CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE GRADES K to 5 Instructional Focus ⊲ Comprehension ⊲ Motivation & Engagement ⊲ Gender Interest ⊲ Student Well-Being ⊲ Vocabulary ⊲ Cultural Awareness SOLE SOURCE
Rising Voices Library ® Reading and representation for all
In our diverse and interconnected world, children of all backgrounds need cultural awareness to succeed in school and in life. But in most classrooms, BIPOC stories are still in short supply. The Rising Voices Library is here to help you shift the balance with culturally relevant book collections , teaching materials, and digital resources that celebrate the academic, social, and linguistic backgrounds of all children.
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outcomes ⊲ Provide equitable access to books that “mirror” students’ experiences and open “windows” into the lives of others. ⊲ Ensure authentic representation with books written and illustrated by creators of the same ethnicity as the protagonists. ⊲ Improve social, emotional, and academic development with CASEL-aligned teaching materials and robust literacy instruction. ⊲ Effortlessly integrate the library into your literacy block with strategies for whole-group, small-group, and independent learning. ⊲ Strengthen culturally responsive instruction with teaching resources that boost educators’ cultural competence and spark conversation about respect and inclusivity.
1. Children’s Defense Fund. “The State of America’s Children 2021 report.” 2. Huyck, David and Sarah Park Dahlen. (2019 June 19). Diversity in Children’s Books 2018. Statistics compiled by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison Children of color make up nearly 50% of the U.S. student population. 1 But in 2018, only 28% of children’s books published featured protagonists of color. 2
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