This book recognizes nonfiction text as a staple part of the literacy curriculum and advocates that educators include it in their daily practices. It offers innovative ideas on how these texts can be used to nurture literacy acquisition, growth, and fluency in and out of the classroom.
This article details how four literacy educators used the concept of remixing to transform the writing classroom. We share composite student portraits that illustrate real instructional encounters from our collective teaching experiences. Alongside structured activities, personal reflections and practical guidance, w...
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This book acknowledges the existence of high quality nonfiction children’s literature that may serve as a basis for conversation about civic engagements and our roles as global citizens. It touches on our social history, and offers ideas for how educators might be able to engage readers in healthy and useful dialogues...
This book elucidates how technology has impacted the discourse and practices of higher education. Dowd situates current educational movements centered on new technologies, such as the Do It Yourself (DIY) movement, within broader ideological concepts concerned with education, progress, technology, and work. Knowledge o...
A student recalls a childhood spelling bee and engages with blues improvisation, Wolof orality, and Black vernacular literature to investigate how institutional literacy privileges correctness over meaning. This writer calls for classrooms to recognize language as a lived, cultural practice rather than a fixed standard...
