This book focuses on preservice teachers' experiences in trying to implement a multiple-ways-of knowing curriculum. It aims to integrate multiple literacies in K-8 classrooms by weaving music, dance, visual arts, popular culture media, and computer technology with reading and writing lessons.

Foreword/Jerome C. Harste -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Notes to Readers -- Part I: Theoretical Perspectives -- 1 Writing and Analyzing Teaching Cases: A Process of Discovery and Reficcilon/Janet C. Richards -- 2 The Symbol-Making Machine: Examining the Role of Elcctronic Symbol Making in Children’s Literacy Development/Linda D. Labbo -- 3 Toward a Theoi’etical Framework of New Literacieson the Internet: Central Principles/Donald j. Leu, Jr.and Charles K. Kinzer -- Part II: Integrating Multiple Literacies in K-S Classroom:Applications to Teaching -- 4 Integrating Visual-Arts Literacy With Reading Lessons Overview:janet C. Richards -- 5 Integrating the l.iteracies of Music and Dance With Reading Lessons Overview: Merryl R Golberg -- 6 Integrating Dramatic-Arts Literacy Witlt Reading Lessons Overview:Janet C Richards and Merryl R Golberg -- 7 Integrating the literacies of Reading and Writing Overview:Sharon Miller and Terri Austin -- 8 Integrating the litenciec of Reading and Writing With Computer Technology Overview: Michel C. Mckenna -- 9 Integi-ating a Sentiotic View of literacy Overview: peggy Albers -- 10 Integrating Media and Popular-Culture Literacy With Content Reading Overview: Ann Watts Pailliotet -- 11 Integrating the Literacics of Viewing and Visually Representing With Content Reading Overview: Deborah Begoray -- 12 Integrating Multiple Literacies With Curriculum as Inquiry Overview: Kathryn Chupman Carr -- Glossary -- References -- About the Authors -- Author Index -- Subject Index.