Multicultural Issues in Literacy Research and Practice

✍ Scribed by Arlette Ingram Willis, Georgia Earnest Garcia, Rosalinda B. Barrera, Violet J. Harris

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 318
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This volume brings together researchers and participants from diverse groups, reflecting the different ways in which the field of multicultural literacies has been interpreted. A common theme across the chapters is attention to the ways in which elements of difference--race, ethnicity, gender, class, and language--create dynamic tensions that influence students' literacy experiences and achievement. The hope of the editors is that readers will build on the experiences and findings presented so that the field of multicultural literacies will have a greater impact of literacy research, policy, and practice.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Introduction: Giving Voice to Multicultural Literacy Research and Practice......Page 10
1 Finding Esmerelda’s Shoes: A Case Study of a Young Bilingual Child’s Responses to Literature......Page 20
2 Examining Children’s Biliteracy in the Classroom......Page 38
3 Headwoman’s Blues: Small Group Reading and the Interactions of Culture, Gender, and Ability......Page 58
4 Fostering Collaboration Between Home and School Through Curriculum Development: Perspectives of Three Appalachian Children......Page 78
5 Telling the People’s Stories: Literacy Practices and Processes in a Navajo Community School......Page 110
6 Multicultural Views of Literacy Learning and Teaching......Page 132
7 Spanish in Latino Picture Storybooks in English: Its Use and Textual Effects......Page 154
8 From the Mountain to the Mesa: Scaffolding Preservice Teachers’ Knowledge About the Cultural Contexts of Literacy......Page 176
9 English as a Second Language, Literacy Development in Mainstream Classrooms: Application of a Model for Effective Practice......Page 194
10 Assessing and Assisting Performance of Diverse Learners: A View of Responsive Teaching in Action......Page 212
11 The Implementation of a Multicultural Literacy Program in Fourth- and Fifth-Grade Classrooms......Page 232
12 Pitfalls and Potential: Multicultural Literature and Teacher Study Groups......Page 272
Afterword......Page 298
B......Page 306
E......Page 307
H......Page 308
M......Page 309
R......Page 310
T......Page 311
Z......Page 312
C......Page 314
I......Page 315
N......Page 316
S......Page 317
Z......Page 318