The unprecedented rate of global, technological, and societal change calls for a radical, new
understanding of literacy. This book offers a nuanced framework for making sense of literacy …

Elaborating Multiliteracies through Multimodal Texts: Changing Classroom Practices and
Developing Teacher Pedagogies is the complementary volume to Foundations of …

As fast-evolving technologies transform everyday communication and literacy practices,
many young children find themselves immersed in multiple digital media from birth. Such …

Many researchers and educators believe that reading and writing instruction needs to
change in order to reflect the multimodal, technological, interactive nature of communication …

In this Festschrift, we celebrate the illustrious academic career of Theo van Leeuwen, a
social semiotician, a seasoned jazz pianist, and a founder of the research field of …

In educational settings, physical objects or artwork are commonly used to convey meanings.
These designs can be enhanced in ways which provide dynamic information overlay and …

The decision to produce an academic research volume with a distinctive focus on writing
and literacies emerged from our service as elected officers of the Writing and Literacies …

This chapter sets out a multimodal social semiotic agenda for understanding touch
communication practices. It outlines how multimodal social semiotics can provide a …

At the forefront of current digital literacy studies in education, this Handbook uniquely
systematizes emerging interdisciplinary themes, new knowledge, and insightful theoretical …

As digital technologies proliferate throughout classrooms in the United States, iPads and
other mobile tablets have been heralded as tools for enhanced peer collaboration. However …