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DECODING DIVERSITY

For More Information:

“How Cross-Racial Scenes in Picture Books Build Acceptance” from

School Library Journal

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:

diversity_with%20graphics_FINAL.pdf

Statistics and research that affirm children from diverse

backgrounds need to see themselves in books:

Scholastic Kids and Families Reading Report

• Pages 56-59 – What kids want in books

• Page 91 – Types of books parents need help finding

• Page 98 – Things children look for when picking books for fun

5 Reasons Why Everybody Benefits From More Diverse Children’s Books

• 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 reflect 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 efficiently when

it incorporates their sociocultural experiences” [470]; “comprehension was more efficient 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”

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