This is Jennifer Gonzalez welcoming you to Episode 151 of the Cult of Peticody Podcast.

In this episode, we're going to talk about historically responsive literacy, a fresh

equity-centered approach to curriculum and standards that offers a more human, more

complete education to all students, especially students of color.

For years, teachers have been looking for ways to improve the academic performance of

all students, especially students of color and those from culturally and linguistically

diverse backgrounds.

While some of these efforts have been successful, many more have had lackluster results.

In previous episodes, we have talked about different approaches teachers can take to

do a better job of reaching all students.

The interview with Deena Simmons in Episode 64 with Zoretta Hammond in Episode 78 with

Pedro Nagarra in Episode 110 and with Hedrick Nichols in Episode 140.

In all of these conversations, we looked at ways of relating to students, strategies

for working toward equity outside the classroom and instructional methods that are more

culturally responsive.

This episode continues that work with a fresh response to the question of how to better

serve diverse students.

It's a framework that deals directly with the curriculum side of things, the standards,

the actual content we teach in our classrooms.

The framework is called Historically Responsive Literacy, developed by my guest, Goldie

Mohamed.

Dr. Mohamed is a professor, a former middle school educator, and the author of the book Cultivating

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