1. Access to Multicultural Children's Literature During COVID-19
- Author
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Susan V. Bennett, Barbara J. Peterson, and AnnMarie Alberton Gunn
- Subjects
Linguistics and Language ,Download ,Family literacy ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Children’s literature ,Nonfiction ,Language and Linguistics ,Literacy ,resources < Family literacy ,Reading (process) ,ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION ,Fiction ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Socioeconomic status ,media_common ,4‐Adolescence ,Pharmacology ,business.industry ,05 social sciences ,Feature Article ,050301 education ,Public relations ,Feature Articles ,Comprehension ,Multicultural literature ,Literature ,1‐Early childhood ,General partnership ,Multiculturalism ,2‐Childhood ,business ,Psychology ,0503 education ,Community‐based programs ,Awards < Literature ,050104 developmental & child psychology ,3‐Early adolescence - Abstract
Amid the COVID‐19 pandemic, students, families, and educators have faced unprecedented challenges These challenges have disproportionately impacted racially/ethnically diverse, low‐income communities because of long‐standing health system, socioeconomic, and educational inequities With closures of schools, libraries, and childcare centers, many students were disconnected from their community and did not have access to books Parents’ and educators’ concerns centered around students falling behind academically and socially In this article, we explain the motivation and rationale for a social justice initiative to provide students of color from low‐poverty areas with access to high‐quality multicultural children’s literature at home We describe our literacy partnership with a local after‐school program serving participant students and families, research underpinning the initiative, and our process for selecting high‐quality multicultural literature book sets and offer suggestions about how to facilitate comprehension and motivational support for home‐based reading We also offer a list of recommended literature and discuss outcomes and implications of this project [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Reading Teacher is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )
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- 2020