The Vulnerable Heart of Literacy: Centering Trauma as Powerful Pedagogy

by Elizabeth Dutro

Book Overview

What is trauma and what does it mean for the literacy curriculum? In this book, elementary teachers will learn how to approach difficult experiences through the everyday instruction and interactions in their classrooms. Readers will look inside classrooms and literacies across genres to see what can unfold when teachers are committed to compassionate, critical, and relational practice. Weaving her own challenging experiences into chapters brimming...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807763128
• ISBN13: 9780807763124
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 8.9"