Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-176) and index.
Contents:
Part I. The Classroom Library / by Susan Catapano -- The Role of the Classroom Library -- Building and Managing the Classroom Library: Considering Issues of Equity and Empathy -- Establishing and Organizing the Classroom Library -- Making the Classroom Library the Center of the Language Arts Program -- Advocating for Each Other: Connecting the Classroom Library with the School Librarian -- Part II. Voices from the Field: Using the Classroom Library -- From Culturally Colonizing to Culturally Responsive: Using a Classroom Library to Shift the Curriculum / Michelle Falter and Jordan Bohannon -- Using the Project Approach as a Vehicle for Culturally Relevant Teaching in the Early Years / Meredith Jones -- My Teaching Comes from Them: Mediating Guided Reading in a Bilingual Classroom / Kindel Turner Nash, Alicia Arce-Boardman, Christina Luna, Leah Panther, Rhianna Thomas, and Hilary McNeil -- Using Culturally Relevant 'Mirror' Books: Teachers Can Benefit, Too! / Laura Szech -- Supporting Students Through Re-Imagined Libraries / Tracy Reynolds -- We Stories: Educators Finding the Language to Talk About Race and Inequity Through Culturally Relevant Texts / Sarah Huismann
Summary:
"The Classroom Library: A Catalyst for Literacy Instruction is a practical guide for organizing and using the classroom library to support literacy learning. Content includes both information for establishing and using the library, as well as stories from practicing teachers who have established a supportive classroom library"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.