Multicultural Literature for Latino Bilingual Children

Their Words, Their Worlds

Ellen Riojas Clark, Belinda Bustos Flores, Howard L. Smith, Daniel Alejandro González

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Year: 2015
• eBook ISBN: 9781475814934
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education Theory & Practice

While there are volumes that fall into the category of children's literature, there appears to be relatively few that explore the needs of bilingual learners and the linguistic and sociocultural context of Latino children's literature. This volume makes a needed contribution by addressing the social, cultural, academic, and linguistic needs of Latino bilingual learners who are still underserved through current school practices. We aim to conceptualize different forms of social knowledge so that they can serve as cultural resources for learning, acquiring knowledge, and transforming self and identity. This volume presents a balance of theory, research, and practice that speak to authentic multicultural Latino literature and helps ensure its availability for all students. The intended outcome of this volume then is to create a heightened awareness of the cultural and linguistic capital held by the Latino community, to increase Latino students' social capital through the design of critical pedagogical practices, and for the formulation of a new perspective, that of Latino multicultural literature for children.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Foreword: Literature in the Lives of Latino Children
• Preface: Derrumbando Fronteras/Breaking Boundaries
• Acknowledgments
• Part I: Framing the Discussions: Theory and Rationale
• Chapter 1: Multicultural Latino Children’s Literature: A Tool to Enrich the Lives and the Learning of Latino Bilingual Learners
• Chapter 2: Exploring the Traditions of Latino Children’s Literature: Beyond Tokenism to Transformation
• Part II: Multicultural Children’s Literature representing Latino Realities
• Chapter 3: Beyond Calaveras and Quinceañeras: Fostering Bilingual Latino Students’ Identity Development with Culturally Relevant Literature
• Chapter 4: Cruzando Fronteras: Negotiating the Stories of Latino Immigrant and Transnational Children
• Chapter 5: Using Children’s Literature to Understand Values, Traditions, and Beliefs within Latino Family Systems
• Chapter 6: Using Culturally Relevant Literature for Latino Children in the Early Childhood Classroom
• Part III: Multicultural Literature in the Content Areas: Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, and Mathematics
• Chapter 7: Embracing the Complexity of Language: Bringing All Forms of Knowledge into the Language Arts through Latino Children’s Literature
• Chapter 8: En Aquel Entonces y Hoy en Día: Using Latino Children’s Literature to Situate Social Studies Education
• Chapter 9: Dichos y Adivinanzas: Literary Resources That Enhance Science Learning and Teaching in the Bilingual Classroom
• Chapter 10: Tiempo y Cultura: Exploring Latino Stories through Mathematics
• Part IV: Multiple Modes of Multicultural Children’s Literature
• Chapter 11: Cultural Multiliteracies: Integrating Technology with Latino Children’s Literature
• Chapter 12: Latino Children’s Literature in Picture Book Format
• Chapter 13: Técnica Con/Safos: Visual Iconography in Latino Picture Books as a Tool for Cultural Affirmation
• Chapter 14: Latino Children’s Multicultural Literature and Literacy Practices as Social Imagination: Becoming a Culturally Efficacious Educator
• Part V: Una Fuente de Recursos: Dimensions of Cultural Heritage and Literacy
• Chapter 15: Realizing and Capitalizing on Our Cultural Literary Heritage: The Big Brown Elephant in the Room
• Chapter 16: Cultural Dignity: Personal Foundations, Present Realities, and Vision of Future Productions
• Una Fuente de Recursos: A Literary Guide for Parents, Educators, and Children
• An Introductory List of Latino Children’s Books
• An Introductory List of Books in Spanish for Children
• Online Resources
• About the Contributors