What do young children do with the literacies they have learned at school? This article reexamines traditional notions of literacy by documenting a second grade child's literacy practices in school and out-of-school contexts. Data collected included field notes, interviews, observations of school and out-of-school literacy practices, and artefacts…

For better or for worse the higher literacy has reached that community and thousands like it across Canada. With the exception of truly remote areas opportunities for raising the level of literacy, of information, and knowledge are becoming more and more accessible. (Author)