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Pokémon GO : Implications for Literacy in the Classroom
Author(s) -
Howell Emily
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the reading teacher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.642
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1936-2714
pISSN - 0034-0561
DOI - 10.1002/trtr.1565
Subject(s) - literacy , multimodality , psychology , mathematics education , pedagogy , literacy education , teaching method , information literacy , reading (process) , primary education , linguistics , philosophy
This teaching tip gives teachers practical applications of the game Pokémon GO for literacy teaching and learning. The author discusses applications of the game for teaching multimodality in upper elementary‐school classrooms. The author situates these applications in relevant theoretical perspectives as well as current literacy research.