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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798476403321

Autore

Fleming Jane <1967->

Titolo

More mirrors in the classroom : using urban children's literature to increase literacy / / Jane Fleming [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4758-0217-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 p.)

Collana

Kids Like Us ; ; 1

Disciplina

372.4

Soggetti

Reading (Elementary) - Social aspects - United States

City children - Books and reading - United States

Children with social disabilities - Books and reading - United States

Classroom libraries - United States

Culturally relevant pedagogy - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Ch01. Increasing Cultural Relevance with Urban Children's Literature; Ch02. The Power of the Mirror; Ch03. Enhancing Reading and Writing Instruction with Urban Children's Literature; Ch04Supporting the Literacy Development of Dual Language Learners; Ch05. Urban Children's Literature as a Critical Subgenre; Ch06. Guidelines for Text Selection: Literature; Ch07. Guidelines for Text Selection; Ch08. Cultural and Linguistic Authenticity in Urban Children's Literature; Ch09. Transforming Your Curriculum with Urban Children's Literature; Ch10. Getting Started

Reference List of Recommended Children's LiteratureReferences; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

More Mirrors in the Classroom: Using Urban Children's Literature to Increase Literacy is the first book in the Kids Like Us series. It includes research summaries, guidelines for text selection, and a step-by-step guide to increasing the cultural relevance of literacy instruction with urban children's literature.