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Weaving together rich literary texts, community-based inquiry, and personal reflection, Jacqueline Witter-Easley offers a compelling invitation for teachers to rethink literacy instruction from the ground up. Through accessible guidance, classrooms are reimagined as spaces where culture, language, and community knowledge transform youth learning opportunities. Offering both inspiration and guidance, this book is nothing less than refreshing, affirming, necessary. -- Antero Garcia * professor, Stanford University * Community Literacy in Early Elementary Education is an essential book for teachers. Witter-Easley provides inspiration, invites reflection, and through engaging concrete examples of classrooms demonstrates how teachers can connect students’ academic lives to their beloved communities. Both clear and profound, this book shows that in spite of all the restrictions placed upon our schools, it is still possible for teachers to give all children the true education they deserve. -- Linda Christensen * editor, Rethinking Schools *

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Jacqueline Witter-Easley, EdD, is a former elementary teacher, children’s librarian, and reading specialist. She is currently a professor of Education at Carthage College, where she teaches courses in emergent literacy methods and culturally responsive instruction. She is the founder and director of the Carthage College Community Literacy Center, located in the heart of Kenosha, WI.

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