Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Learning: Classroom Practices for Student Success

Sharroky Hollie

Oct 2011 · Teacher Created Materials

About this ebook

Written to address all grade levels, this book provides teachers with strategies and suggestions to support their culturally and linguistically diverse students. With the influx of cultural diversity in schools, teachers can use the strategies in this resource to improve on the following five pedagogical areas: classroom management, use of text, academic vocabulary, and situational appropriateness; all addressed throughout the book.

About the author

Sharroky Hollie, Ph.D., has spent nearly 25 years in education in varying roles such as a middle and high school teacher, central office program coordinator, assistant professor at California State University Dominguez Hills, and president/Chief Education Advocate for the Culture and Language Academy of Success, a K–8 independent charter school that espouses culturally responsive pedagogy as its primary approach. Currently Dr. Hollie is the executive director of the Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing professional development for educators desiring to become culturally responsive. With the Center, he serves as a national expert, traveling around the country training thousands of teachers each year. Dr. Hollie has written and contributed to several books and articles.