Reading, writing, and talk: teaching for equity and justice in the early grades

Prelude

Introduction

1. Once upon a pandemic ...

2. Whose reading, writing, and talk belong in early childhood and elementary classrooms?

3. The racialization of early language and literacy practices

4. Committing to expansive literacies and fostering communicative belonging

5. Observing, documenting, and nurturing children's language and literacy practices

6. On oral language : linguistic justice in early childhood and elementary classrooms

7. Reading words and worlds : expanding possibilities, perspectives, and points of view on reading in the early grades

8. On writing diverse words and worlds : writing a curriculum that honors the brilliance of diverse children

Conclusion : teaching early literacy for equity and justice.