Chapter 3: Promoting Equitable Opportunities

Resources

• A Three-Part Discussion About Equity and Literacy with Jacob Chastain (podcast) 

  1. • Part 1: We Teach Kids Not Data Points 

     • Part 2: What's Wrong and How to Fix It

     • Part 3: Joy in Learning is a Necessity

• Want Classroom Equity? Seek and Value Diversity (article)  

• Equity Matters (article) 

• Quick Summary of Effective Practices That Promote Equity (downloadable)

• Expecting More and Getting It (blog post)  

• Scaffolded conversation with a grade 2-3 English learner (video: Regie Routman in Residence: Reading-Writing Connections, Heinemann, 2 minutes) 

• Five Scaffolded Conversations in a Kindergarten Classroom (video: Regie Routman in Residence: Reading-Writing Connections, Heinemann, 9 minutes)

• Setting Expectations for Independent Writing in a Kindergarten Classroom (video: Regie Routman in Residence: Reading-Writing Connections, Heinemann, 3 minutes)

• Independent Writing and Roving Conferences in Kindergarten: One Teacher, 28 Students (video: Regie Routman in Residence: Reading-Writing Connections, Heinemann, 4 minutes)

• Embrace Scaffolded Conversations (excerpt) 

• Twelve Essential Actions to Help English Language Learners Succeed (downloadable) 

• Manitoba Framework for Learning and Vision

English: https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/framework/index.html 

French: https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/m12/progetu/cadre/index.html 

• Manitoba Literacy Progressions, K-3 (downloadable)  

• Nurturing Writers with Equity in Mind (videos, with teaching handouts) 

Visit Regie’s website at regieroutman.org.