• Chapters examine literacy from early childhood to adolescence through a range of cutting-edge frameworks and theories, including critical literacy, providing readers with a developmental understanding of literate identities across K-12 schooling • Demonstrates how theory can drive research questions and literacy research • Brings together top scholars including Cathy Compton-Lilly, Allison Skerrett, Bobbie Kabuto, Tisha Lewis Ellison, and more

• Chapters examine literacy from early childhood to adolescence through a range of cutting-edge frameworks and theories, including critical literacy, providing readers with a developmental understanding of literate identities across K-12 schooling • Demonstrates how theory can drive research questions and literacy research • Brings together top scholars including Cathy Compton-Lilly, Allison Skerrett, Bobbie Kabuto, Tisha Lewis Ellison, and more