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The exact thing that makes us all alike is our differences. We are each unique. This concept is not new. However, as I think of literacy experiences that students have in classrooms, with peers, and with the world around them, I believe that teachers can create rich literacy interactions as a means for students to explore who they are, while simultaneously discovering what it means to live in the larger global community of similarities and differences.

This vignette describes a typical Teacher Talk session, in which the teachers discuss the books used in their classrooms, how they were used, and how students interacted with the text.