Funds Of Knowledge For Teaching In Latino Households. Type chapter author s n gonsález r gonsalez l moll m tenery a rivera p rendón page start 89. Theorizing practice in households communities and classrooms editor s norma gonzâalez luis c.
Conceptualizing the households of working class latino students as being rich in funds of knowledge has had transformative consequences for teachers parents students and researchers. Using a qualitative approach to connect homes and classrooms. Amanti funds of knowledge for teaching in latino households.
Using a qualitative approach to connect homes and classrooms.
Although these funds of knowledge were demonstrated as culturally socially and cognitively complex it was pointed out that educators were not using them as a resource to enhance their students academic progress. The claim in this book is that first hand research experiences with families allow one to document this competence and knowledge and that such engagement provides many. What makes using these funds of knowledge so powerful is that it is culturally relevant to students. Teachers qualitative ethnographic study of their own students households has unfolded as a viable method for bridging the gap between school and community.
