Critical Literacy in the Early Childhood Classroom: Unpacking Histories, Unlearning Privilege

by Candace R. Kuby

Book Overview

Using narrative inquiry, this book shares the author's transformative journey as a literacy teacher and researcher examining her experience as a White, middle-class female. The author argues that it is not enough for teachers to implement curricula and pedagogical strategies designed to foster inclusiveness. Instead, teachers must look inward, questioning their personal histories, biases, and beliefs to develop better self-awareness. In this book,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807754692
• ISBN13: 9780807754696
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.2" x 9.0"