E-raamat: Reading and Writing Place: Connecting Rural Schools and Communities

Where are you from? The potential of education is limited when it fails to account for the P-Places/ p-places in which teaching and learning occur. This accessible and thought-provoking book translates research to practice in a way that is deeply respectful of teachers expertise, while at the same time not shying away from the research on which its ideas are based. The authors guide readers through a critical placed writing unit for rural high school students while also anchoring the classroom components with clear explanations of rural placed identities and why they matter. Grounded by real and inspiring student writing, in this book teachers will find a guide for re-thinking the potential of place, from a way to make content more relevant to place as the focus of learning. Reading and Writing Place: Connecting Rural Schools and Communities book is essential reading for every English/Language Arts teacher. -- Karen Eppley, The Pennsylvania State University