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Multicultural Literature (What is Multicultural Literature (Multicultural…

- - - - It shows that all people experience feelings of sadness, love, self justice, self worth and kindness. -Dowd 1992
        
        It helps with problem solving by showing two sides.
        
        It helps minority students to see how others that look like them handle life situations.
- - - - Select books with authentic illustrations
        
        Select books with a pluralistic themes to foster beliefs in cultural diversity.
        
        Select books with high literary quality.
        
        Select books with historical accuracy when appropriate
        
        Ensure that the reflections of the cultural values the character.
        
        Topic and race is not in the guidelines because it is not always the points of a multicultural book.
- - - - Math: Use multicultural books to introduce math concepts in lower grades. Multicultural books teach the same concepts it just represent other cultures.
        
        Art: Use picture books for older readers to introduce artists or art techniques.
        
        Social Studies: Use historical fiction to introduce the minority viewpoint in important events.
        
        Foreign Language: Use picture books, poetry, or short stories to introduce foreign language and cultures.
- - - - Multicultural literature can also play a very important role for teachers. As educators we have all expereieced the feeling of wishing a child would just "behave". By learning about other cultures it might open our eyes to the fact that what we may consider unusual or a form of misbehavior is considered a sign of respect in another culture.
        
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