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Dooley, K. (2008). Multiliteracies and pedagogies of new learning for students of English as an additional language. In A. Healy (Ed.), //Multiliteracies and diversity in education// (pp. 102-125). South Melbourne, VIC: Oxford University Press.

Dooley’s chapter looks at planning multiliteracies projects in a multilingual classroom. The chapter focuses on difference and diversity and the impact these have on literacy learning and the connection to employing multiliteracies to cater for all learners.

Dooley’s text delves into the distinction between difference and diversity, and explores the meaning of each. Dooley suggests difference includes issues such as gender, race, ethnicity, disability/ability and socio-economic status. The author explains diversity as what we do with those differences in our practices and programs. This all leads on to using a multiliteracies approach in the classroom to promote an equitable literacy learning environment. / /