Multicultural+Literacy

Multicultural Literacy

There are so many great resources and ideas to celebrate and promote multiculturalism through literacy. Using multicultural literacy in your classroom will promote unity and belonging among students as a class. All the different cultures of the students should be celebrated by all students. However, as a teacher it is important that you do not single out a student or make them feel like an outsider as you celebrate their culture. Multiculturalism should celebrate diversity, and inclusion of students and their background.

Multicultural literacy can be used to increase cultural awareness and appriciation of diverse cultures (Piper, 1986; Tway, 1989). The literature used should accurately portray the history, customs, values, and language of a particular cultural group (Sims, 1982). Through sharing carefully selected literature, students can learn to understand and to appreciate a literary heritage that comes from many diverse backgrounds (Norton, 1990). ( [])

Here is an excellent website about [|Mulitcultural Literacy]  with excellent resources, ideas, and instruction.

The [|NEA] website about Multiculturalism.

[|Michigan State University] Libraries website about Multicultural and Diverse Children's Literature.

Here is an article from [|Scholastic] Instructor on how to choose the best Mulicultural books, with a list of 50 great books to use with multicultural literacy.

[|International Children's Digital Library] This website has an excellent digitial library with multicultural books, books in several different languages, and books for all different reading levels.