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Many children in urban communities struggle with reading and writing despite your efforts to implement best literacy practices. This book will help preservice teachers, classroom teachers, and teacher educators bridge cultural gaps to help these children achieve in literacy. Enrich your own cultural understandings as you learn about how the experiences of preservice teachers in urban communities p... More

Many children in urban communities struggle with reading and writing despite your efforts to implement best literacy practices. This book will help preservice teachers, classroom teachers, and teacher educators bridge cultural gaps to help these children achieve in literacy. Enrich your own cultural understandings as you learn about how the experiences of preservice teachers in urban communities prepared them for the responsibility that comes with teaching in these settings. Ultimately, you'll gain insights about becoming culturally sensitive as you read these real-life stories of teacher growth.

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