Critical Literacy in the Early Childhood Classroom
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pre-K and elementary teacher personal histories
reflective exercises for pre- and inservice teachers
teaching critical literacy in early childhood classrooms
white teachers and diverse elementary school students
white teachers in multicultural classrooms
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- ISBN 9780807754696
- Weight: 231g
- Dimensions: 157 x 228mm
- Publication Date: 04 Nov 2013
- Publisher: Teachers' College Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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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.
The book discusses five key questions:
- Witnessing: What Do You Do With What You See and Know?
- 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.
Candace R. Kuby is an assistant professor of early childhood education at the University of Missouri.
