Promoting reading

During the post, we will be talking about 5 Newbery Award Books. Also, we will be utilizing a story pyramid to provide you all with a description of the last book. Before we start, I would like to talk about the Newbery awards. The Newbery Award is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a member of the American Library Association, to the author of the most outstanding contribution to American literature for children. The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Kadir Nelson . Publication Date: April 2, 2019 Awards: Caldecott Medal, Coretta Scott King Award, and Newbery Honor Medal Plot: The book is a poem that helps the reader understand the impact of black people in American History. The book touches on delicate topics like segregation and racism. From my perspective, the purpose of the author is to unite the readers.  Kwame Alexander developed a piece of art that helps the reader understand a social problem. I was getting chills as I ...

  Intro  As diversity increases in the country, the challenge of adapting education for all our students does as well. One of those challenges is creating culturally responsive instruction or an environment. During this post, we will discuss practices for building a culturally responsive library. Also, we will take our time to provide the readers with a professional development approach to build the library. Lastly, we will answer the following questions;  Why is it important to address culturally responsive intervention through literature and resources in the classroom?   What factors or resources should teachers consider?   HOW? Creating a culturally responsive library of resources can appear something extraordinary. However, we can start by familiarizing ourselves with diversity. Educators can learn the purpose of having a diverse library in the classroom and how would a diverse library would look. Also, they can evaluate their libraries and try to find ...