ABSTRACT
Bruce reported that he noticed Jay used the same approach, mediating his understanding of written text through oral interactions, during Bible study at the church. The Safe Haven drill team runs through two different routines several times each. When the younger children step out of line or become off rhythm, Jay steps over and quietly corrects them. He is one of the oldest and tallest children in the group. Physical movement is an important part of participating in this song and those that follow. In another important project that linked home and school literacy practices, Au and her colleagues at the Kamehameha Elementary Education Program drew on the community-based discourse patterns of children who spoke Hawaiian English as their first language. Dorsey-Gaines and Garnett advocated consideration of the literacy practices Black children bring with them to school, especially those practices that resulted from participation in the practices of the Black church.
