By the Rubric of Rhythm, They'll Read

By the Rubric of Rhythm, They'll Read

offers alternative keys for children

reading below basic to succeed.

Opening doors and new horizons

for students placed at risk,

tapping into their multiple intelligences

that systemic approaches and standardized tests have missed.

It discusses the history of public schooling

and the reading literacy paradigm,

stating the problem while presenting solutions

that stimulate and liberate students' minds--

Into real-world social

and interactional contexts,

using poetry to renegotiate narrative texts

to promote individual agency through

oral, audio, visual, written language,

fusing technology and arts at its best!

The book is for parents, teachers,

educational stakeholders and laypeople alike.

It's for anyone who wants to step outside of the box

and in our children ignite--

The spark that will make students

want to learn as they dance and sing,

taking into account their prior knowledge

and the cultural capital they bring.

An educator's creation through imagination

and willingness to take the lead,

creating multimodal communicative texts using poetry

so that by the rubric of rhythm, they'll read!