Culture, Literacy, and Learning Taking Bloom in the Midst of the Whirlwind

Name: Culture, Literacy, and Learning Taking Bloom in the Midst of the Whirlwind
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ISBN: 9780807747483

ISBN-10: 0807747483

ISBN-13: 9780807747483

Edition: 2007

Authors: Carol D. Lee, James A. Banks, James A. Banks

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How can educators improve the literacy skills of students in a historically underachieving urban high school? In this timely book, the author draws on her experience as a participant observer to provide a unique, insider's view to both designing and implementing a culturally responsive approach to improve learning and teaching in a specific subject area. The Cultural Modeling Project, which she presents here, drew on competencies students already had in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) discourse and hip hop culture to tackle complex problems in the study of literature. Using vivid descriptions from real classrooms, she describes how AAVE supported student learning and reasoning;…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Publication date: 6/14/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 6.15" wide x 8.91" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Series Foreword



Foreword



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction: Conceptualizing Learning as Cultural Processes



The Culture of Everyday Practices and Their Implications for Learning in School


Understanding Cultural Displays in the Service of Discipline-Based Learning


A Lens for Understanding the Role of Perceptions in Influencing Actions



Modeling as a Multidimensional Cultural Space


Leveraging Everyday Knowledge


Pedagogical Knowledge of Academic Disciplines



Modeling with Cultural Data Sets


Cultural Modeling of Symbolism


Range of Reasoning Scaffolded Through Cultural Data Sets


Conclusion



When and Where I Enter: African American English as a Resource for Instructional Discourse


African American English and Instructional Discourse


Who Is That Woman? Literary Reasoning in African American English


Instructional Talk Based on African American English Norms as Improvisation


Preacherly Style and Sermonic Tone



Cultural Modeling and the Demands of Teacher Knowledge


Relationships Between Content Knowledge and Pedagogical Content Knowledge


Pedagogical Content Knowledge


Identity and Development as Links Between Content Knowledge and Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Practice



Understanding Teacher Knowledge and Commitment in Practice


On Being Explicit in Teaching Complex Reasoning


Maximizing Participation


Culturally Responsive, Subject Matter-Specific Guided Participation


Distinguishing Problems of Representation


Conclusions



Documenting Student Learning: Challenges and Opportunities


How Well Can These Kids Read?


Engagement in Literary Reasoning


What a Difference a Second Reading Makes!


Conclusion



Blooming in the Midst of the Whirlwind


Notes


References


Index


About the Author