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Moving from Ethnocentric to Ethnosensitive Methods of Instruction in Early...
” The literacy development of diverse learners warrants close attention….One concern is that despite the increasing ethnic and cultural diversity in our classrooms, the teaching force is composed...
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A Picture Book A Day: Day 13 Savitri: A Tale of Ancient India
Savitri: A Tale of Ancient India retold by Aaron Shepard, Illustrated by Vera Rosenberry Published by: Albert Whitman & Company. Morton Grove, Illinois. 1992 Purchased: Free from the give-away...
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K2 Read Alouds: Week 2
Monday The students so enjoyed having our principal come in and read Is Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guarino. Illustrated by Steven Kellogg Tuesday and Wednesday So many teaching moments in John...
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K2 Read Alouds: Week 4: Community
Skipped week 3. I was doing things. My district has a new K2 curriculum. I’m cool with it. It’s not all encompassing, and pretty much all of it is practices that I’ve been doing in my classroom...
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K2 Read Alouds: Week 8: Lesser-Known Halloween Reads
Week of October 28 – November 1, 2013. So this is what I plan on reading this week: Monday: Behind the Mask by Yangsook Choi “Halloween is coming. “What are you going to be?” the children ask one...
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BHM Children’s Read Alouds: Day 4: Joseph Boulogne
February 4 - Before There Was Mozart: The Story of Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-George by Lesa Cline – Ransome. Illustrated by James E. Ransome. Genre: Non-Fiction. Biography Biography: Joseph...
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The Apartheid of Children’s Literature – an article by author Christopher Myers.
The Apartheid of Children’s Literature – an article by author Christopher Myers. The gentrification and apartheid of children’s literature are concepts I mull over often. My third graders are currently...
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