Additional Reading for Elements 9 and 10

Barrera, R. (1992). The cultural gap in literature-based literacy instruction. Education and Urban Society, 24(2), 227-243.

Bowman, B.T. (1994). Cultural diversity and academic achievement (Urban Monograph Series). Oak Brook, IL: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory.

Chavkin, N.F. (1989, Summer). Debunking the myth about minority parents. Educational Horizons, 19-123.

Estrin, E.T. (1993). Alternative assessment: Issues in language, culture, and equity (Knowledge Brief No. 11). San Francisco, CA: Far West Educational Laboratory.

Gay, G. (1988). Designing relevant curricula for diverse learners. Education and Urban Society, 2(4), 327-340.

Greenfield, P.M., Raeff, C., & Quiroz, B. (1995). Cultural values in learning and teaching. In B. Williams (Ed.), Closing the achievement gap: A vision to guide change in beliefs and practices (pp. 25-38). Oak Brook, IL: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory.

Jackson, F.R. (1993/1994). Seven strategies to support a culturally responsive pedagogy. Journal of Reading, 37(4), 298-303.

Lee, C.D. (1992). Literacy, cultural diversity, and instruction. Education and Urban Society, 24(2), 279-291.

Letgers, N., & McDill, E.L. (1994). Rising to the challenge: Emerging strategies for educating youth at risk (Urban Monograph Series). Oak Brook, IL: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory.

Mercer, J.R. (1989). Alternative paradigms for assessment in a pluralistic society. In J.A. Banks & C.A.M. Banks (Eds.), Multicultural education: Issues and perspectives (2nd ed., pp. 289-304). New York: Macmillan.

Murray, D.E. (Ed.). (1992). Diversity as resource: Redefining cultural literacy. Alexandria, VA: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc.

Pang, V.O. (1990). Asian-American children: A diverse population. The Educational Forum, 55(1), 49-65.

Perry, T. (1993). How racial and ethnic family and community characteristics affect children's achievement: The African-American experience (Research and Development Report No. 3, pp. 1-3). Baltimore, MD: Center on Families, Communities, Schools and Children's Learning.

Reyes de la Luz, M.. (1991). Challenging venerable assumptions: Literacy instruction for linguistically different students. Harvard Educational Review, 62(4), 427-446.

Reyner, J. (Ed.). (1988). Teaching American Indian students. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press.

Shade, B., & Robinson, J. (Ed.). (1989). Culture, style, and the educative process. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.

Siu, S.F. (1992). Toward an understanding of Chinese-American educational achievement: How racial and ethnic family and community characteristics affect children's educational achievement (Research and Development Report No. 2, pp. 5-7). Baltimore, MD: Center on Families, Communities, Schools, and Children's Learning.

Tharp, R.G. (1989). Psychocultural variables and constraints: Effects on teaching and learning in schools. American Psychologist, 44(2), 349-359.

Winking, D.L., & Bond, L.A. (1995). Transforming teaching and learning in urban schools through alternative assessment (Urban Monograph Series). Oak Brook, IL: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory.