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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ948270
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-1521-0960
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Mapping Literacy, Mapping Lives: Teachers Exploring the Sociopolitical Context of Literacy and Learning
Ordonez-Jasis, Rosario; Jasis, Pablo
Multicultural Perspectives, v13 n4 p189-196 2011
In this article the authors explore a language and literacy community mapping project carried out by public school teachers in southern California. They chronicle the knowledge produced by teachers about the depth and diversity of language and literacy resources present in the neighborhoods surrounding their various urban school sites. (Contains 6 figures and 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Neighborhoods, Public School Teachers, Literacy, Community Characteristics, Literacy Education, Homeless People, Empathy, Second Languages, Community Resources, Program Descriptions, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Social Action, Letters (Correspondence)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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