Minority Students' Exploration of Self through Their Literacy Learning Experiences

Session Submission Type: Symposium

Abstract

The effect of Culturally Responsive Teaching in secondary ELA courses is explored by two separate studies, with focus on ethnic minority students. The English classrooms where these studies were conducted used Reader Response Theory to capture and understand minority students’ explorations through their literacy learning experiences. Findings from two studies demonstrate the need for culturally affirming tasks and readings for minority students in secondary English Language Arts (ELA) classes.

Content Area

• Area 7: Social, Cultural, and Political Issues of Literacy Practices In and Out of School

Individual Presentations

• A Place in the Classroom: African American Students' Ideas of Race Explored through Multicultural Literature - Kathleen Colantonio-Yurko, SUNY Brockport

• Latin@ Early Adolescent Girls Construct Their Identities through Writing - Xiaodi Zhou, University of Georgia