Cultivating Diversity and Inclusion: Using Global and Multicultural Children's Literature in Grades K-5

by Paula Saine

Overview

Cultivating Diversity and Inclusion: Using Global and Multicultural Children’s Literature in Grades K-5, Second Edition shows educators how to assist students in cultivating and appreciating diversity and inclusion in K-5 classrooms. This text offers new children’s book titles from across the world in each chapter, advances to grades four and five, engages students with rich cultural language experiences, and provides ways to incorporate apps and social media activities in the classroom.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781475868951
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	05/31/2024
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	250
Product dimensions:	5.94(w) x 8.97(h) x 0.55(d)
Age Range:	5 - 10 Years

About the Author

Paula Saine is professor and John Heckert Endowed Faculty of Literacy in the Department of Teaching, Curriculum, and Educational Inquiry at Miami University in Ohio where she teaches courses in literacy and technology. She is an internationally recognized leader and expert, especially in preparing teacher candidates to incorporate best practices while engaging K-12 students in literacy instruction. Her research centers on three important and interrelated principles that include: literacy, cultural competence, and the use of digital technologies in K–12.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: AFRICA

Chapter 2: ASIA

Chapter 3: CARIBBEAN

Chapter 4: EUROPE

Chapter 5: CENTRAL AMERICA

Chapter 6: NORTH AMERICA

Chapter 7: SOUTH AMERICA

Chapter 8: OCEANIA

Appendix A

Appendix B

References

About the Author

Editorial Reviews

Cultivating Diversity and Inclusion is a beacon for educators, guiding us in the essential journey of assisting students in their early years to cultivate and comprehend diversity and inclusion while fostering an appreciation for these concepts. Saine skillfully and successfully engages teachers and their students in unique cross-cultural experience with new book titles and increased content for grades 4-5 using modern tools that students find enjoyable and relatable, such as social media platforms. The book's comprehensive approach to global regions and its deep connection to literacy, culture, and digital technology is exactly what teachers need to examine their personal biases and experiences to ensure they don't hinder their students' growth and academic experiences. Saine encourages educators to be mindful of curriculum and cultural flaws that perpetuate marginalization, misrepresentation, and invisibility.

Pagia Keys George

The communities we, and our children, live in are becoming increasingly global. A comprehensive and contemporary education requires students to develop an understanding of the diverse and complex world they inhabit. Paula Saine provides teachers with an eminently usable resource for helping teachers deliver culturally focused instruction within the context of the school literature and literacy curricula. Readers will find her book chock full of wonderful books for sharing, useful information worth presenting to students, and engaging instructional ideas and activities that are sure to deepen students’ awareness of and appreciation for other peoples and cultures from around the world.

Timothy Rasinski

Dr. Paula Saine offers and walks us through day-to-day literacy practices that catapult young readers into a culturally relevant and sustaining literacy experience and a global view of the multicultural world.

Nathaniel Bryan

Teachers and librarians interested in introducing their K-3 students to global literature and digital technologies will find Cultivating Diversity and Inclusion to be solid gold! The lists of children’s trade books and resources alone make the text worth owning. It is a virtual instructional treasure chest brimming with literacy best practice activities and digital learning strategies. Moreover, the author presents a model that can be applied to books set in additional countries.

Terrell A. Young