With her recently released book, Nourishing Caregiver Collaborations, visionary Nawal Qarooni illuminates why we all need to follow her lead to:

•  Embrace “a holistic approach to literacy instruction and family experiences in schools across the country.”  
• Rethink “how schools can identify and celebrate what families already inherently bring to their children’s literacy learning.” 

In this episode, Nawal explains why it matters HOW families engage with school and how to shift our classroom practices to value process over perfectionism. Nawal shares stories about shared literacy experiences, highlighting her brilliant collective care work with family labsites. Listeners will be inspired and excited to purchase Nawal’s book using promo code (AFL04) on Routledge.com for 20% off (*** promo code expires March 31, 2024). 

Episode Mentions:

• Nourishing Caregiver Collaborations: Elevating Home Experiences and Classroom Practices for Collective Care
• Cornelius Minor
• Kilim Rugs
• White Supremacy Culture (from Dismantling Racism: A Workbook for Social Change Groups by Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun, ChangeWork, 2001) ***updated 2021 White Supremacy Culture - Still Here

Resources from Nawal:

• Your Name Means Integrity (audio recording)
• Reflecting: Celebrating Families’ Intrinsic Knowing
• Bookelicious list for favorite picture books 

Connect and Learn with Nawal:

• at her website & blog
• on Twitter 
• on Instagram
• on Threads
• on LinkedIn
• on

When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.