{"product_id":"the-skin-that-we-speak-thoughts-on-language-and-culture-in-the-classroom-9781595583505","title":"The Skin That We Speak: Thoughts on Language and Culture in the Classroom","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Skin That We Speak: Thoughts on Language and Culture in the Classroom\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this powerful book, bestselling author and MacArthur \"genius\" Lisa Delpit joins with other education experts to unpack the complex relationship between language and power in the classroom. Leading education scholars illuminate the crucial role of language in the learning process, uncovering the biases and stereotypes associated with the varieties and dialects of English we speak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eExpert Contributors and Groundbreaking Perspectives\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by MacArthur fellow Lisa Delpit and education professor Joanne Kilgour Dowdy, this collection features groundbreaking work by Herbert Kohl, Gloria Ladson-Billings, and Victoria Purcell-Gates, alongside classic texts by Geneva Smitherman and Asa Hilliard. The book includes an extended new piece by Delpit herself, offering fresh insights into linguistically differentiated instruction and code switching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAddressing Language Bias in Education\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen children are written off in schools because they do not speak formal English, and when class- and race-biased language determines their educational fate, everyone loses. This text examines how personal identity intersects with language use in educational settings, providing educators with frameworks to recognize and address linguistic prejudice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePractical Applications for Diverse Classrooms\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Skin That We Speak offers practical analysis of how classrooms can accommodate linguistic diversity to benefit students, educators, and society. With diverse perspectives on linguistically differentiated instruction and the role of dialect in learning, this book equips teachers with strategies to support all students regardless of their home language or dialect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eEssential Reading for Educators\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCalled \"an essential text\" by \u003cem\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e, this work addresses crucial educational issues facing today's diverse classrooms. Whether you're involved in teacher training, curriculum development, or direct classroom instruction, this book provides the theoretical foundation and practical insights needed to create equitable learning environments where all students can thrive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Editors\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJoanne Kilgour Dowdy is a professor of adolescent\/adult literacy at Kent State University in the Department of Teaching, Leadership, and Curriculum Studies. A graduate of the Juilliard School in the theater division, Dr. Dowdy continues to use her drama training to prepare teachers for the literacy classroom and as a performer who facilitates writing development through interactive workshops. Her major research interests include documenting the experiences of black women involved in education from adult basic literacy to higher education. She has written or edited twelve books. Her book \u003cem\u003ePh.D. Stories: Conversations with My Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e was awarded the 2009 American Educational Research Association Narrative and Research Special Interest Group's Outstanding Book Award. She lives in Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMacArthur Award winner Lisa Delpit is the Felton G. Clark Professor of Education at Southern University. The author of the bestselling \u003cem\u003eOther People's Children\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\"Multiplication Is for White People,\"\u003c\/em\u003e co-editor (with Joanne Kilgour Dowdy) of \u003cem\u003eThe Skin That We Speak\u003c\/em\u003e, and editor of \u003cem\u003eTeaching When the World Is on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e (all published by The New Press), she lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50681286557970,"sku":"9781595583505","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b0fd9c65-3cca-4cf4-ade0-347fb4e37b8c.jpg?v=1733951319","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-skin-that-we-speak-thoughts-on-language-and-culture-in-the-classroom-9781595583505","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}