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Social Worlds of Children Learning to Write in an Urban Primary School

Author(s): Anne Haas Dyson

In this book, Anne Haas Dyson aims to provide elementary and early childhood professionals with “a better understanding of the social work of childhood, the ways that social work shapes both oral and written composing, and ways of creating classroom crossroads where worlds can come together and open up to new places.”

Level(s): Elementary

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Stories Matter: The Complexity of Cultural Authenticity in Children's Literature

Editor(s): Dana L. Fox, Kathy G. Short

This collection highlights important historical events, current debates, and new questions and critiques in the controversial issue of cultural authenticity in children’s literature.

Level(s): Elementary, Middle

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Tapping Potential: English and Language Arts for the Black Learner

Editor(s): Charlotte K. Brooks

A collection of essays providing guidance for working with black children who have rejected the current educational system.

Level(s): General

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Teacher's Introduction to African American English, A: What a Writing Teacher Should Know

Author(s): Teresa M. Redd, Karen Schuster Webb

Concise summary of the major schools of thought about African American English and how it may influence the teaching and learning of writing.

Level(s): Secondary, College

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Teaching a "New Canon"? Students, Teachers, and Texts in the College Literature Classroom

Editor(s): Bruce A. Goebel, James C. Hall

In Teaching a "New Canon"? contributors from a wide range of institutions reflect on the impact of cultural diversity on the teaching process, on the teachers, and on the students.

Level(s): College

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Teaching for a Tolerant World, Grades 9-12

Editor(s): Carol Danks, Leatrice B. Rabinsky

Danks and Rabinsky present 16 inspirational and provocative essays by teachers who explore such diverse topics as novels produced during the Jim Crow era, the Salem witch trials, uses of multiethnic literature in conflict resolution, and peer dialogue journals. Invaluable lists of resources—including organizations, books, essays, films, CD-ROM programs, and Web sites—are also included.

Level(s): Secondary

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Teaching the Short Story: A Guide to Using Stories from Around the World

Editor(s): Bonnie H. Neumann, Helen M. McDonnell

This wonderful book explores 175 highly teachable short stories from nearly 50 countries, highlighting the work of recognized authors from practically every continent.

Level(s): Secondary, College

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Understanding Others: Cultural and Cross-Cultural Studies and the Teaching of Literature

Editor(s): Joseph Trimmer, Tilly Warnock

Trimmer and Warnock have assembled 17 essays that explore how cultural and cross-cultural studies are revising and reanimating the teaching of literature.

Level(s): College

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Voices of the Self: A Study of Language Competence

Author(s): Keith Gilyard

Winner of an American Book Award, Voices of the Self explores key issues of language education for African Americans and other persons of color.

Level(s): General

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What Difference Does Difference Make? Teacher Reflections on Diversity, Literacy, and the Urban Primary School

Author(s): Anne Haas Dyson

Elementary schoolteachers share stories of teaching and learning, testifying to the teachers' ability to engage young people in active learning—and that difference does make a difference.

Level(s): Elementary

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