Literacy as a Civil Right in the Past, Present and Future: Disciplinary Literacies as an Act of Advocacy, Liberation, and Community-Building

Authors

Rosalyn Shahid Ph.D, Wayne Regional Education Service AgencyFollow
Melissa A. Brooks-Yip, Washtenaw ISDFollow

Author Biographies

Dr. Rosalyn Shahid is a Literacy Consultant at Wayne RESA, adjunct professor at Madonna University, a member at large for the Michigan Council Teachers of English and a former member of the Board of Directors for the Michigan Reading Association.

Melissa Brooks-Yip is currently the Supervisor of Instruction at Washtenaw ISD and a doctoral student at Eastern Michigan University. Over 22 years in Michigan’s public education, she has also served as an ELA teacher, a K-12 literacy consultant, and a teacher education instructor at Michigan State University.

Abstract

The Essential Instructional Practices for Disciplinary Literacy in the Secondary Classroom were presented to the educational community in 2016; in this article, we look back at history and ahead to classroom instruction to present the evolution of the purpose and practices of disciplinary literacies. By examining literacy as a civil right throughout history and the creation of the Essential Instructional Practices for Disciplinary Literacy, a path is revealed for educators to collaborate, differentiate professional learning, and implement classroom practices to engage students with content knowledge to foster real and relevant literacies for life.

Recommended Citation

Shahid, Rosalyn Ph.D and Brooks-Yip, Melissa A. (2022) "Literacy as a Civil Right in the Past, Present and Future: Disciplinary Literacies as an Act of Advocacy, Liberation, and Community-Building," Language Arts Journal of Michigan: Vol. 37: Iss. 2, Article 5.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.9707/2168-149X.2331

Publication Date

6-2022