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Xiaoxiao Du
she/her
Assistant Professor
Dr. Xiaoxiao Du (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education. Her research centers on language and literacy learning and teaching, with a focus on promoting asset-based literacy pedagogies and investigating meaning-making practices of culturally and linguistically diverse learners across time, space, and modes. She employs qualitative methodologies to investigate the complex intersections of language, race, culture, and identity through sociocultural, sociopolitical, and sociomaterial lenses. Committed to fostering critical awareness and advancing culturally sustaining pedagogies, Dr. Du advocates for the transformative power of storytelling, multimodal text-making, and community knowledge sharing.
Publications/Papers
Cardinal, M., & Du, X. (2025). Learning with and from the Land: A reflection on decolonizing curriculum to foster connections and wellbeing. MB Speaks, 49(2), 32-37.
Du, X., & Doering, N. (2025). Exploring learning by design to nurture joyful literacy experiences in a grade eight English language arts classroom. Language & Literacy, 27(3), 87-108.
Du, X. (2025). Multimodal meaning making practices in a community art center: Children’s meaningful interaction and transformative designs. In P. A. Edwards, Compton-Lilly, C., & G. Li (Eds.), International Handbook of Literacies in Families and Communities (pp. 168-185). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Du, X., & Dyck, J. (2025). Rethinking literacy learning and teaching on the prairie: A rural perspective. In M. Kariwo & E. B. Chouaib (Eds.), Decolonizing epistemologies and worldviews in education: New ways of knowing in education and policy (pp. 163-177). Routledge.
Du, X. (forthcoming). Immigrant family stories of navigating public schooling in Canada: Re-writing Asian parent narratives. In J. Passi, P. Thayer, J. Littlebear, & M. Parker-Katz (Eds.), Family Engagement in Education: Inclusive Approaches for Creating Collaborative and Equitable School Communities. Routledge.
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