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Thinking Globally in Literacy Instruction: Making a Difference in the World
Author(s) -
Hoffman James V.,
Sailors Misty,
Aguirre Sarah H.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the reading teacher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.642
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1936-2714
pISSN - 0034-0561
DOI - 10.1002/trtr.1507
Subject(s) - literacy , work (physics) , politics , psychology , character (mathematics) , frame (networking) , critical literacy , pedagogy , mathematics education , literacy education , sociology , political science , computer science , mechanical engineering , telecommunications , geometry , mathematics , law , engineering
Abstract Literacy is a basic right of all children around the world. In this article, we describe our work in promoting literacy in Sub‐Saharan Africa. We frame our work in contrast to much of the deficit‐oriented work in international aid, offer suggestions for ways that the reader might engage in work around literacy that is international in character, and organize our suggestions into three areas: connecting with the local, developing and sharing understanding through literature study, and taking a political stance.