You Gotta Reach 'Em

"An African American Teacher"s Multiple Literacies Approach

Bibliographic Data

ID4256341
AuthorsCynthia Hansberry Williams (Vanderbilt University, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume45
Issue4
Pages346-351
Publication date2006-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTheory Into Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0040-5841 • E-ISSN: 1527-2532
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1207/s15430421tip4504_8
OpenAlexW2053569006
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited15

Teachers who utilize a multiple literacies approach to language instruction provide opportunities for students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to become more successful learners. A multiple literacies approach fosters an atmosphere of participation that allows students to tap into the language resources and cultural knowledge of their home communities and engage in meaningful learning. Equally important, a multiple literacies instructional approach helps students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, such as African American Language speakers, acquire standard language without sacrificing their identities

African american · Language acquisition · Literacy · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Sociology · Education Systems and Policy · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development

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