I love this quote on p. 45: “To involve children in critical conversations about the books they read or about the world they live in, the teacher has to be a critical observer of the word and the world as well…She has to want to weave political ideas into an already overflowing literacy agenda and [...]
Archive for October, 2005
Consciousness & Conversations
Posted in Uncategorized on October 31, 2005 | 2 Comments »
Television for A Better World
Posted in Uncategorized on October 29, 2005 | 1 Comment »
Reflection on:
Bomer, R., & Bomer, K. (2001). For a better world: Reading and writing for social action. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
I’m a little jealous after reading Deb’s posting on For a Better World. When I read things like this it makes me want to get back into the classroom so that I can try it out. [...]
For a Better World discussion
Posted in Uncategorized on October 28, 2005 | 3 Comments »
This is Deb — I’m a new grad student in Language and Literacy this semester. I teach 9th graders and wanted to blog about a “critical lens” I used in class last week . We were reading an excerpt from “House on Mango Street,” and to preface our reading, I asked kids to talk about [...]
Writing Helping Young Katrina Survivors
Posted in Uncategorized on October 22, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Las Vegas SUN
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October 20, 2005
Writing Helping Young Katrina Survivors
By MARTHA IRVINE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
A high school senior, displaced by Hurricane Katrina, sits down to write about the journey that brought her from the chaotic shelter at the New Orleans Superdome to Tulsa, Okla., where she still feels lost and alone.
A college freshman whose family fled safely from [...]
Education Librarian-contact info
Posted in Uncategorized on October 20, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Janelle Hedstrom
Education Librarian
University of Texas Libraries
512) 495-4448
jhedstrom@austin.utexas.edu
Language gap grows: Studies: Schools face increased challenges
Posted in Uncategorized on October 13, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
The Arizona Republic ( October 12, 2005) reports on how with changing demographics , schools are facing a widening achievement gap between English language learners and those who “come to school speaking English”. Also, the article indicates that many ELL’s are attending schools that are under-performing and under-funded.
An excerpt from the article
Language gap grows
Studies: Schools [...]
Book Club Schedule
Posted in Uncategorized on October 4, 2005 | 3 Comments »
We thought it might be easier if we all responded to the book during the same week. We are set to read For a Better World: Reading and Writing for Social Action by Randy and Katherine Bomer. The best time to respond would be between Fri. October 28th through Fri. Nov. 4th. This way we [...]
Book Club Invite-No meeting time required!
Posted in Uncategorized on October 3, 2005 | 1 Comment »
Hey L&L doctoral students! Would anyone be interested in joining together here on our blog for discussion of some books / articles written by our professors? We could start with Randy and Katherine Bomer’s book, For a Better World: Reading and Writing for Social Action. We thought this might be a good opportunity for those [...]
Fantasia Barrino Reveals She’s Illiterate
Posted in Uncategorized on October 1, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
How does one get through the K-12 system and not learn to read? I also saw this on 20/20 last night. She has overcome a lot of hardships in her 21 years….and what a great voice….
