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Engaging Learners with Culturally Sustaining Disciplinary Literacy - Softcover

Williams, Jenelle; Savitz, Rachelle

 
9798895570999: Engaging Learners with Culturally Sustaining Disciplinary Literacy

Synopsis

This book is an accessible, research-backed guidebook for teaching culturally sustaining disciplinary literacy (CSDL) in the classroom.

Too often, disciplinary literacy and equity-focused instruction are treated as separate endeavors, leaving teachers unsure how to integrate rigorous content learning with practices that honor students’ diverse identities. Many educators want to make their instruction more inclusive but lack models that show what this looks like across subjects. In Engaging Learners with Culturally Sustaining Disciplinary Literacy, Jenelle E. Williams and Rachelle S. Savitz provide a new, proven framework designed to equip teachers to engage students in rigorous literacy practices through authentic disciplinary learning while affirming who students are and what they need to thrive.

Reading this book will teach you how to:

  • Support student motivation, voice, and agency while meeting curricular goals
  • Combine literacy, content learning, and cultural relevance in the classroom
  • Build learning environments where students’ cultural and linguistic identities are recognized as assets for learning 
     

Within these pages, readers will find concrete tools―such as layered text sets, discussion protocols, and authentic assessment approaches―that empower teachers to create effective learning environments.

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About the Author

Jenelle E. Williams is a literacy consultant within the Leadership and Continuous Improvement unit at Oakland Schools in Oakland County, Michigan. Rachelle S. Savitz is an associate professor of literacy at East Carolina University.

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