Literacy for All
An equity-conscious, culturally sustaining approach to literacy education.
Every student comes to the classroom with unique funds of knowledge in addition to unique needs. How can teachers celebrate and draw upon the valuable literacies each child already possesses to engage them more effectively in school literacy practices?
In Literacy for All, Shawna Coppola shows how a literacy pedagogy founded on anti-oppressive principles can transform the experiences of teachers and students alike. Using her framework, which highlights the social and cultural aspects of literacy, teachers can help students participate in literacy experiences that illuminate their individual strengths.
Coppola’s book, an ideal introduction for equity-conscious literacy educators, shows how to design instructional and assessment practices that reflect both the cognitive processes and the social practices inherent in learning to read and write.
Shawna Coppola, MA, a former classroom teacher and literacy specialist, is an active school consultant, a community leader, and a faculty member in the Learning Through Teaching program at the Literacy Institutes of the University of New Hampshire. She lives in Madbury, New Hampshire.