Culturally affirming literacy practices for urban elementary students / edited by Lakia M. Scott and Barbara Purdum-Cassidy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Scott, Lakia, editor.

Purdum-Cassidy, Barbara, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language arts (Elementary)--United States.

Language arts (Elementary).

Culturally relevant pedagogy.

City children.

Education, Elementary.

United States.

City children--Education (Elementary)--United States.

Culturally relevant pedagogy--United States.

Physical Description:

xiv, 196 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]

Summary:

"The nation's demographic of public schools are more ethnically, racially, and linguistically diverse than ever before (Strauss, 2014). However, there are still educational policies and practices that call to question whether traditionally marginalized students receive an equitable education. This is demonstrated in national achievement trends, which highlight disproportionality ratings among minoritized student groups. Also when examining school discipline policies, expulsion ratings, special education services, and school choice movements, all seem to handicap educational opportunity for low-income Black and Brown students. As American schools become more and more diverse, it is imperative that the literacy practices used to teach young students of color reflect the nation's changing demographic. This book provides practical insights guided by conceptual and contextual knowledge in understanding how to teach urban African American and Hispanic/Latino(a) students by discussing issues associated with critical pedagogies, literacy, and culturally appropriate instructional strategies that have demonstrated success for traditionally marginalized student populations. This book examines culturally affirming literacy practices from three main components: (1) scholarship, (2) the field of practice, and (3) teacher education models. Each of these three are significant in understanding how to teach minoritized populations. As such, chapters have been organized into three main sections that address scholarship and research, trends in the field, and implications for teacher education models -- all in order to advance the literacy achievement of African American and Hispanic/Latino(a) students." -- Publisher's description

Contents:

Introduction : a continued era of language discrimination : implications for culturally affirming literacy practices in urban elementary schools / Lakia M. Scott

A framework for critical social justice literacy in urban elementary schools / Dana Stachowiak

Reauthorizing excellence in literacy teaching for African American learners / Melanie Acosta

Harambee!: successful, culturally centered literacy instruction for African American readers through the Children Defense Fund's freedom school model / Marcia Watson

Beyond basic instruction : effective civic literacy instruction in urban school settings / Barbara Purdum-Cassidy and Karon LeCompte

Affirming the identities of English learners through purposeful, project-based literacy instruction / Catherine Reischl and Debi Khasnabis

Using critical pedagogies for increasing English language learners' reading and writing achievement / Cherese Childers-McKee, Libra N. Boyd, and Corliss Brown Thompson

How does your garden grow? : using nature to bridge the language gap with young English learners / Elena King and Michelle Plaisance

Culturally relevant texts and urban English language learners / Jessica Meehan

Moving beyond Apartheid schooling and "adequate education" : empowering the minoritized through critical media literacy / Elena M. Venegas

"Started from the bottom now we here" : helping educators to empower urban students about their futures by liberating them from cultural past / Lakia M. Scott and Marcia Watson

Teaching with technology : apps and social media for the urban literacy classroom / Jason Trumble and Michael Mills

Preparing pre-service teachers for differentiation via instructional technology / Leanne Howell and Brent Merritt

Professional development and classroom resources for the urban elementary literacy educator / Sherry McElhannon and Jessica Rogers.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Culturally affirming literacy practices for urban elementary students

ISBN:

9781475826418

1475826419

9781475826425

1475826427

OCLC:

946160598