Literature for a Diverse Society Electronic Resource by Laurel Wagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP This electronic resource explores how different identities and groups of people are represented in children's literature, including people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ families, women and girls of color, and people whose first language is a language other than English. en-us 2021-04-24 16:32:46 UTC 2023-03-09 21:44:01 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4d6.png Thank You! laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454871547 I hope you enjoyed scrolling through my electronic resource! Hopefully this will give you some ideas of how to support diversity and inclusion in your classroom through the wonderful medium of literature!]]> 2021-04-24 16:40:51 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454871547 Representation of Disabilities in Children's Literature laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454873959 The first category of children's literature will feature main characters with disabilities.]]> 2021-04-24 16:42:36 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454873959 What is Inclusion? laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454876939 2021-04-24 16:44:50 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454876939 laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454881044 2021-04-24 16:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454881044 Welcome to my Literature for a Diverse Society Electronic Resource! laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454889304 My name is Laurel Wagner and I am studying Elementary Education at the University of Florida. I have selected some high-quality children's literature that I plan to use in my first-grade elementary classroom to support inclusion and diversity. There are four different categories of books, each are separated with a title card for ease of access! I hope you enjoy my project!
*CW: FLASHING IMAGES/COLOR/TEXT, EXPLICIT TEXT*]]> 2021-04-24 16:53:57 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454889304 LGBTQ+ Families in Children's Literature laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454896380 The second category of children's literature will feature LGBTQ+ families.]]> 2021-04-24 16:59:09 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454896380 Representation of WOC in Children's Literature laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454910072 The third category of children's literature will feature main characters that are women and girls of color.]]> 2021-04-24 17:09:30 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454910072 Representation of Bilingualism in Children's Literature laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454922247 The fourth category of children's literature features books about people whose first language is a language other than English.]]> 2021-04-24 17:18:03 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454922247 laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454934304 2021-04-24 17:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454934304 Just Like Me (2020) laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454974726 By: Vanessa Brantley-Newton]]> 2021-04-24 17:56:55 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454974726 Brown Sugar Babe (2020) laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454975007 By: Charlotte Watson Sherman
Illustrated by: Akem]]> 2021-04-24 17:57:06 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454975007 Same, Same But Different (2011) laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454985521 By: Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw]]> 2021-04-24 18:05:20 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454985521 laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454987638 “Unless you make a conscious effort to search for books reflecting a range of cultural identities, children may not find themselves in books and therefore resist reading because they see these books as threatening and demeaning to their identities and irrelevant to their lives”
(Short, K. G., Lynch-Brown, C., & Tomlinson, C. M. (2018). Essentials of Children’s Literature (9th). Boston, MA: Pearson.)

]]> 2021-04-24 18:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454987638 And Tango Makes Three (2015, originally published in 2005) laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454988950 By: Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
Illustrated by: Henry Cole]]> 2021-04-24 18:07:54 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454988950 Heather Has Two Mommies (2015, original published in 1989) laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454992214 By: Lesléa Newman
Illustrated by: Laura Cornell]]> 2021-04-24 18:10:07 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1454992214 The Name Jar (2001) laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1455012095 By: Yangsook Choi]]> 2021-04-24 18:25:24 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1455012095 Don't Call Me Special: A First Look at Disability (2001) laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1455021416 By: Pat Thomas
Illustrated by: Lesley Harker]]> 2021-04-24 18:32:24 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1455021416 I See Things Differently: A First Look at Autism (2014) laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1455021589 By: Pat Thomas
Illustrated by: Claire Keay]]> 2021-04-24 18:32:33 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1455021589 Without further ado, let's explore representation in children's literature! laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1455044720 2021-04-24 18:49:15 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1455044720 How To Use This Literature In The Classroom laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1456822081 These books are all suitable for first grade students. I plan to use these books to promote students' awareness of various identities and cultures. My students will learn that diversity is beautiful and gain an appreciation for cultures and identities other than their own.]]> 2021-04-25 19:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1456822081 Mirrors and Windows laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1456825929 This literature may act as a mirror for some students and a window for others. I hope that this literature will help students feel seen and heard through literature and that students who are not part of these groups will have an awareness that they did not have before.]]> 2021-04-25 19:06:09 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1456825929 Representation, or "Inspiration P*rn"? laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1456838886 It is important that people with disabilities are represented in children's literature in appropriate ways. Unfortunately, people with disabilities are commonly represented as "inspiration p*rn". I hope to accurately represent people with disabilities through literature in my classroom.]]> 2021-04-25 19:13:17 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1456838886 laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1456840311 2021-04-25 19:14:02 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1456840311 laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1456844923 Even today, LGBTQ+ rights are constantly at risk. With every election, law, and policy change, LGBTQ+ rights are threatened.
For example, LGBTQ+ adoption rights are only protected in about half of the states in the U.S.
State statute, regulation, and/or agency policy prohibits discrimination in adoption based on sexual orientation and gender identity
(25 states, 1 territory + D.C.)
(via https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/foster_and_adoption_laws)
]]> 2021-04-25 19:16:54 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1456844923 laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1456856391 In Florida (and many other states in the U.S.), LGBTQ+ adoption rights are not protected.
No explicit protections against discrimination in adoption based on sexual orientation or gender identity (21 states, 3 territories)
(via https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/foster_and_adoption_laws)
]]> 2021-04-25 19:23:42 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1456856391 laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1456866862 2021-04-25 19:29:38 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1456866862 laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1456910423 Children need to be aware of different family structures and recognize that,
it doesn’t matter how many mommies or how many daddies your family has. It doesn’t matter if your family has sisters or brothers or cousins or grandpas or grandmas or uncles or aunts. Each family is special. The most important thing about a family is that all the people in it love each other.
(Newman, 2016)
]]> 2021-04-25 19:55:32 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1456910423 laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1456919676 Children need to be aware of different languages and cultures. Children who speak a language other than English need a mirror, and monolingual English-only speaking children need a window into languages and cultures different than their own.]]> 2021-04-25 20:01:21 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1456919676 Diverse Families Activity laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1456951995 I plan to instruct my first grade students to create posters, just like in Ms. Molly's class, that represent their families. Students will share their posters and we will put them up on the classroom wall to show how diverse families can be. Some students may have a family like Tango's or Heather's, and children need to recognize that no matter what a family looks like, a family is still a family.]]> 2021-04-25 20:23:36 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1456951995 Paper Chains Activity laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1465801243 My class will make paper chains, just like in this book. Each student will color their own paper person to look like themselves. The paper people chains will be strung up on my classroom wall to showcase my diverse students.]]> 2021-04-27 18:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1465801243 laurelwagner https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1465830100 2021-04-27 18:20:28 UTC https://padlet.com/laurelwagner/LDSP/wish/1465830100