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About this book
This groundbreaking book introduces the Model for Equitable Literacy Learning Environments (MELLE), a comprehensive framework that integrates evidence-based instruction with culturally responsive pedagogy to create truly equitable learning environments for all children.
Despite decades of reading instruction reform, persistent achievement disparities remain between students from marginalised communities and their more privileged peers. Drawing on extensive international research across Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the author examines how three key dimensionsāquality instruction, opportunity to read, and authentic representation in reading materialsāmust work together within supportive cultural and community contexts. Interwoven with real-classroom examples, the text showcases how this framework can be applied to address persistent achievement gaps and promote inclusive education.
Moving beyond polarised literacy debates, this book is a must-read for educators seeking practical solutions to create equitable learning environments that empower learners from a range of backgrounds.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Endorsement Page
- Half Title page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction: The Reading Equity Dilemma
- 2 Theoretical Framework for Equitable Literacy Learning Environments
- 3 Quality Instruction: Rethinking āBest Practiceā
- 4 Opportunity Inequities in Access to Reading
- 5 Representation in Reading Materials
- 6 Disrupting Prejudice Through Childrenās Literature
- 7 The Model for Equitable Literacy Learning Environments
- 8 Culturally Responsive Literacy in Action: An Exemplar of Practice
- 9 Policy and Practice
- 10 Conclusion: Towards a New Paradigm in Reading Education
- Appendix: Research Methodology
- Index