Timely, thoughtful, and comprehensive, this text directly supports
pre-service and in-service teachers in developing curriculum and
instruction that both addresses and exceeds the requirements of English
language arts standards. It demonstrates how the Common Core State
Standards as well as other local and national standards' highest and
best intentions for student success can be implemented from a critical,
culturally relevant perspective firmly grounded in current literacy
learning theory and research.
The third edition frames ELA instruction around adopting a justice,
inquiry, and action approach that supports students in their schools and
community contexts. Offering new ways to respond to current issues and
events, the text provides specific examples of teachers employing the
justice, inquiry, and action curriculum framework to promote critical
engagement and learning. Chapters cover common problems and challenges,
alternative models, and theories of language arts teaching. The
framework, knowledge, and guidance in this book shows how ELA standards
can not only be addressed but also surpassed through engaging
instruction to foster truly diverse and inclusive classrooms.
The third edition provides new material on:
adopting a justice, inquiry, and action approach to enhance student
engagement and critical thinking
planning instruction to effectively implement standards in the classroom
teaching literary and informational texts, with a focus on authors of
color
integrating drama activities into literature
teaching informational, explanatory, argumentative, and narrative
writing
supporting bilingual/ELL students
using digital tools and apps to respond to and create digital texts
addressing how larger contextual and political factors shape instruction
fostering preservice teacher development
