Intersecting realities: A novice's attempts to use critical literacy to access her students' figured worlds.(Case study)

[...]while NAEP scores have improved modestly for students in the 4th grade over the past several years, students tested at the 8th or 10th grade years are exhibiting little or no progress (Carnegie Council on Advancing Adolescent Literacy, 2010). [...]we face a moral imperative to assist students i...

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Published in:Multicultural education (San Francisco, Calif.) Calif.), 2012-12, Vol.19 (2), p.18-18
Main Author: Saunders, Jane M
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Studies
Critical Literacy
Cultural Awareness
Cultural Differences
Cultural Pluralism
Culturally Relevant Education
Education
Education, Secondary
Educational Trends
English Teachers
Equal Education
High school students
Intercultural education
Language Arts
Literacy programs
Methods
Multicultural education
Novices
Practice
Preservice Teachers
Public Schools
Qualitative Research
Secondary education
Secondary School Teachers
Secondary schools
Social aspects
Social research
Student Diversity
Student Teachers
Students
Teacher Education
Teacher Educators
Teachers
Teaching
Teaching Methods
Urban Universities
Whites
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Summary:[...]while NAEP scores have improved modestly for students in the 4th grade over the past several years, students tested at the 8th or 10th grade years are exhibiting little or no progress (Carnegie Council on Advancing Adolescent Literacy, 2010). [...]we face a moral imperative to assist students in cultivating the development of literacy skills that will help them realize their full potential both in and out of schools.
ISSN:1068-3844