Contents
Introduction
- Building Intercultural Connections through Literacy Community Explorations of Global and Multicultural Literature
by Janine M. Schall
Timonium, Maryland Literacy Community
- Building Intercultural Connections through Literacy Community Explorations of Global and Multicultural Literature
by Prisca Martens and Ray Martens - "That's NOT how it is in my family!": Children Develop Intercultural Understandings of Themselves and Others
by Michelle Hassay Doyle - “He inspired others to change his world”: An Exploration of Taking Action Through Reading and Writing
by Jenna Loomis - Reading and Creating with Art: Picture Books in the Art Classroom
by Stacy Aghalarov
Stillwater, Oklahoma Literacy Community
- Interactions with Literature about Immigration and Middle Eastern Cultures
by Seemi Aziz - Cross-Cultural Understanding through Children’s Literature
by Melanie Bradley and Zeinab Mohamed - First Grade Explorations of Global Literature about the Middle East
by Jackie Iob - Third Grade Connections to Middle Eastern and Arab Cultures
by Rhonda Hover
Spokane, Washington Literacy Community
- Providing the Books for Literacy Community Classrooms
by Marilyn Carpenter - Redefining Normal in the Lives of Second Graders
by Melissa Carpenter - Exploring Personal Culture with Young Children
by Abby Spencer, Lindsay Wing, and Lacey Grummons - A Cross-Cultural Study of Japanese & American Culture
by Meg Baker, Charlotte Streit, Kimberly Wade
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I wish that more teachers took such an innovative approach to embracing our cultures. As an American, I embody several different culture through our families bloodlines. We celebrate holidays with many Polish and German traditions. Through our celebrations, I have been able to inform many people about how our culturevhas had an impact on my life and my families life. These students now have a basic understanding that we are all different and yet all the same. If every teacher took advantage of this opportunity, there would be so much more tolerance of other cultures and may create a general sense of intrigue to understand them. I do hope that more teachers read this and implement these strategies into their classrooms to better the future of our great nation.