Culturally Relevant Reading for Equitable Summer Education of Underserved Students in Elementary and Middle Schools

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Abstract

From an educational equity perspective, all students need to have appropriate learning opportunities that are close to their own cultural contexts. Based on the transformative social-emotional learning (SEL) framework, this mixed-methods study explored how culturally relevant reading experiences can be longitudinally linked with underserved students’ social-emotional and academic development. Specifically, this study explored changes in students’ reading skills across multiple years of involvement with a culturally relevant summer reading program at Freedom Schools. The findings of this study shed light on the impact of culturally relevant reading experiences on students’ potential learning outcomes across multiple years.

Authors

• Cheyeon Ha, Yale University
  Presenting Author

• Alysia D. Roehrig, Florida State University
  Non-Presenting Author

• Jeannine E. Turner, Florida State University
  Non-Presenting Author

• Beth Michelle Phillips, Florida State University
  Non-Presenting Author

• Lindsay Dennis, Florida State University
  Non-Presenting Author