Sociocultural considerations for students and classrooms: the case of Alicia Rodriguez / Catherine Compton-Lilly -- Part I. Considerations for Sociocultural Teaching -- New literacy studies: literacy learning through a sociocultural lens / Joanne Larson -- "Decontextualized language" and the problem of school failure / James Paul Gee -- "O say, do you see?": using critical race theory to inform English language arts instruction / Arlette Ingram Willis and Kimberly N. Parker -- "First, do no harm": a cautionary consideration of classroom research from a sociocultural perspective / Deborah Appleman -- Cultural-historical approaches to literacy teaching and learning / Mariana Pacheco and Kris Gutiérrez -- Part II. Working With Diverse Students and Families -- Unpacking the science fair: sociocultural approaches to teaching English-language learners / Margaret Hawkins and Kathleen Nicoletti -- Posing, enacting, and solving local problems in a second-grade classroom: critical literacy and multimodality in action / Melissa Mosley and Rebecca Rogers -- This is how we do it: helping teachers understand culturally relevant pedagogy in diverse classrooms / Adrienne D. Dixson and Kenneth J. Fasching-Varner -- Diverse families, welcoming schools: creating partnerships that support learning / JoBeth Allen -- Basketball, rap, and smackdown: popular culture and literacy learning / Catherine Compton-Lilly -- Conclusion / Catherine Compton-Lilly.