Term
Spring 2018
Capstone
Capstone Project
Degree Name
MALED
Facilitator(s)
Jennifer Carlson
Content Expert
Kathy Carl
Abstract
Secondary students diagnosed as having an Emotional/Behavioral Disorder (EBD) are at an increased risk of performing below grade level in reading. The author explored the question of: How can EBD middle school students use social justice themes to develop critical literacy skills? Texts with social justice themes can increase engagement and motivation in reading, which may lead to an increased development of critical literacy skills. This capstone addressed the need, as revealed in the literature review, that secondary EBD classrooms have to be afforded opportunities to engage with multi-modal texts that reflect diverse and multiple perspectives, as well as explore a variety of cultures. Text sets were created in this capstone project to respond to this need in the areas of: African American experiences, Latino experiences, and Native American experiences.
Project Type
Curriculum
Keywords
Literacy, Multicultural Education, Social Justice, Special Education
Recommended Citation
Buck, Jessica, "Text Sets For Social Justice" (2018). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects. 169.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_cp/169
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text
dc_publisher
DigitalCommons@Hamline
dc_format
application/pdf
dc_source
School of Education Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations