For Your Binder
Where are the people of color in children’s books? A retrospective.
The reason I used this link for you is because within it you will be able to access a few other articles that give historical and more recent (2014) context to this ongoing topic. The other reason is because this website as a whole is a fantastic resource for making sure your book area is providing windows, sliding glass doors and mirrors for everyone! #books #stories #DAP #language #literacy #equity #diversity #teaching #learning #reading
Are Fairy Tales Still Useful to Children?
Couple things here - this is an old link and the form to fill out to access the interview is no longer secure - do what you will with that. Zipes' thoughts down towards the bottom of the page though are still very much worth the read. Then, if you are so inclined, search his name JACK ZIPES on YouTube... better carve out a couple days! It's a rabbit hole of amazingness that is worth falling into and you might just be a little sad when you decide to climb back out! #fairytales #stories #books #reading
Mirrors and Windows and Sliding Glass Doors
Books are sometimes windows to new worlds; real, imagined or strange. Sometimes books are sliding glass doors we walk through so we can join that world in our imagination. Books can also be mirrors; reflections of our own lives and experiences. This classic article reminds readers of the importance of offering books that provide all three. All of our children suffer when stories only mirror the dominant social group. This article might perhaps a much needed conversation about the contents of your book center! When I first read it I ended up launching myself down a very interesting rabbit hole and spent a fine afternoon reading articles that, albeit very dated, are probably still timely regarding the all white world of children's books. #reading #books #stories #teaching #learning #equity #inclusion #diversity #DAP #language #literacy
On Fairy Stories
Here is the full text of the essay Tolkein presented (in an abbreviated form) in 1938 at St. Andrews, Scotland. A couple of my favorite quotes: "If fairy story as a kind is worth reading at all it is worthy to be written for and ready by adults." And, "It may be better for them (children) to read some things, especially fairy stories, that are beyond their measure rather than short of it. Their books like their clothes should allow for growth, and their books at any rate should encourage it." #books #stories #fairytales #reading
J.R.R. Tolkien on Fairy Tales, Language, the Psychology of Fantasy, and Why There’s No Such Thing as Writing “For Children”
Authors write. Who the work is deemed "for" is on us. #fairytales #books #stories #reading
Guide for Selecting Anti-Bias Children’s Books
From me:This is a good resource AND it still needs to be a "good" book; not a teachy preachy one. Kids can smell your agenda. #books #reading #equity #stories #teaching
The Ordinary Magic of Resilience
A great summary of how reading fairy tales can assist children as they develop resilience! #fairytales #resilience #play #books #stories
When Children Are Not Read to at Home: The Million Word Gap
Conclusion? Home-based shared book reading represents an important resource for closing the word gap. This is a link to the study. #parenting #teaching #learning #books #stories #DAP #reading
A “million word gap” for children who aren’t read to at home
Many articles came out after Logan, et al published their 2019 research. In this one, lead author Jessica Logan comments as to how the vocabulary word gap in her study is different from the controversial 1992 study often called the 30 million (conversational) word gap and may have different implications for children. #DAP #reading #stories #parenting #teaching #learning
On Fairy Stories
This essay was originally intended to be one of the Andrew Lang lectures at St. Andrews, and it was, in abbreviated form, delivered there in 1938. #fairytales #stories #books #reading
Five tips to make school bookshelves more diverse and five books to get you started
You do not need to live in down under to benefit from the tips on how to build a more diverse story book collection that are shared in this article by Australian author Helen Joanne Adam. BONUS! This is one of those great resources where the links within the link will all be beneficial for you and your exploration of this topic! #equity #books #stories #teaching #learning
The Evolution of Folk and Fairy Tales in Europe and North America
Literary fairy tales (meaning: written down, as opposed to a spoken story that was shared via oral traditions) were not at first called fairy tales and it was not until the 1690s, in France (of course) that the fairy tale established itself as a "legitimate" genre. #fairytales #stories #reading #books
