Develop Social-Emotional Skills ... Celebrate Students’ Cultural Backgrounds
Build Early Learners’ Essential Skills PreK Engage children with skills they need to flourish as readers, writers, and explorers of the world. • B uilds on the strengths of every child while supporting the development of their literacy, language, and math skills • T argets key academic, social, and emotional domains • O pportunities to build self-concept, self-regulation, relationships with others, and social awareness • E ngages children with culturally diverse read-alouds, guided activities, and purposeful play that promote kindness, maturity, and resilience Every Voice Has a Story Grades K–5 Each library provides high-interest, culturally relevant texts that celebrate the historically underrepresented. • F osters a classroom community that supports positive representation and equity • A uthentic texts that are representative of students’ complex and multifaceted cultures • C ulturally responsive instruction that celebrates the academic, social, and linguistic backgrounds of all students • S ocial-emotional learning that teaches the importance of empathy and an understanding of people whose stories have not historically been told
Diversify Classroom Collections Grades K–8
Connect students with language that will capture their interests and provide content that’s personally meaningful. • Celebrates a wide range of cultures • Reflects positive values, strengths, and ideals • Accurately represents characters’ cultural heritages • Portrays characters as problem-solvers
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