[CASL-L] Looking for research articles about WHY diverse school and/or classroom libraries are VITAL

[Jessica-Lynn Johnson]

Hi Melissa,

I co-wrote a grant two years ago and used a bunch of research on this.
Here is our list.

   -

   Students in today’s world live in an increasingly global community in
   which they interact with diverse cultures and people on a daily basis.
   Culturally responsive teaching is defined as “using the cultural
   characteristics, experiences, and perspectives of ethnically diverse
   students as conduits for teaching them more effectively.” (Gay, 2002, p.
   106)
   -

      Gay, G. (2002). Preparing for culturally responsive teaching. Journal
      of Teacher Education, 53 (2), 106-116.



   -

   The International Literacy Association defined literacy as “the ability
   to identify, understand, interpret, create, compute, and communicate using
   visual, audible, and digital materials across disciplines and in any
   context” (para. 1). As a global organization, it recognizes that literacy
   both connects and empowers people to reach their potential, live together
   and interact with the world, and participate fully in society.
   -

      Dwyer, B. (2016). Teaching and Learning in the Global Village:
      Connect, Create, Collaborate, and Communicate. The Reading
Teacher, 70(1),
      131–136.



   -

   Children’s literature helps “children navigate the intellectual, social,
   and emotional terrains of childhood” (Cooper, 2007, p. 315). As they
   identify with the characters in the stories they are reading, children form
   their morals, values, and concepts about the world. By reading about people
   who are like them, children reinforce their own identities (Hefflin &
   Barksdale-Ladd, 2001). Conversely, literature also allows children to
   “encounter other people and to see [themselves] in their eyes, to recognize
   [their] own experience in an experience that at first blush seems radically
   different” (Levine, as quoted in Lindsay, 2006, p. 37). Thus, literature
   helps children develop their cultural identities as it allows them to
   understand and appreciate the cultures of others.
   -

      Al-Hazza, T. C. and Bucher, K. T. (2008), Building Arab Americans'
      Cultural Identity and Acceptance With Children's Literature. The Reading
      Teacher, 62: 210–219.


Also,* The Reading Teacher* May/June 2019 issue is all about access to
children's literature with articles on culturally relevant texts.

If you can't get digital access to any of these or from a resource in your
building.  We have the paper copies of them all and I can send them over.

Jessica-Lynn Johnson

On Tue, May 7, 2019 at 8:19 AM Melissa Thom via CASL-L <casl-l at mylist.net>
wrote:

> Good Morning,
>
> Does anyone know of or have access to any research articles that address
> the topic of "WHY diverse school and/or classroom libraries are VITAL?"  We
> all know they are, but I am looking for some research to validate that and
> back it up.
>
> Also, a new article from Margaret Merga  was just released this past
> weekend entitled "Building a School Reading Culture: Teacher Librarians'
> Perceptions of enabling and constraining factors."  I attached it below
> because access if free via Twitter right now.  Thanks again to Laura H. for
> getting it to me over the weekend;) #LoveMyPLN
>
> Thanks!!
> Have a great day!
> Melissa
>
> Melissa Thom
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