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Culturally responsive representation.
example: Africans were enslaved as apossed to Africans were slaves.

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positive view of identity, promotes discussion and understanding, diversity.  

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positive view of identity, promotes discussion and understanding, diversity.  

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Room 6 qualities of culturally responsive text

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Room 6 qualities of culturally responsive text

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A text that includes various cultures and a range of settings, characters, and concepts from many different cultures, including the students', the teachers, as well as others not in the classroom.

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A text that mirrors the aspects of students in a positive manner. Doesn't refer to holidays, religious imagery.

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Students benefit from reading about experiences that they can relate to and learn from.

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Students benefit from reading about experiences that they can relate to and learn from.

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It speaks to different groups and the students are more engaged and relevant because of what is happening in our world at the present time.

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It is important because we live in a diverse society and we need to understand and appreciate the life experience and culture of others.

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Accessibility to materials. Our current curriculum is limited on its text choices and availability.

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A wide range of identity of different groups and diversity. Views all identities in a positive light.

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Needs to be representative of students we are teaching.

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Lack of materials. Lack of personal knowledge.

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Students need to see themselves in the text that will allow them to connect the text to their own world. Promote discussion of important concepts and relevant to students.

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We live in a culturally diverse society.

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To promote identities in a positive way to students

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To promote identities in a positive way to students

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The text needs to move past holiday or religious focus.

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Provides exposure to other ways of living (perspectives/cultures)

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Some of the texts are not initially engaging for students. Teachers need to explore ways to make assigned texts relevant and engaging.

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Having students keep an open mind and trying to keep them engaged.

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A culturally responsive text is one that goes beyond the surface knowledge. It is respectful.

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It is important because our students come from a variety of experiences and backgrounds, and students should see themselves in the curriculum.