Affiliation:
1. University of Southern California, USA
2. Purdue University Global, USA
Abstract
The need for culturally and linguistically sustainable teaching is a call that all educators must answer. Current literacy practices focus on the teaching of skills and strategies through a disciplinary lens with limited connections to students' home and community. This chapter presents a model for creating balanced literacy experiences that honor and value the diversity of Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and multilingual learners. Titled the Home and Community Connections Model, this framework provides both teachers and learners with a series of prompts to generate personalized connections to any literacy experience. This chapter presents definitions for the home and community connections prompts, connects them to comprehension skills and strategies, and provides classroom examples to guide teachers in reorienting their practice through the student's home and community assets. Reflective questions and recommendations for implementation are also provided. Therefore, this chapter provides the impetus for creating authentic and culturally sustaining literacy experiences for all learners.
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