Assignment task:
In the first paragraph, the authors don't give their opinion but instead provide a summary of their research on instructional recommendations for culturally responsive literacy practices. They cite a total of nine different sources in this section. The five specific strategies discussed in pages 8-13 for a culturally responsive teaching environment are dialogue, collaboration, visual representation, explicit instruction, and inquiry. The authors are not introducing original strategies in this section, but instead synthesizing existing literature and research on culturally responsive teaching practices. In the "Dialogue" section, the two recommendations discussed for the use of dialogue in culturally responsive ways are dialogic interactions between teachers and students and dialogue between peers. Some recommendations for dialogue apart for Kim et al. (2006) include instructional conversations (Goldenberg, 2013), cognitive strategy instruction (Hansfield & Jiménez, 2009), and direct and extended vocabulary instruction (Coyne et al., 2010). These are related to the ideas proposed by Kim et al. (2006) in that they all emphasize the importance of dialogue in promoting deeper understanding, critical thinking, and vocabulary growth among the students. After reading this article, I have learned about the importance of synthesizing sources to identify common themes. I have also gained insights into various culturally.