![]() ![]() ![]() There are three reasons to provide these resources to our students and as selections for read-alouds and small group reading work. Why are culturally competent classroom libraries and book selections for teaching new concepts so important? ![]() 1 They should have access to texts in which they see themselves and their experiences represented and valued, as well as texts that represent a diversity of characters, settings, and stories reflective of our broader society. Yet when building a culturally responsive classroom library, we must also focus on our students’ need to access literature that offers characters and problems similar to their own lives and identities. It is important that our classroom libraries include a variety of texts of various formats, genres, and types, including texts that can be applied for use in all of the content areas. ![]()
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