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Informationen zum Autor Ernest Morrell is Coyle Professor in Literacy Education, Professor of English, Professor of Africana Studies, and Director of the Notre Dame Center for Literacy Education at the University of Notre Dame, USA. He is also Director of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Squire Office and an elected Fellow of the American Educational Research Association. Jodene Morrell is Teaching Professor and Associate Director of the Notre Dame Center for Literacy Education at the University of Notre Dame, USA. Klappentext Building on and inspired by the work of Paulo Freire, this book offers an accessible introduction to how children's literature can be used in classrooms to explore cultural diversity and nurture collective qualities of shared joy, love and agency. The authors show how critical pedagogy and culturally responsive instruction can create meaningful ways for parents, teachers, and community leaders to engage with children's and young adult literature. The chapters include discussions of polyvocality, student voice, critical parent engagement, hip hop and digital popular culture. The authors demonstrate how readings of children's literature, particularly multicultural literature, increase student joy, and engagement, reduce prejudice, and help students develop critical consciousness. Unique and theoretically grounded, the book presents many opportunities to weave the ideas of Freire into the fabric of K-12 schooling. Vorwort An accessible Freirean introduction to how children’s literature can be used in classrooms. Zusammenfassung Building on and inspired by the work of Paulo Freire, this book offers an accessible introduction to how children’s literature can be used in classrooms to explore cultural diversity and nurture collective qualities of shared joy, love and agency. The authors show how critical pedagogy and culturally responsive instruction can create meaningful ways for parents, teachers, and community leaders to engage with children's and young adult literature. The chapters include discussions of polyvocality, student voice, critical parent engagement, hip hop and digital popular culture. The authors demonstrate how readings of children’s literature, particularly multicultural literature, increase student joy, and engagement, reduce prejudice, and help students develop critical consciousness. Unique and theoretically grounded, the book presents many opportunities to weave the ideas of Freire into the fabric of K-12 schooling. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Editors’ ForewordIntroduction: Freirian Approaches to Teaching Children’s Literature: Joy, Voice, Agency, Responsiveness and Love1. Becoming Powerful Readers of the Word and the World: Multicultural Readings of Children’s and YA Literature2. Multicultural Literature and the Promotion of Social Awareness in ELA Classrooms3. Linking the Word to the World: Connecting Multicultural Children’s Literature to the Lives of 21st Century Youth4. Student Voice and Agency in the Polyvocal Literature Classroom5. Critical Family Engagement in Reading Multicultural Literature6. Conclusion: The Future of Children’s Literature is Already HereReferencesIndex...
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Ernest Morrell is Coyle Professor in Literacy Education, Professor of English, Professor of Africana Studies, and Director of the Notre Dame Center for Literacy Education at the University of Notre Dame, USA. He is also Director of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Squire Office and an elected Fellow of the American Educational Research Association.Jodene Morrell is Teaching Professor and Associate Director of the Notre Dame Center for Literacy Education at the University of Notre Dame, USA.
