Culturally Affirming Literacy Practices for Urban Elementary Students. This item is unavailable.Culturally Affirming Literacy Practices for Urban Elementary Students

Culturally Affirming Literacy Practices for Urban Elementary Students provides practical insights guided by conceptual and contextual knowledge in understanding how to teach urban African American and Hispanic/Latino(a) students by discussing issues associated with critical pedagogies, literacy, and culturally appropriate instructional strategies that have demonstrated success among African American and Hispanic/Latino(a) students. This text extends the conversation for culturally affirming pedagogy by showcasing successful models for teaching reading and writing to urban students through a discussion of topics that foster culturally-inclusive instruction through critical pedagogy and inquiry-based learning.

Barbara Purdum-Cassidy, Ed.D., is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at Baylor University. She currently teaches elementary language arts methods to pre-service teachers and graduate coursework in advanced methods of teaching writing.