Multicultural Issues in Literacy Research and Practice

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

• ISBN13: 9780805832402
• ISBN10: 0805832408
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-11-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

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

Preface	vii
Introduction: Giving Voice to Multicultural Literacy Research and Practice	1	(10)
Georgia Earnest Garcia
Finding Esmerelda's Shoes: A Case Study of a Young Bilingual Child's Responses to Literature	11	(18)
Eurydice Bouchereau Bauer
Examining Children's Biliteracy in the Classroom	29	(20)
Joel Dworin
Headwoman's Blues: Small Group Reading and the Interactions of Culture, Gender, and Ability	49	(20)
Shuaib J. Meacham
Fostering Collaboration Between Home and School Through Curriculum Development: Perspectives of Three Appalachian Children	69	(32)
Rosary Lalik
LaNette Dellinger
Richard Druggish
Telling the People's Stories: Literacy Practices and Processes in a Navajo Community School	101	(22)
Teresa L. McCarty
Galena Sells Dick
Multicultural Views of Literacy Learning and Teaching	123	(22)
Lee Gunderson
Jim Anderson
Spanish in Latino Picture Storybooks in English: Its Use and Textual Effects	145	(22)
Rosalinda B. Barrera
Ruth E. Quiroa
Rebeca Valdivia
From the Mountain to the Mesa: Scaffolding Preservice Teachers' Knowledge About the Cultural Contexts of Literacy	167	(18)
Sally M. Oran
English as a Second Language, Literacy Development in Mainstream Classrooms: Application of a Model for Effective Practice	185	(18)
Diane M. Truscott
Susan Watts-Taffe
Assessing and Assisting Performance of Diverse Learners: A View of Responsive Teaching in Action	203	(20)
Robert Rueda
Erminda Garcia
The Implementation of a Multicultural Literacy Program in Fourth- and Fifth-Grade Classrooms	223	(40)
Margaret A. Moore-Hart
Barbara J. Diamond
John R. Knapp
Pitfalls and Potential: Multicultural Literature and Teacher Study Groups	263	(26)
Frances A. Levin
Michael W. Smith
Dorothy S. Strickland
Afterword	289	(8)
Arlette Ingram Willis
Violet J. Harris
Author Index	297	(8)
Subject Index	305