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- Books create warm emotional bonds between adults and kids when they read books together. Books help kids develop basic language skills and profoundly expand their vocabularies —much more than any other media. Books are interactive; they demand that kids think. Fiction and nonfiction books widen our consciousness.
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Feb 6, 2017 · Despite knowing how important it is for diversity to be represented in our day-to-day lives, many children’s books are still littered with white, male, able-bodied, heterosexual, cisgender,...
- How Children Learn
Why children’s books that teach diversity are more important...
- Stereotypes
Children absorb these stereotypes from a young age. And...
- Reading
Reading isn’t natural for humans – but storytelling is....
- How Children Learn
Books strengthen our self-confidence and help us to understand why we are who we are. They help us discover where we come from and help us figure out where we want to go. Books help children and adults to open up, to move beyond self-absorption and connect to other people.
May 16, 2014 · NEA: Let’s start with the basic question: why do children’s books matter? BETSY BIRD: When we're kids, the hope is we're seeing as many children's books as possible to instill that love of literature right from the start.
- Why Stories Matter
- Impact of Stories
- Stories For Change
- Building Intercultural Perspectives
Stories – whether told through picture books, dance, images, math equations, songs or oral retellings – are one of the most fundamental ways in which we communicate. Nearly 80 years ago, Louise Rosenblatt, a widely known scholar of literature, articulated that we understand ourselves through the lives of characters in stories. She arguedthat storie...
So, when and where do children develop perspectives about their world, and how do stories shape that? Studieshave shown that children develop their perspectives on aspects of identity such as gender and race before the age of five. A key work by novelist John Berger suggests that very young children begin to recognize patterns and visually read the...
Scholars have also shown how stories can be used to change children’s perspectives about their views on people in different parts of the world. And not just that; stories can also influence how children choose to act in the world. For example, Hilary Janks works with childrenand teachers on how images in stories on refugees influence how refugees a...
Today’s classrooms represent a vast diversity. In Atlanta, where I teach and live, in one school cluster alone, children represent over 65 countries and speak over 75 languages. Indeed, the diversity of the world is woven into our everyday lives through various forms of media. When children read stories about other children from around the world, s...
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Sep 20, 2017 · Children’s books help expand your child’s experiences, depth of knowledge and wisdom. Story books can teach valuable lessons while still making it fun and enjoyable for both you and your child. Reading to your children early on will help set them up as lifelong readers.
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Sep 28, 2019 · Valuing and supporting children’s reading is known to provide understanding and empathy towards other human beings. The chapter focuses on theoretical notions related to promoting critical literacies through children’s storybooks, but also includes practical examples of utilizing multicultural children’s stories.
Reading books with accurate representations of students’ own cultures can contribute to self-worth within students, while allowing them to connect with themselves and their culture on a deeper level. Diverse representations of characters in multi-cultural books are beneficial to all readers.
