National Council of Teachers of English

Multimodal Literacies

A summary statement developed by the Multimodal Literacies Issue Management Team of the NCTE Executive Committee

Approved by the NCTE Executive Committee, November 2005

“Has there ever been a time when we have not been awash in a remarkable torrent of symbols and opportunities for reading and writing them?” (William Kist )

Declarations concerning the broadest definitions of multimodal literacies

Declarations concerning the unique capacities and challenges of digital forms

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