Affirming Black Students' Lives and Literacies: Bearing Witness

by Arlette Ingram Willis, Gwendolyn Thompson McMillon, Patriann Smith

Book Overview

Drawing on the authors' experiences as Black parents, researchers, teachers, and teacher educators, this timely book presents a multipronged approach to affirming Black lives and literacies. The authors believe change is needed--not within Black children, but in the way they are perceived and educated, particularly in reading, writing, and critical thinking across grade levels. To inform literacy teachers and school leaders, the authors provide...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807766984
• ISBN13: 9780807766989
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"