Refers to trade books appropriate for children in grades PK-12 that focus on multicultural issues: race, culture, social class, gender and sexuality, language, etc.
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Developing Equity Literacy through Diverse Literature for Children and Young Adults
Suzanne Fondrie (University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, USA), Marguerite Penick-Parks (University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, USA), and Omobolade Delano-Oriaran (St. Norbert College, USA)
Copyright: © 2017
|Pages: 24
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0897-7.ch010
Abstract
This chapter highlights the application of the equity literacy framework as a curricular approach to infusing diverse and multiple perspectives in PK-12 school curriculum, and presents a rationale for developing equity literacy in PK-12 students. It provides texts and related teaching ideas appropriate for supporting that development. Gorski's (2014b) equity literacy framework is the basis for the rationale and the text selection. The chapter organizes suggested texts into seven strands: race, social class, culture, global perspectives, power and privilege, gender/sexuality, and intersectionality. The final section presents excellent multicultural literature for each of the strands across grade levels.