Introduction

Literacy in 3D brings together an authoritativecollection of essays by academics, policymakers andeducators from across Australia, each drawing on BillGreen's influential '3D' model of the cultural, criticaland operational dimensions involved in literacy,pedagogy and practice. The book is divided into threesections, which cover the model in theory, the modelin practice, and extending the model.Literacy in 3D presents a core framework forcurriculum and pedagogy design, within the NewLiteracy Studies tradition. An up-to-date accountof a long-established, overtly dynamic model, thisimportant volume explores and engages with itsintegrated perspectives to emphasise contemporaryliteracy dimensions and their interplay. It is a timelyand richly informed resource for all literacy educators,researchers and practitioners, including teachereducators and those working in policy at various levels.