Culturally Responsive Literacy Boards: Examining a Tool for Literacy Teacher Preparation

• In Event: Reimagining Teacher Education: Equity, Technology, and Globalization in Preservice Preparation

Abstract

This study examined how culturally responsive literacy boards in a literacy tutoring/mentoring community-based/field experiences can inform and scaffold preservice teachers' understanding and cultural development in working with racially, culturally, and linguistically diverse K-5 students from historically marginalized communities.We draw from the concepts of hybrid spaces for supporting teacher preparation and a culturally responsive literacy practice framework. Findings show these boards influenced the preservice teachers’ thinking and learning related to culturally responsive literacy teaching. Furthermore, the authors highlight some of the tensions encountered when using the boards to support equitable literacy teaching and learning. This study offers a vision of how educators can reshape educational futures given opportunities to develop literacy lessons that center culture, community, and language.

Authors

• Doris Villarreal, Ohio University

• Yvette M. Regalado, University of Texas - San Antonio

• Samuel DeJulio, University of Texas - San Antonio