Victoria Purcell-Gates, University of British Columbia

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Education, Language and Literacy Professor Emeritus Vancouver, British Columbia victoria.purcell-gates@ubc.ca

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RESEARCH INVOLVES

Examining early literacy development in both community and pre-school environments and looking for similarities and differences in socioculturally rooted literacy practices, texts, functions, and values.

RESEARCH RELEVANCE

The research is contributing...


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Bio/Research

RESEARCH INVOLVES

Examining early literacy development in both community and pre-school environments and looking for similarities and differences in socioculturally rooted literacy practices, texts, functions, and values.

RESEARCH RELEVANCE

The research is contributing to the development of culturally meaningful teaching methods to increase levels of literacy development of children from poor and marginalized communities.


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