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In Identity-Affirming Literacies in Schools, Chantal Francois and Jen McLaughlin Cahill combine their teaching, leadership, and research at Pearl Street Collaborative School in New York City to provide an intimate portrayal of what it means to strive toward a humanizing literacy pedagogy.

This book weaves the thread from the schoolâs dreams about humanizing literacy to the everyday work that extended and nurtured those dreams. By elevating urban studentsâ and teachersâ unique, diverse, but often devalued voices, this book describes how the schoolâs collaborative and equity-oriented professional culture informed asset-based dispositions and instructional practices through a relationship-oriented independent reading program; robust engagement with diverse texts, including intersectional, young adult, LGBTQ+ literature; opportunities to foster empathy; rich, text-based discussions; and teacher-designed authentic literacy assessments. This book explores opportunities for st

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 2/11/2025
      ISBN13: 9781032675329, 978-1032675329
      ISBN10: 1032675322
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      Book Synopsis

      In Identity-Affirming Literacies in Schools, Chantal Francois and Jen McLaughlin Cahill combine their teaching, leadership, and research at Pearl Street Collaborative School in New York City to provide an intimate portrayal of what it means to strive toward a humanizing literacy pedagogy.

      This book weaves the thread from the schoolâs dreams about humanizing literacy to the everyday work that extended and nurtured those dreams. By elevating urban studentsâ and teachersâ unique, diverse, but often devalued voices, this book describes how the schoolâs collaborative and equity-oriented professional culture informed asset-based dispositions and instructional practices through a relationship-oriented independent reading program; robust engagement with diverse texts, including intersectional, young adult, LGBTQ+ literature; opportunities to foster empathy; rich, text-based discussions; and teacher-designed authentic literacy assessments. This book explores opportunities for st

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