Implications of Deficit Thinking in Literacy
Curt Dudley-Marling
Please note NEW LOCATION - Country Springs Hotel
Description:
Children living in poverty are typically viewed through the lens of deficit thinking. This stance often leads to literacy practices that limit students’ affordances for learning by focusing on low-level skill instruction to the
near exclusion of the rich, engaging literacy practices common in high-achieving schools and classrooms.
This session will focus on challenging, high-expectation literacy practices for students in high-poverty schools and other students for whom literacy learning is a struggle. Over the course of the day, I will share a range of
high-expectation strategies for teaching reading with an emphasis on the power of evidence-based discussion as an approach for teaching students how to make sense of both fiction and non-fiction texts.Target Audience:
K-8 Teachers, Special Education, Reading Specialists and Administrators
Presenter: Curt Dudley Marling, Professor Emeritus, Boston College
Curt Dudley-Marling is professor emeritus at Boston College. His teaching and scholarship focuses on literacy development and disability studies. Overall his work stands as a critique of the deficit thinking that pathologizes the language, culture, and communities of children for whom school is a struggle including students with disabilities and children living in poverty. Curt has written extensively on the power of rich, engaging curricula in high-poverty schools and special education classrooms as an alternative to deficit-based instructional practices.
There is no fee for CESA #1 Title I districts or 2r charter schools. However, please register so we can plan for food, space, etc. Outside of CESA #1 - $120/person. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): CESA #1 will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities attending our workshops or events. If you require accommodations, please contact the workshop coordinator for that event.