Courageous Conversations in the Classroom - Using Children's Literature to Support Social and Emotional Growth, Positive Identity, and Mental Health

List of contents

1. Welcome to the Conversation: An Introduction to Using Children's Literature for Courageous Conversations
2. The Time to Start the Work Is Now: Let's Get Started
I. Supporting Children's Social and Emotional Growth Through Literature
Introduction
3. Bully or Bestie?: Talking About Getting Along
4. The Experience of Loss: Talking About Grieving
II. Supporting Children's Understanding of Communities Through Literature
Introduction
5. It's Not Fair! What Should I Do?: Talking About Civic Engagement and Taking Action
6. And Then We Had to Leave: Talking About Refugees and Communities
III. Supporting Children's Positive Identity Formation Through Literature
Introduction
7. Where Are You From?: Talking About Race, Ethnicity, and Identity
8. I'm Me!: Talking About Gender and Identity
9. My Name: Talking About Ability and Identity
IV. Supporting Children's Mental Health Through Literature
Introduction
10. Feeling Fragile: Talking About Worry and Anxiety
11. Losing Hope: Talking About Depression
Appendix of Reproducible Materials
References
Index

Product details

• Authors: Michelle K Hosp, Lauren Aimonette Liang, Karen W Tao
• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.07.2025
• EAN: 9781462557332
• ISBN: 978-1-4625-5733-2
• No. of pages: 342
• Dimensions: 203 mm x 267 mm x 17 mm
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology