Identity-affirming literacies in schools / Chantal Francois and Jen McLaughlin Cahill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Francois, Chantal, author.

Cahill, Jen McLaughlin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reading (Secondary)--Social aspects.

Reading (Secondary).

Individualized reading instruction.

Identity (Psychology) in youth.

Youth--Books and reading.

Youth.

Physical Description:

xxv, 131 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2025.

Summary:

"In Cultivating Identity-Affirming Literacies and Relationships in Schools, Chantal Francois and Jen McLaughlin Cahill combine their teaching, leadership, and research at Pearl Street Collaborative School in New York City to provide an intimate portrayal of what it means to strive toward a humanizing literacy pedagogy. The book weaves the thread from the school's dreams about humanizing literacy to the everyday work that extended and nurtured those dreams. By elevating urban students' and teachers' unique, diverse, but often devalued voices, the book describes how the school's collaborative and equity-oriented professional culture informed asset-based dispositions and instructional practices through a relationship-oriented independent reading program; robust engagement with diverse texts, including intersectional, young adult, LGBTQ+ literature; opportunities to foster empathy; rich, text-based discussions; and teacher-designed authentic literacy assessments. This book explores opportunities for students to fluidly engage with their identities, knowledge about the world, the school community, and texts. Cultivating Identity-Affirming Literacies and Relationships in Schools will appeal to pre- and in-service educators, especially those considering secondary literacy education and social change, who may use this book for coursework or professional learning"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : writing our lived situation

Talking through a pedagogy of love : forging collective ideals for humanizing literacy

Getting into a reading relationship : independent reading as a community practice

Close to the heart : cultivating agency and connection with LGBTQ+ YA book clubs

Growing ideas together : text-based discussions as humanizing discourse

There's still more to do : authentic literacy assessments as demonstration and celebration.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Cahill, Jen McLaughlin. Cultivating identity-affirming literacies and relationships in schools

ISBN:

9781032675350

1032675357

9781032675329

1032675322

OCLC:

1455106431

Publisher Number:

90101359758