TY - BOOK AU - Joanne M. Carris PY - 2011 CY - New York, United States of America PB - Peter Lang Verlag SN - 1058-1634 TI - Ghosts of No Child Left Behind UR - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1143777 N2 - Ghosts of No Child Left Behind politically situates curriculum within a historically and critically informed context, to understand the structural forces that have contributed to the creation of a population of adolescents who read below a third grade level. The book then proposes a reconceptualization of literacy curriculum within a critical discourse to facilitate self-actualizing pedagogy for non-reading adolescents – some of whom are incarcerated. Rooted in a complex understanding of teaching, learning, and knowledge, this book presents information to policymakers, administrators, and educators that is vital to improving literacy instruction, curriculum, and policy. The information presented here can also inform the general public, especially parents, so that they may advocate for an educational infrastructure that promotes empowering literacy development for every student, including non-reading adolescents and younger struggling readers. This book is an unparalleled resource for teacher education courses focusing on literacy, critical pedagogy, policy, bilingual education, special education, and issues in urban education. KW - Critical Literacy, Critical Pedagogy, Non-Reading Adolescents, Empowering Literacy Curriculum, Contemporary Critical Curriculum Theory LA - English ER -