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Addressing Diversity in Literacy Instruction

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Literacy Research, Practice and Evaluation

Series Editors: Evan Ortlieb and Earl H. Cheek, Jr.

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Literacy Research, Practice and Evaluation, Volume 8

Addressing Diversity in Literacy Instruction

BY

Evan Ortlieb

St. John’s University, New York, NY, USA

Earl H. Cheek, Jr.

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

United Kingdom – North America – Japan India – Malaysia – China

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Contents

Foreword

Addressing diversity in literacy instruction is a cornerstone to being an effective educator. Notions of diversity are ever-changing and expanding in the global contexts in which we teach. Equitable learning opportunities are created through seeing students as unique learners, primed to achieve through building on their prior knowledge, previous experiences, and ways of seeing the world. In re-envisioning diversity as an advantage in the classroom, we can position ourselves to learn from our students and view them as resources to the learning process. The global contexts that define classrooms and workplaces today demand more from teachers and as such, literacy leaders are needed more than ever.

To meet these evolving needs, this edited book showcases chapters on leveraging native languages towards English language proficiency. Moreover, other chapters provide multicultural perspectives on the sociocultural dynamics that comprise teaching English and grammar; literacy pedagogies for K-12 diverse learners are also discussed through a lens of building on students’ funds of knowledge. Some chapters provide a foundation for globally connected literacy instruction inclusive of selecting and using appropriate literature that depicts the diverse world in which we live; and finally other chapters highlight how culturally relevant pedagogical frameworks can address diversity in proactive and productive ways that optimize learning opportunities for all learners.

Evan Ortlieb

Editor Biographies

Evan Ortlieb is a Professor and Coordinator of the Literacy Program in the Department of Education Specialties at St. John’s University in New York City, USA. His expertise includes addressing literacy improvement, literacy teacher preparation, language diversity, and differentiated literacy instruction.

Earl H. Cheek, Jr. is the Patrick and Edwidge Olinde Endowed Professor Emeritus in the Department of Educational Theory, Policy, and Practice at Louisiana State University, USA. As a lifelong literacy leader, he has published widely across fields of content area reading, reading teacher education, diagnostic-perspective methods, and dyslexia.

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