Bridging literacy and equity
Subtitle: the essential guide to social equity teaching
By: Althier M. Lazar, Patricia A. Edwards, Gwendolyn Thompson McMillon ; Foreword by Geneva Gay
Contributors: Edwards, Patricia A. (Patricia Ann), 1949- author; McMillon, Gwendolyn Thompson, author
Series: Language and literacy series
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9780807753477; 9780807753484
Subjects: Education; Children with social disabilities; Multicultural education; Language arts
Description: Identifies six key dimensions of social equity teaching that can help teachers see their students' potential and create conditions that will support their literacy development. Serving students well depends on understanding relationships between race, class, culture, and literacy; the complexity and significance of culture; and the culturally situated nature of literacy. It also requires knowledge of culturally responsive practices, such as collaboration with and learning from caregivers, using cultural referents, enacting critical and transformative literacy practices, and seeing the capacities of English language learners and children who speak African American language.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.