{"product_id":"reading-the-rainbow-lgbtq-inclusive-literacy-instruction-in-the-elementary-classroom-paperback","title":"Reading the Rainbow: Lgbtq-Inclusive Literacy Instruction in the Elementary Classroom - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCaitlin L. Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJill M. Hermann-Wilmarth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMariana Souto-Manning\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2018 Literacy Research Association's Edward B. Fry Book Award\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBoth authors have received the 2023 NCTE Outstanding Elementary Educator in the English Language Arts Award\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on examples of teaching from elementary school classrooms, this timely book for practitioners explains why LGBTQ-inclusive literacy instruction is possible, relevant, and necessary in grades K-5. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors show how expanding the English language arts curriculum to include representations of LGBTQ people and themes will benefit all students, allowing them to participate in a truly inclusive classroom. The text describes three different approaches that address the limitations, pressures, and possibilities that teachers in various contexts face around these topics. The authors make clear what LGBTQ-inclusive literacy teaching can look like in practice, including what teachers might say and how students might respond. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eReading the Rainbow\u003c\/em\u003e is designed to be interactive, providing readers with opportunities to consider these new approaches with respect to their own classrooms and traditional literacy instruction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBook Features: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains why LGBTQ people and topics should be included in the elementary curriculum and how English language arts is a natural fit for such instruction. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes approaches that teachers can use to address LGBTQ topics in the elementary classroom.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides classroom examples of teachers using these inclusive-teaching strategies. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers guidance for talking with parents and administrators.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes lists of recommended children's literature and helpful websites of both ELA and LGBTQ organizations.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCaitlin L. Ryan\u003c\/strong\u003e is an associate professor in the College of Education at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, and former K-5 literacy enrichment teacher in the Washington, DC, public schools. \u003cstrong\u003eJill M. Hermann-Wilmarth\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor of social foundations at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI, and previously taught grades 2-5 in the metro Atlanta area. They both received the 2023 NCTE Outstanding Elementary Educator in the English Language Arts Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 27, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42155883659399,"sku":"9780807759332","price":54.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9e3da00be01813eac7b979f0ad3aba17.webp?v=1733239330","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/reading-the-rainbow-lgbtq-inclusive-literacy-instruction-in-the-elementary-classroom-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}