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“Reading each conversation as a book”: Community cultural wealth and relational youth literacies

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Adolescent youth participating in a summer writing workshop drew from funds of community wealth to answer youth‐generated inquiry questions about history, political participation, and equity. By turning to community members as expert sources of knowledge, students deepened their inquiry, their connections to the local community, and their identities as writers. Learning from these youth writers, there are recommendations for how classroom teachers can engage youth in inquiry projects that draw from sources of community cultural wealth.

Source: Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy

DOI: 10.1002/jaal.1404

Authors: Hannah Edber, Leah Panther, Andrea Crenshaw, Rachael Van Donkelaar, Tenesha Curtis

Institutions: Mercer University, University of West Georgia, Mercer University Health Sciences Center

Language: English

Topic: Literacy, Media, and Education

Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Spencer Foundation