Davis, Bonnie M

Discover a six-step framework for becoming culturally literate that complements the Common Core and encourages students to be at the center of learning. Explore how to develop teacher-student relationships, engage in collaborative conversations, and encourage feedback to give voice to the increasingly diverse student body found in today' classrooms.

Discusses an approach to coaching that suggests teachers write and reflect upon their practices by using individualized literacy strategies, with samples of work generated from specific techniques and narratives from coaches in school-based and independent settings.

Offers practical activities, suggestions, and strategies to help educators reach and teach students of varied ethnic and religious backgrounds.