Philadelphia Writing Project
Early Literacy
Invitational Summer Institute 2021
Day 5
Friday, July 16, 2021
How does connecting to one’s identity impact literacy learning?
9:00 - 9:15
Welcome, Share Agenda & Quickwrite
What stood out from last night’s readings?
Rivera-Amezola, R. (2020). Preservation and education: Teacher Inquiry and the “family and community stories” project. Language Arts, 97 (5), 324-329.
Freire, P. (1983) The importance of the act of reading. Journal of Education, 165 (1), 5-11.
9:15 - 9:20
Thoughts to Ponder + The Historically & Culturally Relevant Framework
9:20 - 9:40
Read Chapter 3 of Cultivating Genius: Toward the Pursuit of Identity
9:40-10:00
Think Back Activity
Think back to the earliest times you realized you had a racial identity.
What did this experience teach you to think about your own race? Thinking about this earliest time you realized you had a racial identity, write about the feelings you had as you remember this experience? How do you feel about it now?
10:00- 12:00
Individual Conferences
Day 6 Preparation
Early Literacy ISI 2021 Parking Lot & Shared Resources
As you read these articles for Monday, connect to Gholdy Muhammad’s layered framework:
Compton-Lilly, C. (2006). Identity, childhood culture, and literacy learning: A Case Study. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy. Vol. 6 (1) 57-76.
Delpit, L. (2006). Lessons from teachers. Journal of Teacher Education, 57, 220-231.
Ladson-Billings, G. (1995). But that’s just good teaching! The case for culturally relevant pedagogy. Theory into Practice, 34 (3), 159-165.
Agenda
QuickWrite
Teaching Writing in Small Groups
Parking Lot
Susan Lytle Video Clip
Journal Writing Groups
Whole Group Share-Out
Closing & Afternoon Activities
Closing & Afternoon Activities
Individual Conference Schedule