Teaching Culturally Sustaining and Inclusive Young Adult Literature Critical Perspectives and Conversations

In this book, Rodríguez uses theories of critical literacy and culturally responsive teaching to argue that our schools, and our culture, need sustaining and inclusive young adult (YA) literature/s to meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse readers and all students.

About the author

R. Joseph Rodríguez is Assistant Professor of Literacy, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education in the Kremen School of Education and Human Development at California State University, Fresno, USA.

Summary

In this book, Rodríguez uses theories of critical literacy and culturally responsive teaching to argue that our schools, and our culture, need sustaining and inclusive young adult (YA) literature/s to meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse readers and all students.

Product details

• Authors: R. Joseph Rodriguez, R. Joseph (California State University Rodriguez, R. Joseph Rodríguez, Rodriguez
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 31.07.2018
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries
• EAN: 9781138298583
• ISBN: 978-1-138-29858-3
• Pages: 244
• Series: Language, Culture, and Teaching Series; Language, Culture, and Teaching Series
• Subjects: EDUCATION / General, English, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Literacy, Secondary Schools, La Frontera, Animal Kingdom, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: English Literature, Multicultural education, Educational: First / native language: Literature studies, La Llorona, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Reading & Phonics, critical pedagogy, Chihuahuan Desert, YA literature, hero’s journey, adolescent identity formation, American Library Association, Piedras Negras, Tucson Unified School District, Critical Literacy Curriculum, gender studies in literature, secondary English instruction, Young People’s Literature, inclusive curriculum development for diverse youth, literacy theory application, Mexican WhiteBoy, Mesquite Tree, Youth Lens, Tucson High School, Ya Literary Character, Ya Narrative, el pollo loco, Inclusive Young Adult Literature, Matt De La, Scribal Identity