"...when
they leave school and become adults, literacy, at that time, will clearly
be a term that refers to multi-symbolic materials, multi-technological
communication arenas, multi-lingual classrooms and workplaces, and multi-cultural
societies. It is arguable that our literacy education efforts are more
directly and dramatically affected by these growing complexities than any
other professional domain, because of the strong connection between literacy
learning and students' languages, cultures and fluency with symbols..."
Freebody,
P.(2000) Crafting a Mix: Programs and Packages in Literacy Education, Queensland
Newsletter of the Australian Literacy Educators' Association, October
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