Contents: The case for cultural competency -- Dismantling inequity : leading the change -- When silence abounds : facilitating race discussions successfully -- Awaken and assess -- Apply and act -- Analyze and align -- Advocate and lead -- The long road ahead.
Contents: Starting with ourselves : why culturally relevant literature instruction begins with us first -- Digging deeper into culturally relevant pedagogy -- Defining culturally relevant intentional literacy communities (CRILCs) -- Routines and traditions of CRILCs -- Preparing for and succeeding in conversations and interactions in CRILCs -- Putting it all together : toward your transformativ…