Culture, Literacy, & Learning: Taking Bloom in the Midst of the Whirlwind

by Carol D. Lee

Book Overview

How can educators improve the literacy skills of students in historically underachieving urban high schools? In this timely book, the author offers a theoretical framework for the design of instruction that is both culturally responsive and subject-matter specific, rooted in examples of the implementation of the Cultural Modeling Project. Presented here, the Cultural Modeling Project draws on competencies students already have in African American...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807747483
• ISBN13: 9780807747483
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 8.9"