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

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

Cozmescu, Helen
Mayo, Peter

Hardcover

Series: Bloomsbury Critical Education

General Education

PREORDER - Expected ship date October 15, 2026

ISBN10: 1350532827
ISBN13: 9781350532823
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: Oct 15 2026
Pages: 216
Weight: 1.06
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
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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