Facilitating LGBTQIA+ Allyship through Multimodal Writing in the Elementary Classroom

This book reports findings of a qualitative study intended to disrupt notions of heteronormativity amongst pre-service elementary teachers by engaging them in multimodal writing and text production around issues facing LGBTQIA+ youth.

Auteur

Judith M. Dunkerly, PhD, is an associate professor of literacy, language & culture in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the Darden College of Education and Professional Studies, Old Dominion University, USA.

Julia Poplin, PhD, is an assistant professor of social foundations of education in the College of Education and Social Services at Minnesota State University, Moorhead, USA.

Valerie Sledd Taylor, PhD, is the director of the office of clinical experiences in the Darden College of Education and Profession Studies at Old Dominion University, USA.

Contenu

• Introduction

• Invisible Rainbow: LGBTQIA+ Representation in Elementary Schools and Elementary Teacher Education Programs

• Multimodal Literacies and LGBTQIA+ Children's Literature: Writing the Rainbow

• Challenging Teacher Candidate's Heteronormative Assumptions: Our Theoretical Approach and Methodology

• The Dimensions of Allyship Framework: Stages and Progressions

• Challenges and Affordances: Preparing Elementary Teacher Candidates to be Allies