Teaching Multicultural Childrens Literature in a Diverse Society - From a Historical Perspective to Instructional Practice

List of contents

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

About the author

AnnMarie Alberton Gunn is an Associate Professor of Literacy at the University of South Florida, U.S.A.
Susan V. Bennett is an Associate Professor of Literacy at the University of South Florida, U.S.A.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Annmarie Alberton Bennett Gunn
• Assisted by: Susan V. Bennett (Editor), AnnMarie Alberton Gunn (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.03.2023
• EAN: 9781032343983
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3234398-3
• No. of pages: 270
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / English as a Second Language, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Literacy, Secondary Schools, Moral and social purpose of education, Teaching of a specific subject, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Primary & middle schools, Multicultural education, Moral & social purpose of education, Bilingualism and multilingualism, Primary and middle schools, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Reading & Phonics, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Language Arts