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