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Learning from urban immigrant youth about academic literacie

Document Type

Book

Abstract

This book reports on a two-year long, qualitative literacy case study of the academic literacies of first and second-generation immigrant youth in an afterschool tutoring program in South Bronx, New York. Through transcripts of tutoring sessions, interview data, and youths' written work, each chapter highlights how youth interpreted and navigated various school assignments, and what resources and perspectives they brought to unpacking the meaning and significance of texts and disciplinary discourses. By focusing on the immigrant youth themselves, and not on the teaching that happens (or does not happen) inside classrooms, this volume provides a unique and much-needed vantage point to understanding the academic literacies and engagement of urban immigrant youth.

Publication Title

Learning from Urban Immigrant Youth About Academic Literacie

Publication Date

5-2018

First Page

1

Last Page

161

ISBN

9781351263351

DOI

10.4324/9781351263368

Keywords

case study. teacher educators, professional development

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