Description
Book SynopsisThis collection of essays reflects the desire and determination guiding many practitioners and researchers as they work together in more meaningful, relevant ways for literacy. It presents three series of dialogues in which a scholar works with a practitioner, or community leader, on a struggle toward teaching, learning, and literacy.
Table of ContentsForeword Chapter One: Listening, Storytelling, and Literacy Chapter Two: Improving Family Child Care: Navigating a Rugged Landscape of Concerns, Expectations, and Needs Chapter Three: “‘You’re doing the best with what you have.’ ‘No, we do with what we don’t have.’” Chapter Four: Listening: A Channel for Critical Literacy Chapter Five: Demands of Official Portraits Chapter Six: Encountering New Demands—Composing Non-official Portrait Chapter Seven: Acting Upon, With, and For Literacy Chapter Eight: Literacy from a Native Vantage Point Chapter Nine: The Laguna History and Culture Class Chapter Ten: Reclaiming the Laguna Worldview Chapter Eleven: Laguna Cultural Literacy Chapter Twelve: A Gift at a Most Opportune Time
