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Lakia M. Scott, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at Baylor University. She currently teaches elementary reading methods and diversity issues courses to pre-service educators and graduate students.
Barbara Purdum-Cassidy, Ed.D., is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at Baylor University. She currently teaches elementary language arts methods to pre-service teachers and graduate coursework in advanced methods of teaching writing.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Lakia M. Scott
Section One: Using Multicultural Literature in English Language Arts, Reading and Social Studies
Chapter 1.The Day You Begin: Using Children’s Lived Experiences as a Tool for Cultivating Critical Consciousness through Elementary English Language Arts and Reading
Kelly C. Johnston
Chapter 2.Separate is Never Equal: Utilizing Question-Answer Relationships to Foster Students’ Reading Comprehension
Elena M. Venegas
Chapter 3.Inside Out & Back Again: Making Cultural Connections through Immigrant Food for Early, Middle, and Secondary Learners
Janet K. Keeler
Chapter 4. Exploring Marlon Bundo as an Artifact for Analysis: Culture Circles and Critical Inquiry toward Informed Civic Engagement
Kevin R. Magill
Chapter 5.Dreamers/Soñadores: Exploring the Global Significance of Dreams and Activism through a Social Studies Lens
Sarah M. Straub
Section Two: Using Multicultural Literature in Science and Mathematics
Chapter 6.Black Pioneers of Science and Invention: Exploring the Impact of Black Scientists on the Field Today
Yasmin Laird
Chapter 7.Grandfather Tang’s Story: A Cross Curricular Approach Using Story-Telling through Mathematics and Decision-Making Processes for Elementary Learners
Christine J. Picot
Chapter 8.Ruth and the Green Book: Using Mathematics to Better Understand Discrimination
Amy K. Corp
Chapter 9.Harvesting Hope: Equipping Students for Social Activism through a Mathematical Approach to History
Jamie Wong
Chapter 10.Maya’s Blanket: Applying Mathematics to Solve Everyday Problems
Amy K. Corp
Conclusion
Barbara Purdum-Cassidy
Index
About the Editors
About the Contributors
This is a vital book for our times. Now more than ever, educators and librarians need resources for engaging kids in big, complex questions about social justice and equity across content areas. This practical collection of lessons uses quality multicultural literature to do just that.
— Christy Wessel Powell, assistant professor of literacy and language education at Purdue University, and editor of children's literature journal "First Opinions, Second Reactions"
The book Multicultural Literature in the Content Areas; Transforming K–12 Classrooms Into Engaging, Inviting, and Socially Conscious Spaces is a wonderful tool for public school classroom teachers. As I read through the book, the thought kept coming to mind that this was not just another book: it is a true teaching tool and resource. From the background information of the text, to the pedagogical approach, clear lesson objectives, content overview, materials/supplies needed, pre-planned thought provoking and engaging activities for all age levels, support for different learners and even evaluation of the taught skills. This book gives teachers the recourses, activities and support needed to teach these important topics. After reading this book I feel equipped and empowered to take these to my classroom and transform the way I teach.
— Alison Davis, public school educator
With spectacular harmony, the contributing authors combine engaging practical resources for educators with the essential elements of multicultural research. Educators will find this resource helpful in designing a classroom environment that provides an inclusive and uniting space for all students while allowing for underrepresented student voices to be heard. Through purposeful and authentic lesson design, clear and useful examples, and well-developed rationale, Scott and Purdum-Cassidy have created a resource for realistic multicultural engagement that amplifies the learning potential for all.
— Russell F. Miller, MS.Ed., public school administrator
Multicultural Literature in the Content Areas is a text able to serve both teachers and teacher educators. Each chapter highlights a multicultural book and its use in a content area classroom. All chapters include a lesson complete with objectives aligned to standards, detailed activities, suggested adaptations for differentiation, classroom-ready materials, proposed ability modifications, assessment recommendations, and resources all of which would be practical for any teacher wanting to infuse his/her curriculum with literature that matches the culturally and linguistically diverse students in his/her classroom as well as for a teacher educator to promote and model multicultural literature integration in the content areas. In addition, each chapter also includes the pedagogical basis for the lesson. The inclusion of the pedagogical and theoretical underpinnings of a lesson would be of interest to teachers and teacher educators concerned with instructional design and learning design. With the combination of a pedagogical approach and a complete lesson plan, each chapter in Multicultural Literature in the Content Areas is a nugget of wisdom and together they create a text with the potential to help transform instruction in K-12 schools as well as in higher education.
— Adriana L. Medina, associate professor of reading education and literacy, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte