"If you don't read, it is like you don't exist": The Transformative Power of Critical Literacy at an Alternative Charter High School

The purpose of this youth participatory action research (YPAR) project was to challenge the pedagogy of traditional literacy instruction for low-income Latino/a students, particularly the overuse of scripted curricula and standardized tests mandated through the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. Twelv...

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Main Author: Noonan, Jesse Sage
Format: Others
Published: Digital Commons at Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School 2009
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/etd/251
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1207&context=etd