Using multiliteracies and multimodalities to support young children's learning / Marie Charles and Bill Boyle.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-146) and index.

Using socio-dramatic play to support a beginning writer -- How collaboration develops early years writing skills -- The importance of multimodality and multiliteracies in developing young communicators -- Using big books as visual literacies to support emergent writers -- How a guided group teaching strategy can support emerging writers -- An analysis of a guided group's story writing -- Introducing early years children to the importance of non-fiction for their writing development -- The integration of genres (narrative to non-fiction) within a formative pedagogy -- Concluding thoughts.

"Grounded in classroom practice, this practical book shows trainees and current teachers how to scaffold children's literacy using a creative and supportive approach. It offers teaching strategies for Multiliteracies (fiction, expository/instructions, poetry, recount) and Multimodalities (reading, writing, speaking, listening, performing, illustrating) and helps to develop a relationship between teacher and learner."--Page 4 of cover.