School's Out

by Hull, Glynda A.; Schultz, Katherine

• ISBN13: 9780807741900
• ISBN10: 0807741906
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: Teachers College Pr

Summary

This timely book uses research on literacy outside of school to challenge how we think about literacy inside of school. Bringing together highly respected literacy researchers, this volume bridges the divide in the literature between formal education and the many informal settings -- such as homes, community organizations, and after-school programs -- in which literacy learning flourishes. To help link research findings with teaching practices, each chapter includes a response from classroom teachers (K-12) and literacy educators. This book's unique blending of perspectives will have a profound effect on how literacy will be taught in school.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Shirley Brice Heath
Introduction: Negotiating the Boundaries Between School and Non-School Literacies	1	(10)
Glynda Hull
Katherine Schultz
PART I: FRAMING THE ISSUES
Locating Literacy Theory in Out-of-School Contexts	11	(21)
Katherine Schultz
Glynda Hull
Connecting Schools with Out-of-School Worlds: Insights from Recent Research on Literacy in Non-School Settings	32	(29)
Glynda Hull
Katherine Schultz
PART II: LITERACY AT HOME AND IN THE COMMUNITY
Literate at Home but Not at School: A Cambodian Girl's Journey from Playwright to Struggling Writer	61	(35)
Ellen Skilton-Sylvester
Verda Delp Responds	91	(2)
Marci Resnick Responds	93	(3)
Writing on the Margins: The Spiritual and Autobiographical Discourse of Two Mexicanas in Chicago	96	(35)
Juan C. Guerra
Marcia Farr
Julia Menard-Warwick Responds	124	(2)
Cris Gutierrez Responds	126	(5)
PART III: LITERACY IN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Struggle: A Literate Practice Supporting Life-Project Planning	131	(38)
Elenore Long
Wayne C. Peck
Joyce A. Baskins
Marsha Pincus Responds	162	(2)
Marty Williams Responds	164	(5)
Community Supports for Writing Development Among Urban African American Children	169	(34)
Gillian Dowley McNamee
Sarah Sivright
Diane Waff Responds	198	(2)
Leif Gustavson Responds	200	(3)
Contact Zones made Real	203	(38)
Ellen Cushman
Chalon Emmons
Porfirio M. Loeza Responds	233	(3)
Sarah Jewett Responds	236	(5)
PART IV: REALITIES AND POSSIBILITIES IN THE COMMUNITY
Got Some Time, Got a Place, Got the Word: Collaborating for Literacy Learning and Youth Development	241	(22)
Elyse Eidman-Aadahl
Mollie Blackburn Responds	261	(2)
About the Authors	263	(5)
Index	268