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children's literature
children’s literature
culturally responsive children's literature
culturally responsive children’s literature
Early Childhood Teacher Educators
English as a Second Language
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ESL
ESL classrooms
ESL learners
ESL students
impoverished students
learning to read
literacy development
literacy learning
literacy success
minority students
multicultural literature
reading
Reading extensions
required reading
rural students
students in poverty
students in rural settings
students in urban settings
teaching literacy
urban students
Product details
- ISBN 9781475802184
- Weight: 517g
- Dimensions: 161 x 237mm
- Publication Date: 29 Oct 2021
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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The Classroom Library: A Catalyst for Literacy Instruction serves two purposes by first providing classroom teachers with a how-to guide in setting up and using the classroom library to support literacy. Next, it provides teachers with excerpts and stories of practicing teachers who have successfully used their classroom library to teach literacy. A wide array of photos, documents, tips, ideas, and descriptions lead teachers to create a classroom library that will scaffold students in the classroom library to establish and extend their literacy development. Several chapters specifically focus on working with under-served students, including students in urban settings, those who are learning English as a second language, and students without access to other libraries. Content in this book is easy to use to help teachers establish a library oasis in their classroom to support learners in preschool through grade eight classrooms. This book is a companion book to More Mirrors in the Classroom: Using Urban Children’s Literature to Increase Literacy. Both volumes cover the selection of culturally responsive children’s literature.
Susan Catapano, EdD, is an elementary school librarian and retired teacher educator with more than 25 years of experience working with early childhood and elementary school teachers. She still teaches part-time for several universities.
Candace M. Thompson, PhD, is chair and associate professor in the Department of Instructional Technology, Foundations, and Secondary Education at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. She focuses on critical multicultural and antiracist education in teacher education in her research.
