More Mirrors in the Classroom - Using Urban Children''s Literature to Increase Literacy

More Mirrors in the Classroom: Using Urban Children's Literature to Increase Literacy is the first book in the Kids Like Us series. It includes research summaries, guidelines for text selection, and a step-by-step guide to increasing the cultural relevance of literacy instruction with urban children's literature.

List of contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Increasing Cultural Relevance with Urban Children's Literature
Chapter 2: The Power of the Mirror: Identity, Academic Self-Concept, and Motivation to Learn
Chapter 3: Enhancing Reading and Writing Instruction with Urban Children's Literature
Chapter 4: Supporting the Literacy Development of Dual Language Learners
Chapter 5: Urban Children's Literature as a Critical Subgenre
Chapter 6: Guidelines for Text Selection: Literature
Chapter 7: Guidelines for Text Selection: Informational Texts
Chapter 8: Cultural and Linguistic Authenticity in Urban Children's Literature
Chapter 9: Transforming Your Curriculum with Urban Children's Literature
Chapter 10: Getting Started: Adding More Mirrors in the Classroom
Reference List of Recommended Children's Literature
References
About the Authors
Index

About the author

By Jane Fleming; Susan Catapano; Candace M. Thompson and Sandy Ruvalcaba Carrillo

Summary

More Mirrors in the Classroom: Using Urban Children’s Literature to Increase Literacy is the first book in the Kids Like Us series. It includes research summaries, guidelines for text selection, and a step-by-step guide to increasing the cultural relevance of literacy instruction with urban children’s literature.

Product details

• Authors: Sandy Carrillo, Sandy Ruvalcaba Carrillo, Susan Catapano, Catapano Susan, Jane Fleming, Jane Catapano Fleming, Fleming Jane, Jane Flemming, Jane Catapano Flemming, Candace M Thompson, Candace M. Thompson, Thompson Candace M.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.05.2016
• EAN: 9781475802153
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-0215-3
• No. of pages: 252
• Series: Kids Like Us; Kids Like Us
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; English, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Language Arts / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Children's & Young Adult Literature, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: English language & literacy, Children's & teenage literature studies, Children’s and teenage literature studies: general, urban literature, Educational: First / native language, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General