Cultivating Genius

An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy

Author: Gholdy Muhammad

Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources (Teaching Strategies), 2020

Muhammad presents an equity framework that is grounded in history and restores excellence in literacy education. Educators are wrestling with ways to improve and elevate the literacy achievement of youth, especially Black children and other culturally and linguistically diverse populations. This book provides a historically responsive literacy framework to help educators redesign learning goals and lesson plans. “The classroom needs to be a space for students to affirm and celebrate and validate who they are…so they know they are brilliant and excellent and beautiful,” says Muhammad. “Because society doesn’t tell us that all the time.”

Available Languages: English