Culturally Informed Literacy Instruction in the Elementary Classroom - A Framework for Telling Our Stories

This text introduces an original, scalable instructional framework called Telling Our Stories (TOS), an approach for supporting culturally informed literacy instruction in the elementary classroom.

List of contents

Acknowledgements Introduction: A Message to Our Readers Part I: Fundamentals of Telling Our Stories Chapter 1: The Conceptual Framework for Telling Our Stories Chapter 2: An Indepth Look at the Telling Our Stories Framework Part II. Telling Our Stories in Action: Case Studies and Implementation Chapter 3: Telling Our Stories in Primary Classrooms Chapter 4: TOS in Action in Intermediate Classrooms Part III. Look Back and Looking Forward Chapter 5: Reflections on the Journey Chapter 6: Moving Forward with TOS...Appendices Appendix A Professional Books on Writing Instruction Appendix B The Charrette Appendix C Classroom Vignettes for Four TOS Stages Appendix D Autobiography and Biography Questionnaire (Fifth Grade) Appendix E TOS Compare and Contrast T-chart About the Authors

About the author

Priscilla L. Griffith is an Emeritus Professor and former Endowed Chair at the University of Oklahoma, USA.
Jiening Ruan is a Professor of Reading and Literacy Education at the University of Oklahoma, USA.

Summary

This text introduces an original, scalable instructional framework called Telling Our Stories (TOS), an approach for supporting culturally informed literacy instruction in the elementary classroom.

Product details

• Authors: Priscilla Griffith, Priscilla L. Griffith, Priscilla L. (University of Oklahoma Griffith, Griffith Priscilla L., Jiening Ruan, Jiening (University of Oklahoma Ruan, Ruan Jiening
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.05.2023
• EAN: 9781032122496
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3212249-6
• No. of pages: 230
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Language Arts / General, EDUCATION / Aims & Objectives, Teaching skills and techniques, Moral and social purpose of education, Teaching skills & techniques, Teaching of a specific subject, Primary & middle schools, Educational: Languages other than English, Moral & social purpose of education, Primary and middle schools, Educational: Language, literature and literacy, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General, EDUCATION / Teaching / Methods & Strategies