Change Is Gonna Come: Transforming Literacy Education for African American Students (Language and Literacy Series) (Language and Literacy (Hardcover))
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (593 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807750859 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 202 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Turner, associate professor, University of Maryland, College Park. Edwards, Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University and president of the International Reading Association 2010-2011; Gwendolyn Thompson Mcmillon, associate professor, Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan; and Jennifer D. Pa
Vicky said Five Stars. Excellent resource for people who want to do the real work of educating all students!
''Leaves the reader with knowledge, strategies, and the sense of urgency to challenge difference-as-deficit models, develop intercultural competence, and take action today to transform instruction for the benefit of every child.'' --Language Arts Magazine
The text addresses four major debates: the fight for access to literacy; supports and roadblocks to success; best practices, theories, and perspectives on teaching African American students; and the role of African American families in the literacy lives of their children. Fry Book Award from the Literacy Research Association.. In Change Is Gonna Come, the authors look back to go forward, providing specific practices that K-12 literacy educators can use to transform their schools. Throughout, the authors highlight the valuable lessons learned from the past and include real stori