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Culturally Authentic and Responsive Texts

Grades K–8

Implement culturally and linguistically responsive teaching strategies in the classroom with culturally authentic literature and informational texts curated by expert, Dr. Sharroky Hollie. The diverse array of texts and lessons support equity and cultural competency.

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Series Highlights

Support student learning by creating social interactions that meet the criteria of cultural competence and critical consciousness. 

  • Empower students to see themselves in the materials they are studying.

  • Explore various Rings of Culture through culturally authentic texts

  • Build content-area literacy and provide opportunities for collaboration and shared understanding

  • Lessons incorporate culturally and linguistically responsive strategies and listening and speaking standards in reading instruction

  • Utilize the Management Guide for suggested literacy, vocabulary, read aloud, and discussion activities

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Explore the Series

  • Student Materials

    5 culturally-authentic texts (1 copy each)

    Includes 5 fiction titles that were thoughtfully curated to touch on many Rings of Culture and allows students to see themselves in the materials being studied.

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    5 informational texts (6 copies each)

    Includes print and digital formats with shared reading lessons that build content-area literacy and provide opportunities for collaboration and shared understanding.

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    Student Engagement

    Students will see themselves in the materials they are studying which affirms and validates their cultural behaviors and backgrounds.

    • Exposure to fiction and informational texts nurtures tolerance, compassion, acceptance and kindness.

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  • Teacher Materials

    Management Guide

    The Management Guide helps educators build their own culturally and linguistically responsive toolbox.

    • Provides background on suggested literacy, vocabulary, read aloud and discussion activities.

    • Supports teachers so they know how to apply culturally and linguistically appropriate teaching strategies to any text to include all learners and their backgrounds.

    • Includes standards correlations and reading levels for each title for easy planning and use.

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    Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Learning (2nd Edition)

    Includes professional development resource to build background for educators. Provides a pedagogical framework for implementing culturally and linguistically responsive teaching strategies.

    • Allows teachers to utilize best-practice instruction with practical, easy-to-implement strategies.

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  • Digital Resources

    Digital Resources

    eBooks and audio recordings of the shared reading texts and reproducible student activity sheets for all lessons.

    • Interactive read-aloud lessons engage students in exploring nuances of culture and language to build on prior knowledge.

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  • Unboxing Video

    Unboxing Video

     

5 culturally-authentic texts (1 copy each)

Includes 5 fiction titles that were thoughtfully curated to touch on many Rings of Culture and allows students to see themselves in the materials being studied.

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5 informational texts (6 copies each)

Includes print and digital formats with shared reading lessons that build content-area literacy and provide opportunities for collaboration and shared understanding.

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Student Engagement

Students will see themselves in the materials they are studying which affirms and validates their cultural behaviors and backgrounds.

  • Exposure to fiction and informational texts nurtures tolerance, compassion, acceptance and kindness.

student-engagement-cart

Management Guide

The Management Guide helps educators build their own culturally and linguistically responsive toolbox.

  • Provides background on suggested literacy, vocabulary, read aloud and discussion activities.

  • Supports teachers so they know how to apply culturally and linguistically appropriate teaching strategies to any text to include all learners and their backgrounds.

  • Includes standards correlations and reading levels for each title for easy planning and use.

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Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Learning (2nd Edition)

Includes professional development resource to build background for educators. Provides a pedagogical framework for implementing culturally and linguistically responsive teaching strategies.

  • Allows teachers to utilize best-practice instruction with practical, easy-to-implement strategies.

culturally-linguistically-responsive-teaching-cart

Digital Resources

eBooks and audio recordings of the shared reading texts and reproducible student activity sheets for all lessons.

  • Interactive read-aloud lessons engage students in exploring nuances of culture and language to build on prior knowledge.

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Unboxing Video

 
  • Correlations

    Search for product alignments or standards correlations

    Quickly and easily find how our products correlate to key Standards.

  • Evidence Base and Research

    Evidence Base and Research for Culturally Authentic and Responsive Texts

Search for product alignments or standards correlations

Quickly and easily find how our products correlate to key Standards.

Evidence Base and Research for Culturally Authentic and Responsive Texts

Testimonials

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Relevant & Powerful; Mindset Changing.

Social Studies Advisor, Grandview SD, WA
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I look forward to using these.

Social Studies Teacher, Dallas ISD, TX