Pokémon GO: Implications for Literacy in the Classroom

Authors

Emily Howell, Iowa State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2017

Publication Title

The Reading Teacher

Publisher

International Literacy Association

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1002/trtr.1565

Abstract

This teaching tip gives teachers practical applications of the game Pokémon GO for literacy teaching and learning. The author discusses applications of the game for teaching multimodality in upper elementary-school classrooms. The author situates these applications in relevant theoretical perspectives as well as current literacy research.

Recommended Citation

Emily, H. (2017). Pokémon GO: Implications for Literacy in the Classroom. The Reading Teacher, 70( 6), 729– 732. doi: 10.1002/trtr.1565