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1 online resource (212 pages) |
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Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: A Continued Era of Language Discrimination; 2 A Framework for Critical Social Justice Literacy in Urban Elementary Schools; 3 Reauthorizing Excellence in Literacy Teaching for African American Learners; 4 Harambee!; 5 Beyond Basic Instruction; 6 Affirming the Identities of English Learners through Purposeful, Project-Based Literacy Instruction; 7 Using Critical Pedagogies for Increasing English Language Learners' Reading and Writing Achievement; 8 How Does Your Garden Grow?; 9 Culturally Relevant Texts and Urban English Language Learners |
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10 Moving beyond Apartheid Schooling and "Adequate Education"11 "Started from the Bottom Now We Here"; 12 Teaching with Technology; 13 Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for Differentiation via Instructional Technology; 14 Professional Development and Classroom Resources for the Urban Elementary Literacy Educator; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors |
| Summary |
Culturally Affirming Literacy Practices for Urban Elementary Students 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 among African American and Hispanic/Latino(a) students. This text extends the conversation for culturally affirming pedagogy by showcasing successful models for teaching reading and writing to urban students through a di |
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Print version record |
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Language arts (Elementary) -- United States
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City children -- Education (Elementary) -- United States
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Culturally relevant pedagogy -- United States
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Culturally relevant pedagogy.
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Language arts (Elementary)
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United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Purdum-Cassidy, Barbara
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| ISBN |
9781475826449 |
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1475826443 |
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