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These are summaries of conference presentations in which CPLS research was discussed. You may access the presentations by clicking on the links below:
  • Literacies for Oneself: A Cross-case Analysis of Personal Literacy Practices among Adults with Limited Education. K.H. Perry & A. Homan. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. April, 2013. AERA 2013_What I feel in my heart
  • Navigating a New Community: Literacy Brokering as a Tool for Community Participation Among Sudanese Refugees. K. Perry. In K. Perry (chair), Migration, Marginalization and Meaning-Making: Insights from the Cultural Practices of Literacy Study. Symposium conducted at the Mobility Language Literacy conference, Cape Town, South Africa. January, 2011.
  • Responding to Context: Children and Youth's Appropriation and Resistance of Literacy Practices. V. Purcell-Gates, K.H. Perry & C. Mazak. Paper presented at the International Symposium Ethnographic Encounters with Children and Teenagers in Educational Contexts, Buenos Aires, Argentina. November, 2009. Argentina powerpoint_English Argentina powerpoint_Spanish 
  • Analyzing Literacy Practice: Grounded Theory to Model. Purcell-Gates V. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference. Orlando, Florida. December, 2008 VPG_NRC08
  • Literacy Practices in a Canadian Urban Neighborhood: Two First Nations Mothers. Moayeri, M. A paper presented at the American Education Research Association (AERA) Conference, New York, USA: Mar 25, 2008. Moyaeri_AERA08
  • Literacy Practice of an Inner City Community. Moayeri, M. A paper presented at the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) Conference, Vancouver, Canada: June 1, 2008. Moyaeri_CSSE08
  • Genre Boundaries, Functions and Purposes. Perry K. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference. Orlando, Florida. December, 2008 Perry_NRC08
  • The process of transferring qualitative data into a flat database. Briseno A. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference. Orlando, Florida. December, 2008 Briseno_NRC08
  • Culture, Text & Genre: Literacy Brokering Among Sudanese Refugees. K.H. Perry. In K. Perry (Chair), Language Brokering in the Intangible Economy: Studies of Global Englishes. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the International Association of Applied Linguistics, Essen, Germany. August, 2008. AILA 2008 (2)
  • Teaching Literacy with Culturally Responsive Activities. Purcell-Gates, V. Presented at the International Reading Association World Congress. San Jose, Costa Rica. July 29, 2008 VPG_CPLS_intro
  • Working to Bridge Home and School for Children of Poverty. Purcell-Gates, V. Presented at the International Reading Association World Congress. San Jose, Costa Rica. July 29, 2008 VPGWorld_Congress
  • Authentic Advertising: An Authentic Literacy Lesson in Bolivia. Gates T. Presented at the International Reading Association World Congress. San Jose, Costa Rica. July 29, 2008 IRA08Tracy
  • Enseñar para amar, amar para proteger. Gabriela Njera B. Presented at the International Reading Association World Congress. San Jose, Costa Rica. July 29, 2008 IRA08Gabriela
  • An Invitation into Literacy. Perry K. Presented at the International Reading Association World Congress. San Jose, Costa Rica. July 29, 2008 IRA08Kristen
  • ESCUELA AZUL. Karina Chaves Mora. Presented at the International Reading Association World Congress. San Jose, Costa Rica. July 29, 2008 IRA08Karina
  • Literacy in the preschool in Costa Rica. Flora V. Rodri­guez-Brown. Presented at the International Reading Association World Congress. San Jose, Costa Rica. July 29, 2008 Flora_IRA08
  • "Let me show you how to do the homework": Child literacy brokering in and out of school. Perry K. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. New York. March 2008 Perry_AERA08
  • Family & Community: Tools Sudanese Refugees Use to Navigate Diverse Literacy Landscapes/ Perry K. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Chicago, Illinois. April 2007 Perry_AERA07
  • Cambios Curriculares Para Aumentar el Nivel de Lecto-Escritura de Los Niños Jóvenes de Costa Rica. Purcell-Gates V. Presentada por una videoconferencia sobre Costa Rica; mayo, 2007
  • "I learned how to spell English on Channel 18": Television, language, and literacies in Sudanese refugee families. Perry K. & Moses A. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference. Austin, Texas. December, 2007 Perry & Moses_NRC07TV
  • More than Language Translation: Culture, Text and Genre Aspects of Literacy Brokering among Sudanese Refugees. Perry K. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference. Austin, Texas. December, 2007 Perry_NRC07
  • Marginality Within Literacy Classrooms: Young Sudanese Refugee Children. Perry K. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference. Los Angeles, California. December 2006 Perry_NRC06
  • Lecto-Escritura Como Práctica Cultural. Purcell-Gates V., Paper presented at the University of Costa Rica; May, 2006
  • "Helping Our People": The role of literacies in mediating community among Sudanese refugees. Perry K. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Montreal, Canada. April 2005 Perry_AERA05
  • From Storytelling to Writing: Transforming Literacy Practices Among Sudanese Refugees. Perry K. Paper presented at the 14th World Congress of Applied Linguistics/International Association of Applied Linguistics. Madison, Wisconsin. July 2005 Perry_AILA
  • English literacy brokering practices in rural Puerto Rico. Mazak, C.Paper presented at the 14th World Congress of Applied Linguistics/International Association of Applied Linguistics. Essen, Germany. August, 2008 Mazak_AILA08
  • Making Sense of Literacy Landscapes: A Case study of a Sudanese Refugee Child's Literacy Practices in America. Perry K. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Miami, Florida, December 2005 Perry_NRC05
  • Resistance & Appropriation: Literacy Practices as Agency within Hegemonic Contexts. Perry K. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, San Antonio, Texas, December, 2004 Perry & VPG_NRC04
  • Sharing stories, linking lives: A case study of literacy practices among Sudanese refugees. Perry K. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference. Scottsdale, Arizona. December, 2003 Perry_NRC03