Get Free: Antibias Literacy Instruction for Stronger Readers, Writers, and Thinkers

by Tricia Ebarvia

In Get Free, Tricia extends a vision of educational liberation that is grounded in scholarship and rooted in love, challenging and changing the world before her by making it possible for educators to liberate themselves and their students.
- Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul, Aeriale Johnson, Anna Osborn, Dr. Kimberly N. Parker, and Tiana Silvas, from the Foreword

What would it mean to truly “get free” as an educator? How can we identify and challenge bias in our reading and writing curriculum and instruction? How can we support students in becoming empathetic, engaged individuals who can read and write the world with compassion and deep thinking?

Answering these questions requires deep personal reflection and intentional daily practice — and it’s crucial today more than ever, when students are overwhelmed with misinformation and disinformation.

Drawn from decades of classroom experience and founded on the scholarship of social justice educators,Tricia Ebarvia provides a framework that can help teachers implement transformative, anti-bias literacy instruction in middle- and high school classrooms Get Free offers educators

Strategies for scaffolding literacy instruction in ways that center students’ identities and experiences, and help them develop a more inclusive understanding of literature and writing

Classroom structures and routines that support critical listening and open, authentic conversation and writing responses

Invitations for teachers to re-examine curriculum and instructional practices, based on a deeper sense of who we are and what we bring to every reading and writing experience

To develop stronger reading, writing, and critical thinking skills, antibias literacy instruction is essential. This is the book for teachers, new and experienced, who know that classrooms can be transformative, liberatory spaces where students better understand themselves, others, and the world.

Imagine the possibilities if we could just get free…

Genres: Education, Professional Development, Teaching

336 pages, Paperback

Published October 16, 2023

Reviews

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have had the joy of learning from Tricia Ebarvia in workshops in past years and couldn’t wait to read this book. It is a must read for anyone working with kids in middle through high school. She has such a deep wealth of knowledge and includes a real gift of so many resources for personal reflection and growth and for teaching our kids. The epilogue is beautiful. It left me both in tears and inspired. I’ll be coming back to this one often.

[Ken · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible book! It is challenging and inspiring. So many strategies to position students in rigorous reflection of themselves, the texts we read, and the world. But Ebarvia avoids simplistic versions of strategies that don’t acknowledge the ways that our own biases and experiences as teachers can make them go wrong for our students. As I read this book, I kept making notes about intentionality—how to prepare myself, how to frame and engage with students, how to reflect and adjust. This is a deep book and I am so thankful for it.

[lillian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my first instructional text for thinking about education/pedagogy, and Ebarvia does a great job of providing specific classroom techniques for challenging bias in students and in curricula. I recommend this text to all pre-service teachers!

[Lori Emilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have had the privilege of hearing the author speak recently, which was the icing on the cake that is this book. Practical? Yes, but so much more. Reading it, you’ll be reflective as you consider your inherent biases (everyone has them).

[Courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book gave so many useful strategies and expanded on previous strategies that I plan to use in my classroom. Hearing what worked and what didn’t work was helpful as a brand new teacher as well.

[Sabrina Baker · Rating 4 out of 5]

So so many great teaching strategies in here. Love the applicability of it!

[Crystine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding! Every teacher should read this!

[gi! · Rating 4 out of 5]

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