Bridging Divides with Diverse Children’s Literature

• In Event: Promoting Activism and Social Change Through Diverse Children's Literature

Abstract

This research examines how preservice teachers' perceptions about how and when to use diverse literature changed through participation in a children’s literature course. Preliminary results indicate how preservice teachers identify and discuss diverse topics in texts and how they facilitate discussions about those texts to bridge divides. Implications for supporting preservice teachers (PSTs) in utilizing and discussing diverse texts to bridge divides between future students will be explored.

Authors

• Mary-Kate Sableski, University of Dayton

• Jackie Arnold, University of Dayton