Teaching Multicultural Children's Literature in a Diverse Society: From a Historical Perspective to Instructional Practice

ISBN-13: 9781032343983 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 256 str.

Gunn, Annmarie Alberton

Opis

Providing foundational information on how and why to integrate diverse children's literature into the classroom, this book presents a historical perspective on cultural groups in the United States and context for how to teach children's literature in a way that reflects and sustains students' rich cultural backgrounds.

Spis treści

Part I: Multicultural Education within Classroom Teaching  1. Creating Spaces of Freedom: Multicultural Education and Children’s Literature   2. Classroom Bibliotherapy to Support Social Emotional Learning: Increasing Inclusion, Kindness, and Understanding of Diversity  3. Children’s Literature in Immersive Technologies: Stories as Magical Spaces for Diversity and Inclusion  4. Critical Equity Literacies for Moving Beyond State and National Standards  5. Censorship: Book Challenges in Classrooms and School Libraries  Part II: Diverse and Marginalized Groups of People  6. Exploring Social Class and Poverty through Children’s Literature  7. Reading the African American Family: The Exploration of the Historical-Political and Sociocultural Representation of African American Families in Picture Books  8. Southeast Asian Refugee Children’s Literature: A Pedagogical Tool to Juxtapose War and Migration  9. Celebrating Latinx Children’s Literature  10. Resilience, Courage, Relocation: Deepening Understanding About Immigrants and Refugees with Children’s Literature  11. A Critical Multicultural Call to Action: Culturally Responsive Teaching for Indigenous Populations  12. Using LGBTQ+ Children’s Literature to Create a Sense of Belonging for All Within Elementary Classrooms  13. Children/ YA Literature that Represents Disabilities and the Special Child  14. Religious Diversity through Children’s Literature   15. Supporting Children and Families Impacted by Incarceration through Multicultural Children’s Literature