Christy Howard is an Associate Professor at East Carolina University. Her research focuses on culturally responsive literacy instruction, teacher preparation, and identity. Her research has been published in several journals including the Journal of Literacy Research,Language Arts, and Literacy Research and Instruction. She is also co-author of It’s Not “One More Thing”: Culturally Responsive and Affirming Strategies in K-12 Literacy Classrooms.Dr. Mikkaka Overstreet is a Senior Consultant at Education Northwest. Her research focuses on exploring intersections of literacy, identity, and educational equity, particularly related to culturally responsive pedagogy. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Language and Literacy Education, Reading Horizons, and Reading Psychology. She is also the co-author of It’s Not “One More Thing”: Culturally Responsive and Affirming Strategies in K-12 Literacy Classrooms and Clinical Partnerships in Urban Elementary Settings: An Honest Celebration of the Messy Realities of Doing This Work.Anne Swenson Ticknor is a Professor in the College of Education at East Carolina University. Her research focuses on equity and inclusion in literacy education, and her research has been published in various national and international peer-reviewed journals. She is also the co-author of It’s Not “One More Thing”: Culturally Responsive and Affirming Strategies in K-12 Literacy Classrooms.

• ForewordAcknowledgments Introduction 1 Persevering Through Challenges to Culturally Affirming Instruction2 Using Texts to Explore Identity, Community, Storytelling and Standards 3 Making Space for Culturally Affirming and Responsive Literacy Assessment4 It’s Not “One More Thing”: It’s the Only ThingBibliographyIndexAbout the Authors

In this companion to their previous book, authors Ticknor, Howard, and Overstreet bring the practices and mindsets of culturally responsive teaching from the elusive and abstract to the concrete classrooms and students of today and tomorrow. Readers are prompted−and shown−how to reflect critically on aspects of their work, such as materials, interactions, and assessments, as a means of equity for and responsivity to students. Practical Steps Toward Culturally Responsive K-12 Literacy Instruction is a powerful text for any K-12 preservice or in-service educator.

Christy Howard is an Associate Professor at East Carolina University. Her research focuses on culturally responsive literacy instruction, teacher preparation, and identity. Her research has been published in several journals including the Journal of Literacy Research,Language Arts, and Literacy Research and Instruction. She is also co-author of It’s Not “One More Thing”: Culturally Responsive and Affirming Strategies in K-12 Literacy Classrooms.Dr. Mikkaka Overstreet is a Senior Consultant at Education Northwest. Her research focuses on exploring intersections of literacy, identity, and educational equity, particularly related to culturally responsive pedagogy. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Language and Literacy Education, Reading Horizons, and Reading Psychology. She is also the co-author of It’s Not “One More Thing”: Culturally Responsive and Affirming Strategies in K-12 Literacy Classrooms and Clinical Partnerships in Urban Elementary Settings: An Honest Celebration of the Messy Realities of Doing This Work.Anne Swenson Ticknor is a Professor in the College of Education at East Carolina University. Her research focuses on equity and inclusion in literacy education, and her research has been published in various national and international peer-reviewed journals. She is also the co-author of It’s Not “One More Thing”: Culturally Responsive and Affirming Strategies in K-12 Literacy Classrooms.

• ForewordAcknowledgments Introduction 1 Persevering Through Challenges to Culturally Affirming Instruction2 Using Texts to Explore Identity, Community, Storytelling and Standards 3 Making Space for Culturally Affirming and Responsive Literacy Assessment4 It’s Not “One More Thing”: It’s the Only ThingBibliographyIndexAbout the Authors

In this companion to their previous book, authors Ticknor, Howard, and Overstreet bring the practices and mindsets of culturally responsive teaching from the elusive and abstract to the concrete classrooms and students of today and tomorrow. Readers are prompted−and shown−how to reflect critically on aspects of their work, such as materials, interactions, and assessments, as a means of equity for and responsivity to students. Practical Steps Toward Culturally Responsive K-12 Literacy Instruction is a powerful text for any K-12 preservice or in-service educator.

Christy Howard is an Associate Professor at East Carolina University. Her research focuses on culturally responsive literacy instruction, teacher preparation, and identity. Her research has been published in several journals including the Journal of Literacy Research,Language Arts, and Literacy Research and Instruction. She is also co-author of It’s Not “One More Thing”: Culturally Responsive and Affirming Strategies in K-12 Literacy Classrooms.Dr. Mikkaka Overstreet is a Senior Consultant at Education Northwest. Her research focuses on exploring intersections of literacy, identity, and educational equity, particularly related to culturally responsive pedagogy. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Language and Literacy Education, Reading Horizons, and Reading Psychology. She is also the co-author of It’s Not “One More Thing”: Culturally Responsive and Affirming Strategies in K-12 Literacy Classrooms and Clinical Partnerships in Urban Elementary Settings: An Honest Celebration of the Messy Realities of Doing This Work.Anne Swenson Ticknor is a Professor in the College of Education at East Carolina University. Her research focuses on equity and inclusion in literacy education, and her research has been published in various national and international peer-reviewed journals. She is also the co-author of It’s Not “One More Thing”: Culturally Responsive and Affirming Strategies in K-12 Literacy Classrooms.

• ForewordAcknowledgments Introduction 1 Persevering Through Challenges to Culturally Affirming Instruction2 Using Texts to Explore Identity, Community, Storytelling and Standards 3 Making Space for Culturally Affirming and Responsive Literacy Assessment4 It’s Not “One More Thing”: It’s the Only ThingBibliographyIndexAbout the Authors

In this companion to their previous book, authors Ticknor, Howard, and Overstreet bring the practices and mindsets of culturally responsive teaching from the elusive and abstract to the concrete classrooms and students of today and tomorrow. Readers are prompted−and shown−how to reflect critically on aspects of their work, such as materials, interactions, and assessments, as a means of equity for and responsivity to students. Practical Steps Toward Culturally Responsive K-12 Literacy Instruction is a powerful text for any K-12 preservice or in-service educator.