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Bridging Literacies

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Bridging Literacies with Videogames

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The concept of bridging literate practices is deeply rooted in foundational principles of education. Dewey believed that relevant teaching incorporates what students do outside the classroom and that “learning and thinking should emerge from the lives of students” (Simpson, 2006, p. 93).

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  1. Sandra Schamroth Abrams
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  2. Hannah R. Gerber
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  1. Sam Houston State University, Texas, USA

    Hannah R. Gerber

  2. St. John’s University, New York, USA

    Sandra Schamroth Abrams

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Abrams, S.S., Gerber, H.R. (2014). Bridging Literacies. In: Gerber, H.R., Abrams, S.S. (eds) Bridging Literacies with Videogames. Gaming Ecologies and Pedagogies Series. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-668-4_1

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