Area 8: Literacy Learning and Practice in Multilingual and Multicultural Settings

Amy Frederick, University of Wisconsin-River Falls

Rosalind Horowitz, The University of Texas --San Antonio

Intersections of Possibilities in the Literacy Classroom: Exploring Testimonios with Refugee Students - Laura Roy, The Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg

“It’s because I don’t understand”: Dialogically constructing an identity of linguistic struggle - Michiko Hikida, The University of Texas at Austin; Leah Duran, University of Texas - Austin; Ramon Martinez, University of Texas at Austin

“I’m both”: Dialogic Self-Portraits of Children’s Literate Identities - Kristin Papoi, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Patricia E Venegas, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jieun Kim, University of Wisconsin-Madison