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Reading in the digital age: young children's experiences with e-books : international studies with e-books in diverse contexts
This edited book focuses on affordances and limitations of e-books for early language and literacy, features and design of e-books for early language and literacy, print versus e-books in early language and literacy development, and uses of and guidelines for how to use e-books in school and home literacy practices. Uniquely, this book includes critical reviews of diverse aspects of e-books (e.g., features) and e-book uses (e.g., independent reading) for early literacy as well as multiple examinations of e-books in home and school contexts using a variety of research methods and/or theoretical frames. The studies of childrens engagement with diverse types of e-books in different social contexts provide readers with a contemporary and comprehensive understanding of this topic. Research has demonstrated that ever-increasing numbers of children use digital devices as part of their daily routine. Yet, despite childrens frequent use of e-books from an early age, there is a limited understanding regarding how those e-books are actually being used at home and school. As more e-books become available, it is important to examine the educational benefits and limitations of different types of e-books for children. So far, studies on the topic have presented inconsistent findings regarding potential benefits and limitations of e-books for early literacy activities (e.g., independent reading, shared reading). The studies in this book aim to fill such gaps in the literature.
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Turn the Page, Speech-Language Pathologists: Adequate, Authentic, and Accurate Representation as a Consideration in the Selection of Picture Books for Use in Treatment
Purpose: This tutorial discusses what it means to be a culturally responsive speech-language pathologist (SLP) and then grounds this discussion in strategies that SLPs can engage in to diversify the books and other materials that they use in clinical practice. Method: We motivate the tutorial by reviewing policy statements and theoretical information from allied literature. Then, we suggest some ways that SLPs can reflect on their practice to enact an antiracist/culturally responsive approach to treatment, taking the selection of children's literature up as a particular example. We identified strategies that have been suggested across a variety of fields and illustrate these strategies with examples. We both provide recommendations for how to select picture books and also suggest ways to implement these suggestions with accountability. Conclusions: There is a need for SLPs to reflect on how to be culturally responsive in their practice and to review their materials selection practices with regard to how materials reflect the composition of their caseloads. As a predominantly White profession serving diverse caseloads, we have an ethical obligation to review our choice of materials and align them with culturally responsive practices.
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Physically Distanced, Transnationally Connected
In this column, I invite readers to think about how we may create a space for young immigrant children to share their transnational experiences, identities, and connections through writing. I draw on what I, as a Korean teacher and a language and literacy researcher, have observed and learned alongside young immigrant children in the online space I intentionally designed for them to inquire, share, and write about their heritages and transnational connections. What immigrant children learn in these spaces or how they interact with language and literacy may not exactly match the skillsets and knowledge emphasized or prioritized in American schools. Yet, their hybrid language practices and transnational knowledge are complex, rich, meaningful, and more importantly, part of who they are. Without purposefully creating space for the children to leverage these experiences and resources in school, it is easy to let their transnational literacy practices become invisible and silenced.
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Little Women: Louisa May Alcott’s Duality Between the Intentional Lessons and the Unconscious Messages
Undoubtedly, Little Women can be considered one of the most influential literary texts in the history of American literature in general and children’s books specifically. This novel has many essential lessons and messages that may affect the development path of any girl. Louisa May Alcott cleverly presents different female characters to shed light on the issues and obstacles women faced during the 19th century in American society. The critics vary in their critical reading and examination of this novel and their understanding of the genuine intentions of Louisa May Alcott. Definitely, the reader can elicit a kind of ambivalence in this novel between the opposing attitudes and decisions Alcott offers in this novel. Throughout the different chapters and various incidents, Alcott clearly explains the suffering of both women and men in the patriarchal society and how both may live restricted life due to society’s expectations and imposing limitations.
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Developing Resilience in Youth with Incarcerated Parents
The number of children with incarcerated parents has grown in recent years. Many of these children are being raised by another family member or are part of the foster care system. This adverse childhood experience can affect the academic, social, emotional, and behavioral development of children. To support them through this life experience, teachers, counselors, and social workers can use bibliotherapy. Coupling bibliotherapy with a framework from which to examine the lives of protagonists in literature can be a powerful problem-solving mechanism for children of incarcerated parents. The authors of this piece present how the 7C’s of Resilience are portrayed in chapter books about children with incarcerated parents. A case for using the 7C’s as discussion points during read-alouds and literature circles is presented.
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On Lilacs,Tap-Dancing, and Children of Poverty
At 4, he was a regular reader of Superman comic books and could reasonably explain how archenemy Mr. Mxyzpdk traveled from the fifth dimension to torment the Man of Steel. In the small world of our classrooms, we can get to know our children as complex individuals living unique lives and help them to build their dreams and achieve their goals, not - as Payne suggests - our middle-class expectations of success.
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The social world of children's learning: case studies of pupils from four to seven
Do children still matter in education? With its focus on children's learning in the initial three years of schooling, this book contains the first part of a report of an ethnographic study of individual pupils from the ages of four to 11 in an English primary school.
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Using Picture Books to Help Children Cope with a Family Member's Alzheimer's Disease
A diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and the resulting behavioral changes in a loved one can cause intense emotional reactions from all family members, including children. Sharing and discussing relevant picture books can be an effective strategy to help the children in such families understand and deal with their emotions. Picture books can describe children's reactions to Alzheimer's and model ways for them to interact with people who have the disease. Thus, reading and discussing picture books can be a source of comfort and support for young children who know someone with AD. This article discusses the criteria for selecting picture books that focus on Alzheimer's disease. Several recommended picture books that focus on the disease are also presented.
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Intergenerational Relationships: An Interview with Author Susan V. Bosak
Something to Remember Me By: An Illustrated Story for Young and Old is a picture book that will touch the hearts and open the eyes of readers of all generations. This story of the relationship between a grandmother and granddaughter raises important issues about intergenerational relationships, such as the need to leave a legacy, connections between the generations, and the changing roles of grandparents and grandchildren over the years. In an interview, the author states that \"the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren is far less psychologically complex than the parent-child relationship. If nurtured, it can provide a great deal of support.\" The book itself is a valuable tool for nurturing such relationships.
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Breaking Barriers with Books: A Fathers' Book-Sharing Program from Prison
Describes a program for children and incarcerated fathers called \"Breaking Barriers with Books,\" which seeks to promote closer father-child bonds through booksharing. Shows how journal writing provided a unique outlet for personal expression by fathers, and discusses the program's three parts: the instructional component, the parent-child visitation, and the parent support group led by fathers. (SR)
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