Recognizing the Familiar in the Faraway through Children’s Literature
In this vignette, the Orono Literacy Community work to teach elementary school students about different cultures through global literature, using universals to help children forge a connection between their cultures and diverse cultures. The methods used to accomplish this goal include teacher learn...
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Worlds of Words: Center of Global Literacies and Literatures
2012-12-01
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| author | Jane Wellman-Little Cynthia Crosser Jessica Dunton Barbara Keene |
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| description | In this vignette, the Orono Literacy Community work to teach elementary school students about different cultures through global literature, using universals to help children forge a connection between their cultures and diverse cultures. The methods used to accomplish this goal include teacher learning, literacy support, and classroom interactions to encourage global learning in both teachers and students. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-13e41a66e7444fa197a64a125fa153b32022-12-22T03:48:08ZengWorlds of Words: Center of Global Literacies and LiteraturesWOW Stories2577-05512012-12-01IV44349Recognizing the Familiar in the Faraway through Children’s LiteratureJane Wellman-Little0Cynthia Crosser1Jessica Dunton2Barbara Keene3University of MaineUniversity of MaineSeDoMoCha Elementary School, Dover-Foxcroft, MaineTrenton Elementary School, Trenton, MaineIn this vignette, the Orono Literacy Community work to teach elementary school students about different cultures through global literature, using universals to help children forge a connection between their cultures and diverse cultures. The methods used to accomplish this goal include teacher learning, literacy support, and classroom interactions to encourage global learning in both teachers and students. https://wowlit.org/on-line-publications/stories/iv4/6/global children's literatureliteracy communityintercultural understandingeducationteachers |
| spellingShingle | Jane Wellman-Little Cynthia Crosser Jessica Dunton Barbara Keene Recognizing the Familiar in the Faraway through Children’s Literature WOW Stories global children's literature literacy community intercultural understanding education teachers |
| title | Recognizing the Familiar in the Faraway through Children’s Literature |
| title_full | Recognizing the Familiar in the Faraway through Children’s Literature |
| title_fullStr | Recognizing the Familiar in the Faraway through Children’s Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recognizing the Familiar in the Faraway through Children’s Literature |
| title_short | Recognizing the Familiar in the Faraway through Children’s Literature |
| title_sort | recognizing the familiar in the faraway through children s literature |
| topic | global children's literature literacy community intercultural understanding education teachers |
| url | https://wowlit.org/on-line-publications/stories/iv4/6/ |
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