Bibliograph

There's more to the story, using literature to teach diversity and social-emotional skills in the elementary classroom, Gwendolyn Cartledge, Amanda L. Yurick, Alana Oif Telesman

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There's more to the story, using literature to teach diversity and social-emotional skills in the elementary classroom, Gwendolyn Cartledge, Amanda L. Yurick, Alana Oif Telesman

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

There's more to the story

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Gwendolyn Cartledge, Amanda L. Yurick, Alana Oif Telesman

Sub title

using literature to teach diversity and social-emotional skills in the elementary classroom

Summary

Introduce diversity and social-emotional learning to elementary students through a wide array of culturally relevant, quality children's literature. This valuable resource shares recommendations for books that explore race, ethnicity, gender, (dis)ability, religion, and more. The authors pair activities with book suggestions to promote healthy self-affirmation, self-assertion, and conflict resolution so students learn how their actions impact others. - Gain a basic understanding of social-emotional learning and concepts. - Discover why literature is an effective tool for conveying diversity issues and social-emotional concepts. - Engage young students with literature and activities to help them understand complex issues. - Integrate literature from a vast array of diverse groups into classroom learning to broaden cultural understanding. - Create an environment in which students can learn, process, and celebrate cultural differences. Contents: Introduction Section I: Using Diverse and Culturally Relevant Children's Literature for Social-Emotional Development Chapter 1: Developing Social-Emotional Skills in Young Children Chapter 2: Using Diverse and Culturally Relevant Literature Section II: Affirming Others and Self and Asserting Self Through Diverse and Culturally Relevant Literature Chapter 3: Affirming Others Chapter 4: Affirming Self Chapter 5: Asserting Self Section III: Dealing With Aggression and Conflict Through Diverse and Culturally Relevant Literature Chapter 6: Responding to Aggression Chapter 7: Playing and Working Cooperatively With Others Chapter 8: Questioning Unfair Practices Epilogue Appendix: Integration of Digital Media References and Resources Index

Target audience

adult

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There is more to the story

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