Category: cultural relevance

Integrating Social Justice Work Into Writing
cultural relevance · equity · social justice

Integrating Social Justice Work Into Writing

Shawnda Fukano2 Comments

I became a teacher to promote equity and social justice, but I'm not always sure what to do next for and with my students. The Social Justice Standards provide a roadmap for educators and integrate especially well with writing.

Getting to Know the Writers in Your Classroom- Part 2: Cultural and Social-Emotional Domains
cultural relevance · growth mindset · writing workshop

Getting to Know the Writers in Your Classroom- Part 2: Cultural and Social-Emotional Domains

Melanie Meehan2 Comments

Last week, I wrote about getting to know students by thinking about their academic knowledge and skills, as well as their use and understanding of language. This week, I shift and consider cultural and social-emotional aspects of students' identities.

cultural relevance · early childhood · Read Aloud · reading-writing connections · storytelling · writer identity

Fostering Authorship, Identity, and Agency in the Early Childhood Classroom Through Storytelling

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As the storytelling culture is developed in the classroom, children are likely to begin to see themselves as authors and to use their voices in braver ways to share their ideas and who they are with their peers.

Inviting Voices from the Community
COVID-19 · cultural relevance · current events · digital tools · digital writing · Distance Learning · EAL · guest blogger · literacy coaches · mentor texts · minilesson · struggling writers

Inviting Voices from the Community

Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski

As the 2020-2021 school year sets to start, we recognize that educators need each other more than ever. We need to hold onto our beliefs about the teaching of writing while becoming ever more flexible in our approaches. We need to grow in our understanding of Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy (as described in Gholdy… Continue reading Inviting Voices from the Community

Putting Away the Deficit Lens in Culturally Diverse Classrooms
cultural relevance · EAL

Putting Away the Deficit Lens in Culturally Diverse Classrooms

Marina Rodriguez3 Comments

All students have stories to share. All of them. Our challenge may be to undo what has been done to have students believe they have nothing of value to share.