“Whose I Am Is Who I Am”: Identity, Subversive Thinking, and Literacy Leadership (Poster 41)

• In Event: Saturday Poster Sessions 7:45 am
  In Poster Session: Research in Reading and Literacy Poster Session 2

Abstract

The authors examined the preparation experience of Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist Credential (RLLC) program graduates from minoritized communities. This case study investigated how literacy leaders of color (LLOC) characterized their educational experience and examined how this preparation informed their understanding of, and ability to, subvert oppressive practices. Findings include the critical role of identity and the need to listen to and learn from equity-minded literacy leaders who draw upon their intersecting social identities and humanizing pedagogies to redefine, rewrite, and recreate.

Authors

• Laura Keisler, California State University - Fullerton

• Rosario M. Ordonez-Jasis, California State University - Fullerton

• Madeleine Mejia, California State University - Fullerton