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Critical Literacy in the Early Childhood Classroom: Unpacking Histories, Unlearning Privilege (Language & Literacy Series) (Language and Literacy Series)
Candace R. Kuby
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Description for Critical Literacy in the Early Childhood Classroom: Unpacking Histories, Unlearning Privilege (Language & Literacy Series) (Language and Literacy Series)
Hardcover. Series: Language and Literacy Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JNFD; JNLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Using narrative inquiry, this book shares the author’s transformative journey as a literacy teacher/researcher examining her experience as a White, middle-class female. The author argues that it is not enough for teachers to implement curricula and pedagogical strategies designed to foster inclusiveness. Instead, teachers must look inward, questioning their personal histories, biases, and beliefs in order to develop better self-awareness. In this book, Kuby reflects on how her self-interrogation shaped her interactions with 5- and 6-year-olds and influenced her critical literacy teaching.
The book discusses five key questions:
This practical text includes a parent questionnaire, an example of a summer programme newsletter, and reflective exercises for pre- and in-service teachers. Show Less
Using narrative inquiry, this book shares the author’s transformative journey as a literacy teacher/researcher examining her experience as a White, middle-class female. The author argues that it is not enough for teachers to implement curricula and pedagogical strategies designed to foster inclusiveness. Instead, teachers must look inward, questioning their personal histories, biases, and beliefs in order to develop better self-awareness. In this book, Kuby reflects on how her self-interrogation shaped her interactions with 5- and 6-year-olds and influenced her critical literacy teaching.
The book discusses five key questions:
- Witnessing: What Do You Do With What You See and ... Read more
- Whiteness: How Was Curriculum Shaped by My Histories?
- What is a Negotiated Critical Literacy Inquiry?
- “We, Them, White, Black”: What Language Should Educators Use?
- Can Social Action be Embodied Over Time and Space?
This practical text includes a parent questionnaire, an example of a summer programme newsletter, and reflective exercises for pre- and in-service teachers. Show Less
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Teachers College Press
Condition
New
Series
Language and Literacy Series
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780807754702
SKU
V9780807754702
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