Drawing on Students' Worlds in the ELA Classroom: Toward Critical Engagement and Deep Learning

by Richard Beach

Book Overview

This book approaches English instruction through the lens of "fi gured worlds," which recognizes and spotlights how students are actively engaged in constructing their own school, peer group, extracurricular, and community worlds. Teachers' ability not only to engage with students' experiences and interests in and outside of school but also to build connections between students' worlds and their teaching is essential for promoting student agency,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032155582
• ISBN13: 9781032155586
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"