“Taking Risks” with Literacy Acoustics
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.2376-5275.2015.1.2.100-125Abstract
This article is a May 28, 2015, National Writing Project (NWP) interview with Newbery Award-winning author Kwame Alexander about contributions he made to yearlong professional development collaboration between K-8 teachers at Hill Central in New Haven, Connecticut, and Connecticut Writing Project at Fairfield University. The interview, A Talk With Kwame Alexander, is available in its entirety via BlogTalkRadio.
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Applebee, A. N., & Langer, J. (2013). Writing Instruction That Works: Proven Methods for Middle and High School Classrooms. New York: Teachers College Press.
Applebee, A., & Langer, J. (2011). A snapshot of writing instruction in middle schools and high schools. English Journal, 100(6), 14-27.
Applebee, A. N., & Langer, J. A. (2009). What is happening in the teaching of writing. English Journal, 98(5), 18-28.
Blythe, T., Allen, D., & Powell, B. S. (2007). Looking Together at Student Work (2nd ed.). New York: Teachers College Press.
Carnegie Council on Advancing Adolescent Literacy (2010). Time to act: An agenda for advancing literacy for college and career success. Retrieved from New York:
Daniels, C. L. (2006). Literary Theory and Young Adult Literature: The Open Frontier in Critical Studies. The ALAN Review, 33(2). <a href='https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v33i2.a.11'>https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v33i2.a.11</a>
Engeström, Y., Miettinen, R., & Punamäki, R.-L. (1999). Perspectives on Activity Theory. New York: Cambridge University Press. <a href='https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511812774'>https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511812774</a>
Fisher, M. T. (2005). From the Coffee House to the School House: The Promise and Potential of Spoken Word Poetry in School Contexts. English Education, 37(2), 115-131.
Hadaway, N. L., Young, T. A., & Ward, B. A. (2012). A Critical Analysis of Language Identity Issues in Young Adult Literature. ALAN Review, 39(3). <a href='https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v39i3.a.5'>https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v39i3.a.5</a>
Haddix, M. (2009). Black Boys Can Write: Challenging Dominant Framings of African American Adolescent Males in Literacy Research. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 53(4), 341-343. <a href='https://doi.org/10.1598/JAAL.53.4.8'>https://doi.org/10.1598/JAAL.53.4.8</a>
Haddix, Everson, & Hodge (2015). "Y'all Told Me To Stand Up For What I Believe In." Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy. 59 (1), 1-5. 10.1002/jaal.474 <a href='https://doi.org/10.1002/jaal.474'>https://doi.org/10.1002/jaal.474</a>
Hicks, T. (2009). The Digital writing workshop. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann Press.
Hicks, T. (2013). Crafting Digital Writing: Composing Texts Across Media and Genres. New Hampshire: Heinemann.
Kaplan, J. S. (2005). Young Adult Literature in the 21st century: Moving beyond traditional constraints and traditions. The ALAN Review, 32(2). <a href='https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v32i2.a.2'>https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v32i2.a.2</a>
Ladson-Billings, G. (1995). But that's just good teaching! The case for culturally relevant pedagogy. Theory into Practice, 34(3). <a href='https://doi.org/10.1080/00405849509543675'>https://doi.org/10.1080/00405849509543675</a>
Lieberman, A., & Wood, D. R. (2003). Inside the National Writing Project; Connecting Network Learning and Classroom Teaching. New York: Teachers College Press.
Mahiri, J., & Sablo, J. (1996). Writing for their lives: The non-school literacy of California's urban African American youth. The Journal of Negro Education, 65(2), 164-181. National Center for Educational Studies (2011). The Nation's Report Card: Writing 2011. Available from <a href='http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/main2011/2012470.pdf'>http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/main2011/2012470.pdf</a>
National Writing Project, & Nagin, C. (2013). Because Writing Matters; Improving Student Writing in Our Schools. San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass.
National Writing Project, Devoss, D. N., Eidmann-Aadahl, E., & Hicks, T. (2010). Because Digital Writing Matters: Improving Student Writing in Online and Multimedia Environments. San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass.
Russell, D. (2009). Uses of activity theory in written communication research. In A. Sannino, H. Daniels, & K. D. Gutiérrez (Eds.), Learning and expanding with Activity Theory (pp. 40-52). New York: Cambridge University Press. <a href='https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511809989.004'>https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511809989.004</a>
Russell, D. R. (2010). Writing multiple contexts; Vygotskian CHAT meets the phenomenology of genre. In C. Baserman, R. Krut, K. Lunsford, S. Mcleod, S. Null, P. Rogers, & A. Stansell (Eds.), Traditions of writing research (pp. 353-364). New York: Routledge.
Stover, L. T., & Bach, J. (2012). Young Adult Literature as a Call to Social Activism. In J. A. Hayn & J. S. Kaplan (Eds.), Teaching Young Adult Literature Today. New York: Rowman & Littlefield.
Whitney, A. (2008). Teacher transformation in the National Writing Project. Research in the Teaching of English, 43(2), 144-187.
Whitney, A. (2009). Writer, teacher, person: Tensions between personal and professional writing in a National Writing Project Summer Institute. English Education, 41(3), 235-258.
Whitney, A., Blau, S., Bright, A., Cabe, R., Dewar, T., Levin, J. and Rogers, P. (2008). Beyond strategies: Teacher practice, writing process, and the influence of inquiry. English Education, 40(3), 201-230.
