Connecting Equity, Literacy, and Language – Pathways Toward Advocacy–Focused Te…

Connecting Equity, Literacy, and LanguagePathways Toward Advocacy-Focused Teaching\nAuthor(s): Althier M. Lazar, Kaitlin K. Moran, Shoshanna Edwards-Alexander\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Teachers' College Press, United States\nImprint: Teachers' College Press\nISBN-13: 9780807768747, 978-0807768747\nSynopsis\nThis book shows literacy professionals how to develop the dispositions and actions associated with advocacy-focused teaching. While portraits of culturally conscious literacy teachers are now readily available, becoming such a teacher continues to be a challenge. Drawing from 60+ years of experience working with teacher candidates and teachers in the city of Philadelphia, the authors argue that becoming an advocacy-focused literacy teacher requires making moral commitments to students and developing professional competencies that fuse literacy, language, and equity studies. Recognizing that educators can be overwhelmed trying to match the realities they face daily with the th.