Harmonizing Learning in Everyday Life: Understanding Child-Centered Multimodal Literacy Practices in Various Social Settings

• In Event: Supporting multilingual learners' acquisition of early literacy

Abstract

This sociolinguistic study aims to explore the multimodal literacy engagement of Max, a 7-year-old multilingual child in various social settings, such as the Youth Orchestra, and the swimming club, etc. Observed and documented by Max’s mother, a parent-researcher, artifacts such as sheet music, concert invitations, and swimming heat sheets were collected to understand the complexity of literacy and a child’s engagement with multimodal literacies practices.

keywords: multimodal, multilingual, literacy, literacy practices, social and cultural

Authors

• Lin Wang, Laurentian University

• Jeffrey Wood, Laurentian University