Reading to Belong

Alyson Lamont; Pamela Washington; Emilie Hard

doi:10.5771/9781475874341

Summary

At the present time, schools in many places have found themselves in the midst of a culture war. While interest from teachers in having critical conversations with students is growing, they nonetheless face challenges. These tensions reflect a larger world of social and political unrest, where our nation’s schools are often caught in the middle.This work aims to equip educators with tools to facilitate critical conversations with students - to question what they read, consume, and hear. Reading to Belong: Identity, Perspective and Advocacy in the Elementary Grades bridges the gap between research and practice by sharing snapshots of conversations happening in real classrooms. The language of mirrors and windows anchors discussions as students deepen an understanding of themselves, experience different perspectives, and ultimately use this knowledge to change their world for the better.

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Copyright year: 2024
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4758-7432-7
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4758-7434-1
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 114
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Foreword No access
3. 1. Context for this Work No access
  2. Our Why and Goals for This Book No access
  3. Notes No access
4. Acknowledgments No access
1. 1. Identity and Critical Literacy No access
  2. What Critical Literacy Is Not No access
  3. Young Children and Critical Literacy No access
2. 1. Mirrors and Windows No access
  2. Counternarratives No access
  3. “Own Voices” No access
3. How to Read This Book No access
4. Notes No access
1. Setting Up Your Physical Space No access
2. 1. Learning about Your Students No access
  2. Carving Intentional Space for Community Building No access
  3. Setting the Stage for Students to Share (Trust You, Trust Classroom) No access
  4. Trusting in Your Students No access
  5. Collaboratively Writing Agreements No access
  6. Activities to Build Community No access
  7. Examining Classroom and School Traditions No access
  8. Language Used in Everyday Conversations Matters No access
3. High Expectations for All Students No access
4. Notes No access
5. Summary of Key Points from This Chapter No access
6. Suggested Picture Book List: Classroom Communities No access
1. Visible and Invisible Identity Markers: First Grade with Tori No access
2. Names as Central to Our Identity: Second Grade with Stacey No access
3. 1. Leveraging Literature to Talk about Race No access
  2. Giving Students a Voice in Your Classroom Library No access
4. Articulating Mirrors and Windows to Build Class Community: First Grade with Annie No access
5. Summary of Key Points from This Chapter No access
6. Suggested Picture Book List: Identity and Belonging No access
7. Notes No access
1. Can Empathy Be Taught? No access
2. Young Changemakers: First Grade with Sara No access
3. Intermediate Students Explore the Theme of Empathy: Fourth Grade with Annie No access
4. Learning about Immigration: Fifth Grade with Lisa No access
5. Summary of Key Points from This Chapter No access
6. Suggested Picture Book List: Knowledge, Perspective, and Empathy: Understanding Others No access
7. Notes No access
1. 1. Connecting the Text to Student Lives No access
2. Understanding Changemakers with Ruby Bridges: Third Grade with Katie No access
3. Advocacy among Our Youngest Students: Kindergarten with Kristi No access
4. My Voice Is a Trumpet: Fourth Grade with Leila No access
5. Summary of Key Points from This Chapter No access
6. Notes No access
7. Suggested Picture Book List: Advocacy and Action No access
1. Crafting Your Why No access
2. 1. Teachable Moments No access
  2. Using Restorative Practices No access
  3. After a Triggering Event No access
3. When Things Don’t Go as Planned with Colleagues No access
4. 1. Parent/Caregiver Concerns No access
  2. Example Topics No access
5. Summary of Key Points from This Chapter No access
6. Notes No access
1. 1. Continue Your Own Personal Journey No access
  2. Examine Your Privilege No access
  3. Uncover Your Own Biases and Stereotypes No access
  4. Be a Role Model; Lean In No access
2. 1. Articulate a Clear Vision No access
  2. Boldly Assert the Importance of Key Beliefs No access
  3. Approach the Work So That Others Will Want to Join You No access
  4. Pace and Lead No access
  5. Communicate DEI as a Journey No access
3. 1. Listen, Engage, and Amplify the Voices of People of Color No access
  2. Have Courageous Conversations No access
  3. Be Mindful of Intent versus Impact No access
  4. Be Vulnerable No access
  5. Paraphrase, Pause, Question: Do You Believe in Magic? No access
  6. Consider Formal and Informal Roles No access
  7. Establish a Core Team No access
  8. Consider Leading a Diverse Book Club for Students No access
  9. Understand That Everyone Participates and Processes Differently No access
  10. Empower Others and Build a Succession Plan No access
  11. Prioritize Self-Care No access
4. 1. Celebrate Success No access
5. Summary of Key Points from This Chapter No access
6. Chapter 6 Resources: Leading This Work No access
7. Notes No access
Appendix A: Building a Robust, Diverse Classroom Library No access Pages 101 - 102
1. Before Reading the Text No access
2. During the Reading No access
3. After the Reading No access
1. Reflection Questions No access
References No access Pages 107 - 112
1. Alyson Lamont, EdD No access
2. Pamela Washington No access
3. Emilie Hard No access