As a subset of culturally sustaining pedagogy, ethnic pedagogies enlarge the repertoire of teachers addressing the instructional needs of many different students. Specific descriptions with grade 5-12 instructional illustrations are provided for call-and-response learning approach from the African-American religious tradition and havruta, which is sustained partner text study from the Jewish tradition. These approaches may increase oral and textual comprehension in a range of classrooms, engage unmotivated students, and enhance democratic learning environments.