What is RAFT Strategy

In the ever-evolving educational landscape, book challenges have gained prominence, prompting discussions within education about how to respond to such challenges. Educators and librarians often encounter obstacles in championing students' right to read due to a lack of resources and confidence. Young adult (YA) literature courses are a valuable avenue to equip educators and librarians in navigating book challenges. This chapter illuminates an instructional approach used in the authors' YA literature courses, demonstrating how pre-service and in-service teachers and librarians may prepare to counter instances of book challenges within their unique environments. Through collaborating with colleagues using the RAFT instructional strategy in a safe setting, the authors suggest educators and librarians will become more self-assured in standing up to book challenges.