Wiggins, G., & McTighe, J. (2005). Understanding By Design (2nd ed.). New York: Prentice Hall.
Books referenced
Alexander, K. (2014). The Crossover. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing.
Alexander, K. (2011). Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Sleeping Bear Press.
Applebee, A., & Langer, J. (2011). A snapshot of writing instruction in middle schools and high schools. English Journal, 100(6), 14-27.
Applebee, A. N., & Langer, J. A. (2009). What is happening in the teaching of writing. English Journal, 98(5), 18-28.
Blythe, T., Allen, D., & Powell, B. S. (2007). Looking Together at Student Work (2nd ed.). New York: Teachers College Press.
Carnegie Council on Advancing Adolescent Literacy (2010). Time to act: An agenda for advancing literacy for college and career success. Retrieved from New York:
Daniels, C. L. (2006). Literary Theory and Young Adult Literature: The Open Frontier in Critical Studies. The ALAN Review, 33(2). <a href='https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v33i2.a.11'>https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v33i2.a.11</a>
Engeström, Y., Miettinen, R., & Punamäki, R.-L. (1999). Perspectives on Activity Theory. New York: Cambridge University Press. <a href='https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511812774'>https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511812774</a>
Fisher, M. T. (2005). From the Coffee House to the School House: The Promise and Potential of Spoken Word Poetry in School Contexts. English Education, 37(2), 115-131.
Hadaway, N. L., Young, T. A., & Ward, B. A. (2012). A Critical Analysis of Language Identity Issues in Young Adult Literature. ALAN Review, 39(3). <a href='https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v39i3.a.5'>https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v39i3.a.5</a>
Haddix, M. (2009). Black Boys Can Write: Challenging Dominant Framings of African American Adolescent Males in Literacy Research. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 53(4), 341-343. <a href='https://doi.org/10.1598/JAAL.53.4.8'>https://doi.org/10.1598/JAAL.53.4.8</a>
Haddix, Everson, & Hodge (2015). "Y'all Told Me To Stand Up For What I Believe In." Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy. 59 (1), 1-5. 10.1002/jaal.474 <a href='https://doi.org/10.1002/jaal.474'>https://doi.org/10.1002/jaal.474</a>
Hicks, T. (2009). The Digital writing workshop. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann Press.
Hicks, T. (2013). Crafting Digital Writing: Composing Texts Across Media and Genres. New Hampshire: Heinemann.
Kaplan, J. S. (2005). Young Adult Literature in the 21st century: Moving beyond traditional constraints and traditions. The ALAN Review, 32(2). <a href='https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v32i2.a.2'>https://doi.org/10.21061/alan.v32i2.a.2</a>
Ladson-Billings, G. (1995). But that's just good teaching! The case for culturally relevant pedagogy. Theory into Practice, 34(3). <a href='https://doi.org/10.1080/00405849509543675'>https://doi.org/10.1080/00405849509543675</a>
Lieberman, A., & Wood, D. R. (2003). Inside the National Writing Project; Connecting Network Learning and Classroom Teaching. New York: Teachers College Press.
Mahiri, J., & Sablo, J. (1996). Writing for their lives: The non-school literacy of California's urban African American youth. The Journal of Negro Education, 65(2), 164-181. National Center for Educational Studies (2011). The Nation's Report Card: Writing 2011. Available from <a href='http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/main2011/2012470.pdf'>http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/main2011/2012470.pdf</a>
National Writing Project, & Nagin, C. (2013). Because Writing Matters; Improving Student Writing in Our Schools. San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass.
National Writing Project, Devoss, D. N., Eidmann-Aadahl, E., & Hicks, T. (2010). Because Digital Writing Matters: Improving Student Writing in Online and Multimedia Environments. San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass.
Russell, D. (2009). Uses of activity theory in written communication research. In A. Sannino, H. Daniels, & K. D. Gutiérrez (Eds.), Learning and expanding with Activity Theory (pp. 40-52). New York: Cambridge University Press. <a href='https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511809989.004'>https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511809989.004</a>
Russell, D. R. (2010). Writing multiple contexts; Vygotskian CHAT meets the phenomenology of genre. In C. Baserman, R. Krut, K. Lunsford, S. Mcleod, S. Null, P. Rogers, & A. Stansell (Eds.), Traditions of writing research (pp. 353-364). New York: Routledge.
Stover, L. T., & Bach, J. (2012). Young Adult Literature as a Call to Social Activism. In J. A. Hayn & J. S. Kaplan (Eds.), Teaching Young Adult Literature Today. New York: Rowman & Littlefield.
Whitney, A. (2008). Teacher transformation in the National Writing Project. Research in the Teaching of English, 43(2), 144-187.
Whitney, A. (2009). Writer, teacher, person: Tensions between personal and professional writing in a National Writing Project Summer Institute. English Education, 41(3), 235-258.
Whitney, A., Blau, S., Bright, A., Cabe, R., Dewar, T., Levin, J. and Rogers, P. (2008). Beyond strategies: Teacher practice, writing process, and the influence of inquiry. English Education, 40(3), 201-230.
Wiggins, G., & McTighe, J. (2005). Understanding By Design (2nd ed.). New York: Prentice Hall.
Books referenced
Alexander, K. (2014). The Crossover. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing.
Alexander, K. (2011). Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Sleeping Bear Press.
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