Celebrating Black and Latino Boys
The Rising Voices Library shines a spotlight on those whose contributions and potential are often overlooked.
We believe that we can expand the scope of education across the country by committing to the following goals:
Positive Representation We will elevate school communities with engaging authentic books that are representative of the multifaceted identities of all students.
Culturally Responsive Instruction We will equip teachers with the tools to implement robust literacy instruction as well as the supports to increase their cultural competency.
Unifying Students We will guide students’ social-emotional development to help them learn empathy and understanding while broadening their world.
ENHANCE IDENTITY
DEVELOPMENT WITH SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING
Scholastic has curated a collection of culturally relevant nonfiction, biographical, and fiction titles that give all children and educators an opportunity to interact with texts that highlight positive representations of Black and Latino boys as role models, thinkers, and leaders.
LIBRARY COMPONENTS
Each grade-level library includes:
Each Rising Voices Library provides students with high-interest texts that give context to today’s world while celebrating the stories of the historically underrepresented. These books, paired with innovative teaching materials aligned to the CASEL framework, build a classroom community that broadens the perspectives of students from all backgrounds and enables deep discussions about inclusivity, social justice, and empathy for others.
50 books (25 titles including 5 anchor texts, 2 copies each)
Teaching Cards (1 per anchor text)
Teacher’s Guide
Storage bins
Labeling stickers
Access to a digital resource site
Our digital companion website for educators includes:
Correlations to standards
Mentor videos
Videos and articles for students to continue learning
Discussion guides
And much more!
Tomorrow’s leaders may not yet have seen themselves in a book. But we have the power to change that.
—Andrea Davis Pinkney Vice President and Executive Editor for Scholastic Trade Books; New York Times best- selling author of Martin Rising: Requiem for a King
Culturally Relevant Authentic Texts
The books selected for this library offer rich language that introduces students to historical, social, and linguistic contexts for understanding the world around them.
Teacher’s Guide
DEVELOPED WITH DAVID C. BANKS Books Celebrating Black and Latino Boys
DEVELOPED WITH DAVID C. BANKS Books Celebrating Black and Latino Boys
The Teacher’s Guide gives educators the tools to implement whole-class read-alouds, book clubs, and independent reading with the texts in this library. Prompts for conferring and connecting with students and families are included to increase engagement.
About David C. Banks David C. Banks is the President/CEO of the Eagle Academy Foundation. He was the founding principal of the first Eagle Academy in the Bronx, the first in a network of innovative all-boys public schools in New York City. Preceding this, Banks served as the founding principal of the Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice, a theme-based high school that provided a unique opportunity for him to combine his law and education backgrounds. Today the Eagle Academy Foundation empowers at-risk inner city young men to realize their academic and civic potential with quality immersive learning experiences and proven community-based practices that address shortfalls in public education. The Eagle Academies represent a partnership between students, school sta, parents, mentors, and community partners who are committed to the guiding principles of academic excellence, leadership, and character development.
GRADES 3–5 TEACHER’S GUIDE
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Teaching Cards
Each grade-level library includes five Teaching Cards that offer in-depth options for exploring each anchor text as an interactive read-aloud, building vocabulary, practicing high- utility reading strategies, and extending literacy through writing, discussion, and other creative activities.
For more information, call us at 1-800-387-1437 or visit scholastic.com/risingvoices .
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