Teaching Global Literature in Elementary Classrooms

<p>Demonstrating the power of teaching global literature from a critical literacy perspective, this book explores the ways that K-6 educators can infuse diverse texts into their classrooms and find support for their endeavours in teacher inquiry communities. Through carefully analyzed, ethnographically informed portraits of classroom life alternating with teachers’ own accounts of their teaching and learning experiences, it demonstrates how students are moved to question, debate, and take action in response to global texts. This multi-vocal work both emerges from and responds to tensions and debates related to the purpose and practice of literature education in a time of Common Core State Standards.</p> <p>Contents </p><p>Foreword</p><p>Perspectives as Transformation</p><p>Kathy G. Short</p><p>Preface</p><p>Chapter 1</p><p>Introduction: Global Visions, Local Inquiries</p><p>Kelly K. Wissman</p><p>Chapter 2</p><p>Reading Global Literature as Emergent Global Citizens: Mirrors, Windows, Doors, and Maps </p><p>Kelly K. Wissman</p><p>Chapter 3</p><p>Re-Envisioning English as a New Language Teaching with Global Literature </p><p>Heather O’Leary</p><p>Chapter 4</p><p>Reading Global Literature about War: The Role of Emotion in Constructing Meaning</p><p>Kelly K. Wissman</p><p>Chapter 5</p><p>Re-Envisioning the Role of the Literacy Specialist as Collaborating Teacher</p><p>Krista Jiampetti</p><p>Chapter 6</p><p>Learning in the Inquiry Community: A Letter to Krista</p><p>Heather O’Leary</p><p>Chapter 7</p><p>Learning in the Inquiry Community: A Letter to Heather</p><p>Krista Jiampetti</p><p>Chapter 8</p><p>Reading Global Literature at the Intersection of Critical Literacy and Dialogic Teaching</p><p>Kelly K. Wissman</p><p>Chapter 9</p><p>Re-Envisioning Critical Literacy Teaching with Global Literature in Culturally Homogenous Settings</p><p>Simeen Tabatabai</p><p>Chapter 10</p><p>Re-Envisioning Reading Intervention as Social Action</p><p>Maggie Naughter Burns</p><p>Chapter 11</p><p>Learning in the Inquiry Community: A Letter to Maggie</p><p>Simeen Tabatabai</p><p>Chapter 12</p><p>Learning in the Inquiry Community: A Letter to Simeen</p><p>Maggie Naughter Burns</p><p>Chapter 13</p><p>Engaging in Local Inquiries and Cultivating Global Visions: What Did We Learn? </p><p>Kelly K. Wissman</p><p>Chapter 14</p><p>Teaching Critically with Global Texts: Insights for Teacher Preparation and Professional Learning</p><p>Cheryl L. Dozier</p><p>Afterword</p><p>Peter H. Johnston</p><p>Appendix</p><p>Children’s Books and Professional Texts Essential to Our </p>