumpulainen and Julia Gillen

    7 Reconceptualizing the Home of Digital Childhood

    Marta Morgade, Cristina Aliagas and David Poveda

    8 Older Siblings as Mediators of Infants’ and Toddlers’ (Digital) Media Use

    Andra Siibak and Elyna Nevski

    9 Safety Issues in Young Children’s Digital Literacy Practices at Home

    Stéphane Chaudron, Rosanna Di Gioia and Monica Gemo

    10 Children’s Divergent Practices and Access to Digital Media in Home, School and Neighbourhood Communities

    Mastin Prinsloo

    11 "You know what’s glitching?": Emergent Digital Literacies in Video Game Play

    Edward Rivero and Kris D. Gutiérrez

    Part III

    Young Children’s Digital Literacy Practices in Early Education Settings

    12 Digital and Media Literacy-related Policies and Teachers’ Attitudes

    Christine W. Trültzsch-Wijnen, Sascha Trültzsch-Wijnen and Kjartan Ólafsson

    13 Pedagogical Approaches to Digital Literacy in Early Years Education

    Stavroula Kontovourki and Eufimia Tafa

    14 Inclusivity and Young Children’s Digital Literacy Practices in Early Education

    Grace Oakley

    15 Young Children’s Digital Play in Early Childhood Settings: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Teachers’ Knowledge

    Elizabeth Wood, Joce Nuttall, Susan Edwards and Sue Grieshaber

    16 Remixing Emergent Literacy Education: Cross-age, Plurilingual, Multimedia Adventures in Narrative Teaching and Learning

    Heather Lotherington

    17 Posthuman Theory as a Tool to Explore Literacy Desirings: Sara-Taylor-iPad-Book Becoming in Writers’ Studio

    Candace R. Kuby and Tara Gutshall Rucker

    Part IV Reading and Writing on Screen

    18 Young Children’s Writing in the 21st Century: The Challenge of Moving from Paper to Screen

    Clare Dowdall

    19 Digital Reading in the Early Years: Expertise, Engagement and Learning

    Íris Susana Pires Pereira, Cristina Vieira da Silva, Mônica Daisy Vieira de Araújo and Maria Manuel Borges

    20 Children’s Reading in the Digital Age: A Research Summary on Children’s Digital Books

    Natalia Kucirkova

    21 The Role of Moving Images in Young Children’s Literacy Practices

    Margaret Mackey

    22 Availability and Quality of Storybook Apps Across Five Less Widely Used Languages

    Adriana G. Bus, Trude Hoel, Cristina Aliagas Marin, Margrethe Jernes, Ofra Korat, Charles L. Mifsud and Jan van Collie

    Part V Negotiating Digital Literacy Lives in Hybrid Virtual and Physical Spaces

    23 Young Children’s e-books as Digital Spaces for Multimodal Composing, Translanguaging, and Intercultural Sharing

    Mary E. Miller and Deborah Wells Rowe

    24 Virtual Play: Developing a Baroque Sensibility

    Cathy Burnett and Guy Merchant

    25 The Quantified Child: Discourses and Practices of Dataveillance in Different Life Stages

    Giovanna Mascheroni and Donell Holloway

    26 Minecraft ‘Worldness’ in Family Life: Children’s Digital Play and Socio-material Literacy Practices

    Michael Dezuanni

    27 Digital Literacy Practices in Children’s Everyday Life. Participating in On-screen and Off-screen Activities

    Pål Aarsand and Helen Melander Bowden

    28 P(l)aying Online: Toys, Apps, and Young Consumers on Transmedia Playgrounds

    Karen E. Wohlwend

    29 Webs of Relationships: Young Children’s Engagement with Web Searching

    Susan Danby and Christina Davidson

    Part VI Emergent Themes and Future Visions

    30 Future Pedagogical Approaches to Digital and Multimodal Practice in Early Childhood Education

    Anne Jyrkiäinen, Kirsi-Liisa Koskinen-Sinisalo, Pirjo Kulju, Reijo Kupiainen, Marita Mäkinen, and Angela Wiseman

    31 Emergent Challenges for the Understanding of Children’s Digital Literature

    Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer

    32 Researching Children’s Play and Identity in the Digital Age: A Holistic Approach

    Becky Parry and Fiona Scott

    33 Taking a Wide-Angled View of Contemporary Digital Literacy

    Amélie Lemieux and Jennifer Rowsell

    Index

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis
      Publication Date: 7/23/2019 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781138303881, 978-1138303881
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      As fast-evolving technologies transform everyday communication and literacy practices, many young children find themselves immersed in multiple digital media from birth. Such rapid technological change has consequences for the development of early literacy, and the ways in which parents and educators are able to equip todayâs young citizens for a digital future.

      This seminal Handbook fulfils an urgent need to consider how digital technologies are impacting the lives and learning of young children; and how childhood experiences of using digital resources can serve as the foundation for present and future development. Considering children aged 0â8 years, chapters explore the diversity of young childrenâs literacy skills, practices and expertise across digital tools, technologies and media, in varied contexts, settings and countries.

