Learning About Identity in Kindergarten/First Grade through a Global Literature Lens
In this vignette, two teachers from the Vail Literacy Community describe their cross-cultural study of Mexico and how they contextualized it within a global perspective to integrate into the curriculum. They emphasize first having the students understand their own culture identities to better learn...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Worlds of Words: Center of Global Literacies and Literatures
2020-09-01
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| Series: | WOW Stories |
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| Online Access: | https://wowlit.org/on-line-publications/stories/volume-viii-issue-1/4/ |
| Summary: | In this vignette, two teachers from the Vail Literacy Community describe their cross-cultural study of Mexico and how they contextualized it within a global perspective to integrate into the curriculum. They emphasize first having the students understand their own culture identities to better learn about and understand other cultures. They share their study of personal cultural identities, including the Sonoran Desert environment, before discussing their Mexico study. |
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| ISSN: | 2577-0551 |