Page 74 - 2017 Reading Summit Guidebook

For More Information:
“How Cross-Racial Scenes in Picture Books Build Acceptance” from School Library Journal
slj.com/2014/05/diversity/how-cross-racial-scenes-in-picture-books-build-acceptance
Read the full report from the Association for Library Service to Children entitled
“The Importance of Diversity in Library Programs and Material Collections for Children” by Jamie Campbell Naidoo, PhD:
ala.org/alsc/sites/ala.org.alsc/ les/content/ALSCwhitepaper_importance of diversity_ with graphics_FINAL.pdf
Statistics and research that af rm children from diverse backgrounds need to see themselves in books:
Scholastic Kids & Family Reading Report, 6th Edition
scholastic.com/readingreport
• Section 1, What Kids & Parents Want in Children’s Books
5 Reasons Why Everybody Bene ts From More Diverse Children’s Books
huf ngtonpost.com/roxana-barillas/5-reasons-why-everybody-b_b_5529656.html
• This is a blog post from the director of hispanic engagement for First Book, where she quotes statistics from their own customer survey – “In a survey last year of more than 2,000 educators from First Book schools and programs, 90 percent of respondents indicated that the children in their programs would be more enthusiastic readers if they had access to books with characters, stories, and images that re ect their lives and their communities.”
“Culturally Relevant Reading Material as Related to Comprehension and Recall in African-American Children” from Journal of Black Psychology 24.4 (1998): 455-75.
• •
Page 464 – Results data of recall questions
Page 469 – Discussion – “African-American children process information more ef ciently when it incorporates their sociocultural experiences” [470]; “comprehension was more ef cient for participants exposed to the stories with black characters and African-American themes than for those exposed to the stories with black characters and traditional/Euro-American themes” [470-1]
72
DECODING DIVERSITY