@article{Crooks_2019, title={Robust Respect: De-centering Deficit Thinking in Family Literacy Work}, volume={21}, url={https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/langandlit/index.php/langandlit/article/view/29402}, DOI={10.20360/langandlit29402}, abstractNote={<p>This paper is rooted in an assumption that the tenacity of deficit thinking in family literacy programs in Canada is partly a reflection of our colonial settler history. I explore how embracing an ethic of “robust respect” may offer a way of re-orienting family literacy programs away from deficit thinking and towards relationships. Drawing on observation of the Traditional Aboriginal Parenting Program, I describe how “robust respect” is characterized by building respectful relationships, valuing the other, and acknowledging the historical and political context in which family literacy work is located.</p>}, number={3}, journal={Language and Literacy}, author={Crooks, Stacey}, year={2019}, month={Aug.}, pages={64–78} }