50 Literacy Strategies for Culturally Responsive Teaching, K-8 - by Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt & Wen Ma (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p><strong><em>Make literacy meaningful in your classroom for students of all cultures!</em></strong> <br/> <br/> Field-tested for K-8 teachers, this book introduces students to the cultural diversity in their own classroom communities through a wealth of teaching and learning strategies. This resource celebrates awareness of individual, ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and economic diversity, and addresses all aspects of studies within the context of culturally responsive teaching. Strategies, easily adapted to the learner's level, are linked to six major themes: </p> <ul> <li>Classroom community</li> <li>Home, community, and nation</li> <li>Multicultural literature events</li> <li>Critical media literacy</li> <li>Global perspectives and literacy development</li> <li>Inquiry learning and literacy learning</li> </ul><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong><em>Make literacy meaningful in your classroom for students of all cultures!</em></strong> <br/> <br/> Field-tested for K-8 teachers, this book introduces students to the cultural diversity in their own classroom communities through a wealth of teaching and learning strategies. This resource celebrates awareness of individual, ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and economic diversity, and addresses all aspects of studies within the context of culturally responsive teaching. Strategies, easily adapted to the learner's level, are linked to six major themes: </p> <ul> <li>Classroom community</li> <li>Home, community, and nation</li> <li>Multicultural literature events</li> <li>Critical media literacy</li> <li>Global perspectives and literacy development</li> <li>Inquiry learning and literacy learning</li> </ul><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><em>The authors make an important point: Developing greater awareness of our diversity can be used in powerful ways to engage students and increase achievement. Moreover, they show you how to do this with very simple strategies. This is a wonderful book for all of us committed to developing culturally responsive classrooms.</em>--Donald J. Leu, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Psychology (11/30/2005 12:00:00 AM)<br><br><em>The authors of</em> <strong>Culturally Responsive Teaching: 50 Literacy Strategies</strong> <em>provide practical approaches to literacy instruction that are desperately warranted. They offer a prescription for using strategies, selecting text, making home-school connections, and building learning communities aimed at benefiting all students. In short, this is a text that is long overdue.</em>--Alfred W. Tatum, Assistant Professor (5/1/2005 12:00:00 AM)<br><br><em>While there are many books on culturally responsive teaching, this one provides a fresh view from a different perspective and I recommend it for all who want to broaden their knowledge of working with culturally diverse families and children.</em>--Patricia A. Edwards, Professor of Literacy (11/14/2005 12:00:00 AM)<br>
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