Date Approved
2-12-2020
Embargo Period
2-18-2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. Reading Education
Department
Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Education
College
College of Education
Advisor
Lee, Valarie
Committee Member 1
Madden, Marjorie
Committee Member 2
Browne, Susan
Subject(s)
multicultural education; children's literature; critical pedagogy
Disciplines
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Language and Literacy Education
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze the ways second grade students respond to multicultural literature when using a critical literacy approach. Three different multicultural text were chosen that contained familiar and unfamiliar social and cultural topics for students to discuss in a literature circle setting. Their conversation, questions, and connections to the literature were studied and analyzed for trends and evidence of change in students' beliefs and cultural and social competence.
Recommended Citation
Stamato-Pasaniello, Nicole, "The benefits of examining multicultural literature with a critical lens in elementary school" (2020). Theses and Dissertations. 2755.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/2755
Included in
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Commons, Language and Literacy Education Commons
