Taking a close look at multimodal composing as an essential new literacy in schools, this volume draws from contextualized case studies across educational contexts to provide detailed portraits of teachers and students at work in classrooms.

Suzanne M. Miller is Chair, Department of Learning and Instruction, Graduate School of Education, University at Buffalo, State University of New York.

Mary McVee is Associate Professor, Literacy Studies and Director, Center for Literacy and Reading Instruction, University at Buffalo, State University of New York.

Preface. Acknowledgements 1. Multimodal Composing: The Essential 21st Century Literacy, Suzanne M. Miller and Mary B. McVee 2. The (Artful) Deception of Technology Integration and the Move Toward a New Literacies Mindset, Mary B. McVee, Nancy M. Bailey & Lynn E. Shanahan 3. Learning Video Grammar: A Multimodal Approach to Reading and Writing Video Texts, David L. Bruce 4. The Importance of a New Literacies Stance in Teaching English Language Arts, Nancy M. Bailey 5. "Being great for something": Composing Music Videos in a High School English Class, James Cercone 6. Engaging Literature Through Digital Video Composing: A Teacher's Journey to "Meaning that Matters," Monica Blondell & Suzanne M. Miller 7. Lessons in Multimodal Composition from a Fifth Grade Classroom, Lynn E. Shanahan 8. A Literacy Pedagogy for Multimodal Composing: Transforming Learning and Teaching, Suzanne M. Miller, Mary K. Thompson, Ann Marie Lauricella & Fenice B. Boyd (with Mary McVee) 9. Changing the Game: Teaching for Embodied Learning through Multimodal Composing, Suzanne M. Miller and Mary B. McVee. List of Contributors