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Children’s Literature as Advocacy: Linking Communities with Universities
Wed, November 30, 10:30am to 12:00pm, Omni Nashville, Floor: Level 3, Cumberland 6Session Submission Type: Symposium
Abstract
Findings from research on the use of children’s literature as a mobilizing agent for transforming the views some hold of school, home, and community literacy practices will be presented. Presenters will share findings from studies conducted with pre and in-service teachers and with Latina mothers and their children that examined the use of children’s literature in various contexts (e.g. university courses, public libraries) and for various purposes (e.g. children’s literature as a mentor text).
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Children’s Literature as Advocacy: Linking Communities with Universities - Julia Lopez-Robertson, University of South Carolina; Lucy Spence, University of South Carolina; Yang Wang, University of South Carolina; Eliza Allen, University of South Carolina
Honoring Students Funds of Knowledge: Preservice Teachers Composing Children’s Literature - Eliza Allen, University of South Carolina
A bridge to cultural authenticity: In-service teachers read global children’s literature - Yang Wang, University of South Carolina
Choosing children’s literature as a cultural advocacy project - Lucy Spence, University of South Carolina
Learning from and about the everyday literacies of Latina mothers and their young children through Latino children’s literature - Julia Lopez-Robertson, University of South Carolina