      The Handbook explores six significant areas:

      • Part I presents an overview of research into young childrenâs digital litera

        Table of Contents

        Introduction: The Emerging Field of Digital Literacies in Early Childhood

        Ola Erstad, Rosie Flewitt, Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer and Íris Susana Pires Pereira

        Part I Perspectives on Digital Literacies in Early Childhood

        1 Researching the Digital Literacy and Multimodal Practices of Young Children: A European Agenda for Change

        Jackie Marsh

        2 Theorizing Digital Literacy Practices in Early Childhood

        Ola Erstad and Julia Gillen

        3 Researching Digital Literacy Practices in Early Childhood: Challenges, Complexities and Imperatives

        David Poveda

        4 Ethics and Researching Young Children’s Digital Literacy Practices

        Rosie Flewitt

        5 Comparative Global Knowledge about the Use of Digital Technologies for Learning among Young Children

        Sonia Livingstone, Sun Sun Lim, Anulekha Nandi and Becky Pham

        Part II Young Children’s Digital Literacy Practices in Homes, Communities and Informal Learning Spaces

        6 Young Children’s Digital Literacy Practices in Homes: Past, Present and Future Research Directions

        Kristiina Kumpulainen and Julia Gillen

        7 Reconceptualizing the Home of Digital Childhood

        Marta Morgade, Cristina Aliagas and David Poveda

        8 Older Siblings as Mediators of Infants’ and Toddlers’ (Digital) Media Use

        Andra Siibak and Elyna Nevski

        9 Safety Issues in Young Children’s Digital Literacy Practices at Home

        Stéphane Chaudron, Rosanna Di Gioia and Monica Gemo

        10 Children’s Divergent Practices and Access to Digital Media in Home, School and Neighbourhood Communities

        Mastin Prinsloo

        11 "You know what’s glitching?": Emergent Digital Literacies in Video Game Play

        Edward Rivero and Kris D. Gutiérrez

        Part III

        Young Children’s Digital Literacy Practices in Early Education Settings

        12 Digital and Media Literacy-related Policies and Teachers’ Attitudes

        Christine W. Trültzsch-Wijnen, Sascha Trültzsch-Wijnen and Kjartan Ólafsson

        13 Pedagogical Approaches to Digital Literacy in Early Years Education

        Stavroula Kontovourki and Eufimia Tafa

        14 Inclusivity and Young Children’s Digital Literacy Practices in Early Education

        Grace Oakley

        15 Young Children’s Digital Play in Early Childhood Settings: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Teachers’ Knowledge

        Elizabeth Wood, Joce Nuttall, Susan Edwards and Sue Grieshaber

        16 Remixing Emergent Literacy Education: Cross-age, Plurilingual, Multimedia Adventures in Narrative Teaching and Learning

        Heather Lotherington

        17 Posthuman Theory as a Tool to Explore Literacy Desirings: Sara-Taylor-iPad-Book Becoming in Writers’ Studio

        Candace R. Kuby and Tara Gutshall Rucker

        Part IV Reading and Writing on Screen

        18 Young Children’s Writing in the 21st Century: The Challenge of Moving from Paper to Screen

        Clare Dowdall

        19 Digital Reading in the Early Years: Expertise, Engagement and Learning

        Íris Susana Pires Pereira, Cristina Vieira da Silva, Mônica Daisy Vieira de Araújo and Maria Manuel Borges

        20 Children’s Reading in the Digital Age: A Research Summary on Children’s Digital Books

        Natalia Kucirkova

        21 The Role of Moving Images in Young Children’s Literacy Practices

        Margaret Mackey

        22 Availability and Quality of Storybook Apps Across Five Less Widely Used Languages

        Adriana G. Bus, Trude Hoel, Cristina Aliagas Marin, Margrethe Jernes, Ofra Korat, Charles L. Mifsud and Jan van Collie

        Part V Negotiating Digital Literacy Lives in Hybrid Virtual and Physical Spaces

        23 Young Children’s e-books as Digital Spaces for Multimodal Composing, Translanguaging, and Intercultural Sharing

        Mary E. Miller and Deborah Wells Rowe

        24 Virtual Play: Developing a Baroque Sensibility

        Cathy Burnett and Guy Merchant

        25 The Quantified Child: Discourses and Practices of Dataveillance in Different Life Stages

        Giovanna Mascheroni and Donell Holloway

        26 Minecraft ‘Worldness’ in Family Life: Children’s Digital Play and Socio-material Literacy Practices

        Michael Dezuanni

        27 Digital Literacy Practices in Children’s Everyday Life. Participating in On-screen and Off-screen Activities

        Pål Aarsand and Helen Melander Bowden

        28 P(l)aying Online: Toys, Apps, and Young Consumers on Transmedia Playgrounds

        Karen E. Wohlwend

        29 Webs of Relationships: Young Children’s Engagement with Web Searching

        Susan Danby and Christina Davidson

        Part VI Emergent Themes and Future Visions

        30 Future Pedagogical Approaches to Digital and Multimodal Practice in Early Childhood Education

        Anne Jyrkiäinen, Kirsi-Liisa Koskinen-Sinisalo, Pirjo Kulju, Reijo Kupiainen, Marita Mäkinen, and Angela Wiseman

        31 Emergent Challenges for the Understanding of Children’s Digital Literature

        Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer

        32 Researching Children’s Play and Identity in the Digital Age: A Holistic Approach

        Becky Parry and Fiona Scott

        33 Taking a Wide-Angled View of Contemporary Digital Literacy

        Amélie Lemieux and Jennifer Rowsell

        Index

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