AREA 7. Critical, Cultural, and Social Issues of Literacy Practices In and Out of School

Kristen Perry, University of Kentucky

Brooke Ward Taira, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

The Role of English in Shaping Literacy Practices, Teaching Dynamics, and Student Empowerment for the First Saudi Arabian Elementary School Students to Receive English Language Instruction - Ghanem Alghuwainem, University of South Carolina

Asian Transnational Parents Navigating the Racial Landscape and Negotiating Their Understanding of Racism in the Deep South - Yuechen Sun, University of South Carolina; Wenyu Guo, University of South Florida; Tairan Qiu, University of Houston; Xiaochen Du, Jump Immersion School

A Transnational Family’s Embodiment of Religious Literacy Practices across Three Generations - Laxmi Prasad Ojha, Michigan State University

Cantonese-Speaking Parents’ Attitudes and Practices in Sustaining Childhood Bidialectalism in Canada: A Longitudinal Study - Guofang Li, The University of British Columbia; Zhen Lin, The University of British Columbia; Ziwen Mei, The University of British Columbia