{"product_id":"turning-the-page-9781475857641","title":"Turning the Page","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a dearth of multicultural literature in schools since few schools offer a curriculum that promotes multicultural education. However, by the year 2050, ethnic minority children will make up the majority of the United States public school classrooms. Multicultural literature is the building block of a multicultural education which reflects our nation's diversity and helps all students learn by providing help to bridge the cultural gap, and promote racial awareness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeachers often find it difficult to identify or find quality multicultural literature that adheres to the standard curriculum. Turning the Page: The Ultimate Guide for Teachers to Multicultural Literature helps educators find and evaluate multicultural books that are suitable for the classroom and align with the standard curriculum. The book includes a peer-reviewed metric that shows teachers how to substitute biased books with multicultural literature that endorse the same themes. Second, the book includes r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurning the Page: The Ultimate Guide for Teachers to Multicultural Literature is a necessary tool against systemic racism present in America. It informs school educators on how to introduce multicultural text to students promoting diversity and cultural awareness. Most importantly, Dr. Slaughter gives examples of books, lesson plans, and rubrics to support successful integration.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Phaedra L. Brown, Founder and CEO of Hope Institute of Science School for Girls\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Rachel Slaughter has written a timely and important book. For too long, we have missed the mark on realizing the impact of multicultural education and awareness in our schools. In Turning the Page, Dr. Rachel Slaughter presents a compelling strategy to get quality multicultural literature into the hands of students and teachers across America.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Hilderbrand Pelzer, author of \"Unlocking Potential: Organizing a School Inside a Prison\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow is the time and this is the resource that educators need if we are to create the multicultural, literacy-rich school experience that ALL students deserve. Dr. Rachel Slaughter’s book, Turning the Page: The Ultimate Guide for Teachers to Multicultural Literature, fills a vacuum that educators realized existed but did not have the tool to systematically make an impact. Now that we do, I urge all parents, teachers, and administrators to get a copy and broaden our children’s world. It is our duty.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Lisa Rex, Principal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Diversity in the Classroom: A Glimpse into the Changing Classroom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Adopting a Multicultural Education Program\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Critical Literacy and Multicultural Literature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Generating a List of Multicultural Books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Creating a Task Force\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6. The Multicultural Summer Reading List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7. The Task Force Meets Resistance and Bias\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8. How to Normalize Multiculturalism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9. The Key Takeaways\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Melissa Alexander, Ed.D.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Andrea Kuhar, M.Ed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Michelle Ohanian, Ph.D.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Dr. Ronald W. Whitaker, II, Ed.D.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10. The Reading QUILT Book Reviews and Lesson Plans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix A\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix B\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040321012055,"sku":"9781475857641","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475857641.jpg?v=1750946372","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/turning-the-page-9781475857641","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}