Learning to Be Literacy Teachers in Urban Schools

Stories of Growth and Change

Althier M. Lazar

“Refreshingly honest observations. Lazar documents her work with white suburban preservice teachers in predominantly black Philadelphia Public Schools as they examine the impact of closely held, preconceived, negative attitudes regarding students and caregivers.”
— School Library Journal

Many children in urban communities struggle with reading and writing despite efforts to implement best instructional practices. This book will help classroom teachers, teacher educators, and undergraduate students bridge cultural gaps to help these children achieve in literacy.

Enrich your own cultural understandings as you learn about how the experiences of preservice teachers in urban communities prepared them for the responsibility that comes with teaching in these settings. Ultimately, you’ll gain insights about becoming culturally sensitive as you read these real-life stories of teacher growth.

An IRA Book Club selection, July 2004

© 2004 | 200 pp.
ISBN 10: 0-87207-542-7 | ISBN 13: 978-0-87207-542-9

Also of interest:

Improving Literacy Achievement in Urban Schools

Literacy Development of Students in Urban Schools

Promising Practices for Urban Reading Instruction

Teaching African American Learners to Read