Review

Hidden Worlds: young children learning literacy in multicultural contexts

by Clare Kelly (Trentham Books, 18.99, ISBN 9781858564593)

Hidden Worlds tracks the journey to becoming literate of six children from different cultural backgrounds at the same nursery. Some succeeded, others struggled; Kelly examines why. She challenges assumptions about children's experiences and literacy learning in families, and suggests ways practitioners can support children.

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