Critical Literacy in the Early Childhood Classroom - Unpacking Histories, Unlearning Privilege (Hardcover)

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: 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.

General

Imprint:	Teachers College Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Language & Literacy Series
Release date:	November 2013
First published:	October 2013
Authors:	Candace R. Kuby
Foreword by:	Vivian Vasquez
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-0-8077-5470-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Schools > Pre-school & kindergarten
LSN:	0-8077-5470-6
Barcode:	9780807754702

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