Community Literacy in Elementary Classrooms builds on the concepts of culturally responsive teaching by focusing on the school's community in meaningful and empowering literacy learning opportunities for elementary students. Through reflective writing exercises and a variety of practical applications, readers will learn how to create literacy lessons that center and celebrate their students' families, cultures, and local communities.
As teachers become increasingly required to focus solely on skill development, this book offers important information on how to create meaningful reading lessons that and immerse students in cultural knowledge and civic engagement. Teachers will be empowered to reimagine their reading curriculum so that they can teach content and skills while honoring and elevating their students' cultural wealth and community experiences in ways that move students' thinking into realms of critical and analytical action.