“I Didn “I Didn’t Understand How P ’t Understand How Powerful This Could Be ful This Could Be”: The Syner ”: The Synergy of Arts-Enhanced Liter ts-Enhanced Literacy Instruction and Multicultur acy Instruction and Multicultural Liter al Literature in a Rural Classroom.
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| Title: | “I Didn “I Didn’t Understand How P ’t Understand How Powerful This Could Be ful This Could Be”: The Syner ”: The Synergy of Arts-Enhanced Liter ts-Enhanced Literacy Instruction and Multicultur acy Instruction and Multicultural Liter al Literature in a Rural Classroom. |
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| Authors: | Yang, Shuling1 syang9@umbc.edu, Ward, Natalia A.2 wardna1@etsu.edu |
| Source: | Reading Horizons. Aug2025, Vol. 64 Issue 2, p83-104. 22p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Culturally relevant education, *Cultural education, *Elementary education, *Teacher development, Literature |
| Abstract: | Guided by culturally sustaining pedagogy, this study examined how an elementary language arts teacher engaged with a yearlong project that focused on enhancing literacy instruction through the synergetic power of using multicultural children’s literature combined with arts. The case study conducted in a context with strict policy guidelines on literacy instruction demonstrated the teacher’s growing understanding of how to integrate multicultural children’s literature and arts in her instruction and powerful shifts in her view of students’ potential for empathy and engagement with complex social issues. The discussions of the books and creative artwork made by her students reshaped the teacher’s view of her students and her professional self. This study confirms that teachers can and do pursue culturally sustaining pedagogy–informed practices despite the restrictions of scripted literacy curricula and policy constraints on the topics of equity and diversity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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