2018-19 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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ED 612 Multicultural Literature for Children and Youth
(3 credits)
The purpose of this course is to: 1) explore a wide variety of multicultural fiction, non-fiction and picture books in children’s and young adult literature; 2) gain specific strategies for authenticating multicultural children’s texts; 3) recognize how excellent multicultural texts can promote a climate of liberation pedagogy; 4) use excellent multicultural books to deepen student understanding of cultural beliefs, attitudes, and world views; and 5) recognize one’s own multicultural dimensions.
Programmatic information: This graduate-level course may be used as a core course in the M.Ed. with a concentration in Language Arts, the M.Ed. with a concentration in Children’s Literature, and the M.Ed. and/or Certification in Library Science, It also can be used as an elective course in the M.Ed. in Elementary Education, the M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education, the M.Ed. and/or Certification in Reading, and in the M.Ed. in Teaching English as a Second Language. It also can be used in the Certificate of Study: Children’s Literature Across the Curriculum.
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