MinneTESOL Journal, (2019), Vol. 35(Issue 2)

“It’s not something you can imagine—it’s something you can watch”: Elders’ indigenous knowledge in beginning language and literacy classrooms

Lisa Vogl Prior knowledge is central to memory and learning, but many older refugees come to the classroom with ways of knowing and experiences much different from what they find in Western teaching contexts. Somali elders offer insight. Key words:…