Students' Identities and Literacy Learning - 9781138423329

Taylor & Francis

This text examines theories of identity and elementary literacy practices, highlighting the influences of school and home contexts on students' identities as readers and writers. Data was collected from three sites where teachers implemented writing workshops. > Educators will find in this book an opportunity to examine the multiple, dynamic identities of the students they instruct and to consider the ways in which all teachers and students are shaped by their social and cultural settings. The volume is the first to examine theories of identity and elementary literacy practices by presenting data in a teacher-friendly format. The chapters highlight the influences of school and, to some extent, home contexts on students' identities as readers and writers, and give numerous implications for practice.\nMcCarthey collected data from three sites in which teachers implemented writing workshop and literature-based instruction in grades 3-6. This book focuses on the students in these site.