Critical Literacies, the Early Years of Schooling, and Teaching First Nations Perspectives

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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This book considers three distinct areas of scholarship, literacy education in the first two years of schooling, First Nations perspectives, and critical literacy as a teaching approach and way of being. Helen Cozmescu presents a synthesized understanding of critical literacy, which draws on the work of Paulo Freire, Lorenzo Milani and contemporary scholar Hilary Janks. It merges understandings of critical literacy with data from two studies carried out in Australia, a school-based study which focused on teaching and learning practices and a large-scale study about teacher professional development. Results from these studies exemplify young students’ abilities and enthusiasm to engage with substantive topics including the role of teachers’ knowledge and positionality on First Nations perspectives; critical literacy as an imperative for education; and the need to prioritize First Nations content. The book shows how issues of power, racism, and equality can be tackled through the cultivation of critical literacy and includes discussion of work by children's authors including Isaiah Firebrace, Amy McQuire, David Millar and Coral Vass.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-10-15
Mått:156 x 234 x 14 mm
Vikt:366 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Bloomsbury Critical Education
Antal sidor:216
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350532823

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Helen Cozmescu is Lecturer in Language and Literacy Education at The University of Melbourne, Australia.

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Carefully researched and accessibly presented, this book offers a unique and timely contribution to the field ofcritical literacy. Helen Cozmescu challenges white settler educators to develop new understandings ofcriticalliteracies that start with the knowledges andperspectivesof Indigenous peoples. Offering an original synthesis ofcritical literacy, informed by Freire, Milani and Janks and her experience as an early childhood educator, Cozmescu provides a helpful approach to pedagogical design which is explicitly decolonial in intent and practice. Essential reading for all teachers committed to social justice!

Innehållsförteckning

Series Editor’s IntroductionPrefacePart I: Theorising Critical Literacy1. Current Conceptualisations Of Literacy Education2. Critical Literacy Across Different Times And Places3. Bringing Into Dialogue The Teachings Of Critical Literacy Pedagogues: Paulo Freire, Lorenzo Milani and Hilary Janks4. Critical Literacy And First Nations PerspectivesPart II: Young Children As Critical Thinkers5. The Education Of Young Children6. Young Children Engaging In Substantive Topics7. Teacher/Student Power Dynamics8. Young Children Writing And Re-Writing The WorldPart III: Enacting Critical Literacy9. A Framework For Critical Literacy10. Pedagogies for Knowledge Building, Interaction, Citizenship and Textual Engagement11. Teaching Is BeingConclusionReferencesIndex