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Resources For nearly two thousand years readers have been comprehending prose in the form of hand-held, bound books. What are the opportunity costs of comprehending prose in this form? Prior to… Read More »
Dr. Lensmire is a Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Minnesota, where he teachers courses in literacy, critical pedagogy, and race. His early work… Read More »
This presentation is about the stories people tell themselves in order to cope with the stress of high-stakes test. The people in this case are preservice teachers. The test, teacher… Read More »
Rescheduled for Wednesday, February 20. Research has shown the benefits of peer interaction to scaffold learning in relation to disciplinary literacies. I extend the knowledge of these studies and examine… Read More »
From Community Control to Semilingualism: The Ideological Architecture of Whiteness as Property in Bilingual Education Policy Nelson Flores received his Ph.D. in Urban Education from the Graduate Center of the… Read More »
Dialogic discourse emphasizes making meaning through discussion and stands in contrast to Initiation-Response-Evaluation interactions common in classrooms. This form of discourse is a desired medium through which students can develop… Read More »
It is entirely possible to live abroad in a country where we hardly speak the language and not improve in fluency at all. Even in regard to language-oriented programs, the… Read More »
Despite the increasing emphasis in multicultural/bilingual education and critical literacy pedagogies, little is still known about how literacy teachers can open discussions about race and gender with young children, especially… Read More »
Global literature offers the potential of opening children’s and teachers’ minds to multiple ways of living in the world and to intercultural understanding. Asking readers to read outside their comfort… Read More »
Italian Americans are only beginning to study their cultural heritage. Part presentation, part poetry reading, Janine Certo’s talk will focus on her ongoing project, “In Years of Wine and Steel,”… Read More »
