Literacy of Play and Innovation

<p><em>The Literacy of Play and Innovation</em> provides a portrait of what innovative education looks like from a literacy perspective. Through an in-depth case study of a maker school’s innovative design—in particular of four early childhood educator’s classrooms—this book demonstrates that children’s inspiration curiosity and creativity is a direct result of the school environment. Presenting a unique data-driven model of literacy play and innovation taking the maker movement beyond STEM education this book helps readers understand literacy learning through making and the creative approaches embedded in early literacy classroom practices. </p>