Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Creating Access for Girls; 1 Creating a Literacy Community; 2 Learning to Dream; 3 Learning to Ask; 4 Learning to Network; 5 Learning to Envision; 6 Conclusion and Call to Action; Bibliography; Index
Summary
Creating Literacy Communities as Pathways to Student Success offers a model for using literacy as a pathway for secondary students to explore fields from which they are often systematically excluded. In particular, this volume demonstrates how access for young Latina students to STEM related fields can be bolstered through engagement with mentors in writing and reading programs. Written for pre- and in-service teachers, as well as scholars across disciplines, this book aims to re-conceptualize the ways in which writing can best serve ethnically and linguistically diverse students, especially girls
