Jones, Stephanie,

Girls, social class, and literacy : what teachers can do to make a difference / Stephanie Jones ; foreword by Randy Bomer. - xvi, 176 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-170) and index.

Where are we from? a look into ourselves -- Where are our students from? a look into St. Francis -- Poverty : living lives on the margins -- Taboo no more : validating lives on the margins -- Silence louder than drums : personal and public consequences -- Breaking the silence : critical literacy -- Critical literacy : a frame for thinking, planning, and enacting -- Relationships outside school : mothers, daughters, and critical classroom conversations -- Relationships inside school : teacher as potential threat -- Critical literacy in the reading workshop : deconstructing/reconstructing Henry and Mudge -- Critical literacy in the writing workshop : reconstruction and social action -- Windows of opportunity : critical work in school and society.

032500840X 9780325008400

2006020001


Educational sociology--United States--Case studies
Girls--Education--United States--Case studies
Education, Urban--United States--Case studies
Critical pedagogy--United States--Case studies

LC191 / .J665 2006

371.822