The vulnerable heart of literacy : centering trauma as powerful pedagogy /
As attention to trauma grows in schools, this book is about how elementary teachers can approach difficult experiences through the everyday instruction and interactions in their literacy classrooms-and do so in ways that honor children's lives and perspectives and cultivate a positive, engaged...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Teachers College Press,
[2019]
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| Series: | Language and literacy series (New York, N.Y.)
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| Summary: | As attention to trauma grows in schools, this book is about how elementary teachers can approach difficult experiences through the everyday instruction and interactions in their literacy classrooms-and do so in ways that honor children's lives and perspectives and cultivate a positive, engaged and connected classroom community. What happens when the far from easy stuff of life is acknowledged as always present in literacy classrooms and consciously made to matter in literacy curriculum and instructional practices? What does reciprocal testimony and witness look like in the classroom? How can teachers be the critical witnesses children deserve? The book takes readers into classrooms and literacies across genres to show what can unfold when teachers committed to compassionate, critical and relational practice focus on those questions. Weaving her own challenging experiences into chapters brimming with children's writing and voices, Dutro emphasizes that issues of power and privilege matter centrally to how attention to trauma positions children. The book includes questions and prompts for discussion, reflection and practice and describes pedagogies and strategies designed to provide opportunities for children to bring the varied experiences of life, including trauma, to their school literacies in positive, meaningful and supported ways. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 131 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-121) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780807763131 0807763136 9780807763124 0807763128 |