Exploring Literacy In Our Own Backyard: Increasing Teachers’ Understanding of Literacy Access through Community Mapping

Authors

Kathy R. Fox, University of North Carolina, WilmingtonFollow

Keywords

Access to literacy resources; Adolescent literacy; Literacy programs; Multicultural education; Service learning

Abstract

Teachers develop a greater understanding of children when they leave their classrooms and become learners in the community. This article describes a project involving both pre-service and in-service teachers as they practice action research at community sites, such as a local homeless center, and then use these authentic experiences to inform their teaching.

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