As part of a year-long, classroom-based research study examining literacy instruction and
development, the research team observed emerging decoders draw from a range of …

While scholars have recognized the meaning making potential offered by the peritext of
picturebooks, there has previously been only limited research on the nature of peritextual …

A beautifully illustrated exploration of how Victorian novelty picture books reshape the ways
children read and interact with texts The Victorian era saw an explosion of novelty picture …

Th is chapter focuses on theory and research related to how young children (of preschool
age through third grade, approximately ages 4 to 8) make sense of, interpret and use visual …

Gerard Genette introduced the concept of the paratext in his book, Palimpsests. He
described the paratext as a threshold, an" undefined zone between the inside and the …

The peritextual literacy framework (PLF) is a tool for accessing, evaluating, and
comprehending the content of media using elements that frame the body of a work and …

Abstract Although scholarship in New Literacies increasingly emphasizes multimodal
reading, some traditional perspectives on comprehension pedagogy continue to advocate …

The category of nonfiction picture books has changed in the past few decades, putting more
emphasis on engaging writing styles, attention to accuracy, and using synergic relations …

The study of children's illustrated books is located within the broad histories of print culture,
publishing, the book trade, and concepts of childhood. An interdisciplinary history, Picturing …