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Lisa Parker; Kennedy Wittman; William P. Bintz – Reading Teacher, 2024
This article focuses on the difficult event of death. The audience for this article is classroom teachers, librarians/media specialists, curriculum developers, and so on. The purpose is to share points to consider when choosing quality picture books focusing on death as well as exemplars to represent these points. These points were concluded as a…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Death, Reading Material Selection, Coping
Teresa Cremin; Sarah Jane Mukherjee; Juli-Anna Aerila; Merja Kauppinen; Mari Siipola; Johanna Lähteelä – Reading Teacher, 2024
To develop a love of reading in the young, teachers need rich repertoires of children's literature and other texts. However, the significance of this subject knowledge is rarely given the attention it deserves in policy, practice, or training contexts. This article, drawing on survey data from England and Finland, underlines these concerns. It…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Childrens Literature, Foreign Countries, Reading Material Selection
O'Brien, Maria G. – American Educator, 2023
Give a child a book and watch them blossom in more ways than you could possibly imagine! Nothing can replace the feel of a book and the turning of pages in anticipation of a story unfolding picture by picture, chapter by chapter. Books open doors to learning and to the world around us. Where do we go to find these awesome books? The library, of…
Descriptors: Libraries, Books, Young Children, Reading Material Selection
Patricia Gallery – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The fundamental significance of literacy achievement cannot be overstated. However, the 2022 National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) divulges alarming findings, with a mere 33 percent of the nation's fourth graders performing at or above proficiency in reading (NAEP, 2022). Exploring the nexus of research-informed pedagogy and practice…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Grade 1, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Samantha Archibald Mora; Amy Bingham – Knowledge Quest, 2023
The Wood River Middle School (WRMS) serves approximately 600 students a year. The school is diverse, with roughly half Latinx students and a large English language learner population. The library collection boasts almost 16,000 books. The most popular section? If you combine the manga and graphic novel sections, they win the top prize, with 38% of…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, School Libraries, Cartoons, Novels
Jon M. Wargo; Kierstin Giunco; Kyle Smith – Reading Teacher, 2024
Offering insights from a research-practice partnership, we examine how five pre-K-6 teachers discussed using LGBTQ+-inclusive children's literature as backup to counter curricular censorship and community pushback.
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, LGBTQ People, Childrens Literature
Emerson Zerafa-Payne; Martin Kerby; Eseta Tualaulelei; Alison Bedford; Margaret Baguley – Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 2024
As they are usually chosen by adults, children's picture books offer important insights into contemporary attitudes and values. They subsequently drive the social and academic development of young children, thereby playing a key role in their ethical socialisation and education. This article will explore the role of children's literature in this…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Pacific Islanders, Childrens Literature, Picture Books
Sarah Banting; Madeline Scarlett – Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2024
This paper proposes that a curricular shift we call "decanonization" is shaping contemporary English Major degrees at Canadian universities. We believe it is a response to a complex set of challenges currently facing departments as they program their undergraduate degrees in English, and, in a qualified way, we endorse it as a positive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English, Majors (Students), Undergraduate Study
Tadayuki Suzuki; Summer Melody Pennell; Lesley Colabucci – Multicultural Perspectives, 2024
This manuscript explores the trends of the American Library Association's (ALA's) Rainbow Book List Top Ten Titles for Young Readers for 2023. It provides an overview of the titles and curricular connections. The authors discuss how the 2023 Rainbow Book List offers a diversity of genres and topics and also delves deeply into portrayals of queer…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Adolescent Literature, Reading Lists, Reading Materials
Vera Sotirovska; Margaret Vaughn – Language and Literacy Spectrum, 2024
Incorporating books that facilitate inclusive understandings of dyslexia can be a challenging yet important pedagogical approach to promoting equitable practices. As realistically portrayed characters and stories provide a way for students to see not only themselves but also others, and enter different worlds, the need for multiple representations…
Descriptors: Books, Dyslexia, Children, Childrens Literature
Courtney Hayes; Grace Francis – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2024
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the ways that early childhood teachers were "making waves" as they fostered equitable classrooms through multicultural picturebooks. Through a thematic analysis of one-on-one interviews and a virtual book selection simulation, five early childhood teachers offered their insights…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Teaching Experience, Picture Books, Cultural Pluralism
Heineke, Amy J.; Papola-Ellis, Aimee; Elliott, Joseph – Reading Teacher, 2022
In schools across the country and world, students enter classrooms with rich diversity in backgrounds, identities, and experiences. They speak hundreds of different languages, come from countries around the world, espouse nuanced cultural and gender identities, and have an array of abilities and interests. But texts in school and classroom…
Descriptors: Reader Text Relationship, Student Diversity, Culturally Relevant Education, Reading Material Selection
Region 8 Comprehensive Center, 2022
This document outlines the Michigan Department of Education's (MDE) efforts to improve literacy achievement by providing guidance regarding the establishment of diverse classroom libraries. It also answers the why, what, and how of establishing or refining a diverse library.
Descriptors: Diversity, Instructional Materials, Reading Material Selection, Learner Engagement
Thomas N. Robb – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2022
This paper starts a discussion of the process of extensive reading (ER) program implementation in schools from a functional perspective. It discusses some considerations that may have hindered the spread of ER into the public school systems of many countries. It makes an argument for a top-down approach being required for widespread implementation…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Program Implementation, Public Schools, Reading Materials
McNair, Jonda C.; Alexander, LaNorris D.; Boyle, Caitlin E.; Brown, Jace; Cornelissen, Ariel; Crossley, Jared S.; McNamara, Emma K.; Thomas, Carrie Anne – Reading Teacher, 2021
We present a sampling of recently published picturebook biographies with noteworthy endpapers. First, we highlight scholarship related to picturebook biographies and peritextual features. Second, we present examples of three ways endpapers function, using nine picturebook biographies while also incorporating pedagogical suggestions related to the…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Biographies, Layout (Publications), Reading Material Selection