Lynne Wiltse
Not just ‘sunny days’: Aboriginal students connect out?of?school literacy resources with school literacy practices
University of Alberta
abstract paper report schooluniversity collaborative research project investigated practices knowledges canadian aboriginal students acknowledged school may provide students access school literacy practices study took place small city western canada examined ways merge outofschool literacy resources school literacy practices minority language learners struggle academic literacies drawing third space theory conjunction concept funds knowledge explain students linguistic cultural resources home community networks utilised reshape school literacy practices involvement heritage fair programme analyse representative case study darius 10yearold boy explored familial hunting practices heritage fair project illustrative exemplar sunny days highlights ways childrens outofschool lives used scaffold literacy learning conclusion discuss implications educators researchers working improve literacy learning minority students connecting school learning childrens outofschool learning