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School's Out! Bridging Out-of-School Literacies with Classroom Practice » (1st Edition)

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Authors: Glynda Hull, Katherine Schultz, Katherine Schultz, Dorothy S. Strickland (Editor), Celia Genishi
ISBN-13: 9780807741894, ISBN-10: 0807741892
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Date Published: November 2001
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Glynda Hull

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Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction: Negotiating the Boundaries Between School and Non-School Literacies1
1Locating Literacy Theory in Out-of-School Contexts11
2Connecting Schools with Out-of-School Worlds: Insights from Recent Research on Literacy in Non-School Settings32
3Literate at Home but Not at School: A Cambodian Girl's Journey from Playwright to Struggling Writer61
Verda Delp Responds91
Marci Resnick Responds93
4Writing on the Margins: The Spiritual and Autobiographical Discourse of Two Mexicanas in Chicago96
Julia Menard-Warwick Responds124
Cris Gutierrez Responds126
5Struggle: A Literate Practice Supporting Life-Project Planning131
Marsha Pincus Responds162
Marty Williams Responds164
6Community Supports for Writing Development Among Urban African American Children169
Diane Waff Responds198
Leif Gustavson Responds200
7Contact Zones Made Real203
Porfirio M. Loeza Responds233
Sarah Jewett Responds236
8Got Some Time, Got a Place, Got the Word: Collaborating for Literacy Learning and Youth Development241
Mollie Blackburn Responds261
About the Authors263
Index268

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