Many teachers excel at stocking their shelves with books featuring characters of diverse abilities, races and socioeconomic statuses. However, representation of size diversity, particularly with ...
The Many Voices: Diverse Classroom Library Project is underway in the Westerville City School District in an effort to supply K-12 teachers with books to expand their classroom libraries. Colleen ...
When Layla Treuhaft-Ali was a student teacher, she saw countless students struggle to find joy in reading. Some would stare into space or whisper distractedly during quiet reading time; others would ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — Matthew Harrison knows the way reading can positively impact lives and expand worlds. But that was not always the case. Like many of his students, he did not love to read in high ...
YPSILANTI, MI -- A new grant program will help a second-grade classroom in Ypsilanti overhaul its book selection to represent an increasingly diverse student body. Jennifer Dixon - a second grader ...
Rami Renfro, a fourth-grade teacher at Prairie Winds Elementary, is looking for community support in building a diverse classroom library for her students. Renfro just finished her 18th year of ...
Looking to broaden the stories on your bookshelves this year? Mark your calendars: A new day celebrating diverse reading is on the horizon. The nonprofit We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) is launching its ...
SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- San Pedro High School has installed the nation's first all-LGBTQ+ classroom library. The Pride Library opened in English and journalism teacher David Crowley's ...