Critical Literacy and Transgender Topics in an Upper Elementary Classroom: A Portrait of Possibility

Autor/inn/en	Hermann-Wilmarth, Jill M.; Lannen, Rosemary; Ryan, Caitlin L.
Titel	Critical Literacy and Transgender Topics in an Upper Elementary Classroom: A Portrait of Possibility
Quelle	In: Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 13 (2017) 1, S.15-27 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1559-9035
Schlagwörter	Critical Literacy; Sexual Identity; Sexual Orientation; Homosexuality; Gender Issues; Elementary School Students; Language Arts; Poetry; Grade 4; Grade 5; Teaching Methods; Current Events; Reading Aloud to Others; Student Attitudes; Expertise + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kritisches Lesen; Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; Sexuelle Orientierung; Homosexualität; Geschlechterfrage; Sprachkultur; Lyrik; Poesie; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Aktualität; Schülerverhalten; Expert appraisal
Abstract	In this paper, we explore the intersection of critical literacy pedagogy, queer pedagogy, and transgender topics by turning our attention to the learning that supported the writing of an acrostic poem about Title IX and transgender students. We examine how this writing, in turn, created additional content and context that spurred others' learning. We examine this particular poem because of the ways it demonstrates how a 4th grade student drew on three overarching components of the classroom's instructional context to support its production: the critical literacy pedagogy present in the class, exposure to transgender topics, and the importance of situating students as expert teachers for an authentic audience. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Department of Language and Literacy Education at the University of Georgia. 315 Aderhold Hall, Athens, GA 30602. Tel: 706-542-7866; Fax: 706-542-3817; e-mail: jolle@uga.edu; Web site: http://jolle.coe.uga.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01