Centering Culture IN READING: The power of culturally sustaining early literacy pedagogies.

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Title:	Centering Culture IN READING: The power of culturally sustaining early literacy pedagogies.
Authors:	Peele, Roderick misterpeele@gmail.com, Nash, Kindel Turner¹ nashkt@appstate.edu
Source:	Literacy Today (2411-7862). Apr-Jun2026, Vol. 44 Issue 1, p20-21. 2p.
Subject Terms:	Cultural identity, Emergent literacy, Language awareness, Early childhood education, Literacy, Culturally relevant education, Literacy education, Cultural literacy
Abstract:	The article describes how culturally sustaining early literacy pedagogy supports reading development by centering students' cultural identities, languages, and lived experiences. Topics include culturally sustaining literacy practices in early education, integrating students' cultural and linguistic knowledge into reading development, and the Cultural Sustenance View of Reading as a framework for linking cognition and culture.
Database:	Education Research Complete

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Abstract:	The article describes how culturally sustaining early literacy pedagogy supports reading development by centering students' cultural identities, languages, and lived experiences. Topics include culturally sustaining literacy practices in early education, integrating students' cultural and linguistic knowledge into reading development, and the Cultural Sustenance View of Reading as a framework for linking cognition and culture.
ISSN:	24117862