Multicultural Literature for Latino Bilingual Children

Multicultural Literature for Latino Bilingual Children: Their Words, Their Worlds 2nd Edition makes a needed contribution to the field of children's literature by addressing the social, cultural, academic, and linguistic needs of bilingual learners who continue to be underserved through current school practices. This 2nd edition presents a balance of theory, research, and practice. The authors conceptualize different forms of social knowledge that can serve as cultural resources for acquiring knowledge and transforming self and identity. This volume creates a heightened awareness of the cultural and linguistic capital held by the Latino community. The design of critical pedagogical practices enhances Latino students' academic, cultural and social capital . Unique in this volume is the artwork that reflects the experiences of the Latino community.

Ellen Riojas Clark, PhD, is professor emerita and nationally recognized scholar of bicultural-bilingual studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio. UTSA has established The Ellen Riojas Clark, Ph.D. Endowed Chair in Bicultural Bilingual Studies, this is the only chair named for a Latina scholar in the United States. Her research examines self-concept, teacher identity, ethnic identity, efficacy, and Latino cultural studies.
Belinda Bustos Flores, PhD, is professor emerita of bicultural-bilingual studies and former associate dean at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Her research focuses on teacher development including self-concept, ethnic identity, efficacy, beliefs, teacher recruitment/retention, high stakes testing, and family cultural knowledge. Flores is a nationally known scholar and has been recognized by the AERA Hispanic Research SIG (2015) and the Bilingual Research SIG (2019). Flores is founder of the award-winning Academy for Teacher Excellence Research Center.
Daniel Alejandro González, PhD, is a critical arts educator and filmmaker. At an urban public library, he supports learning through multilingual, multicultural, and digital literacy. Focusing on social positionalities, his research examines how creativity and critical reflection can challenge dominant narratives to promote belonging, learning, mastery, and intellectual growth. His work and praxis also emphasize building coalitions, managing conflict in intercultural settings, and curbing administrative violence.

Preface: Derrumbando Fronteras/Breaking Boundaries
Ellen Riojas Clark and Belinda Bustos Flores
Foreword: Literature in the Lives of Latino Children
Alma Flor Ada
Acknowledgments
Part I. Framing the Discussions: Theory and Rationale
1 Multicultural Latino Children's Literature: Enriching the Lives and the
Learning of Latino Bilingual Learners
Ellen Riojas Clark, Belinda Bustos Flores, and Genevie C. Rodríquez-Quiñones
2 Exploring the Traditions of Latino Children's Literature: Beyond Tokenism to Transformation
Howard L. Smith, Belinda Bustos Flores, Daniel A. González, and Diana Estrada
Part II. Multicultural Children's Literature Representing Latino Realities
3 Beyond Candy Skulls and Latino Celebrations: Empowering Bilingual Latino Students' Identity Development with Diverse Culturally Relevant Literature
Jamie Campbell Naidoo and Ruth E. Quiroa
4 Cruzando Fronteras: Negotiating the Stories of Latino Immigrant and Transnational Children
Gilberto P. Lara, Patricia Sánchez, Janeth Martínez-Cortes, and Maité Landa
5 Using Children's Literature to Understand Values, Traditions, and Beliefs within Latino Family Systems
Mari Riojas-Cortez and Raquel Cataldo
6 Using Culturally Sustaining Literature for Latino Children in the Early Childhood Classroom
Ysaaca Axelrod and Cristina Gillanders
Part III. Multicultural Literature in the Content Areas: Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, and Mathematics
7 Embracing the Complexity of Language: Bringing All Forms of Knowledge into the Language Arts through Latino Children's Literature
Christina Passos DeNicolo
8 Día de Muertos: Authentic Cultural Representation in Children's Literature
Cecilia Perfecto
9 Dichos y Adivinanzas: Literary Resources that Enhance Science Learning and
Teaching in the Bilingual Classroom
María Guadalupe Arreguín and José Augustín Ruiz-Escalante
10 Tiempo y Cultura: Exploring Mathematics through Latino Stories
Carlos A. LópezLeiva and Yoo Kyung Sung
Part IV. Multiple Modes of Multicultural Children's Literature
11 Cultural Multiliteracies: Integrating Technology with Latino Children's Literature
Sonia N. Sánchez, Lucila D. Ek, Myriam Jimena Guerra, and Genevie C. Rodríquez-Quiñones
12 Técnica Con/Safos: Visual Iconography in Latino Picture Books as a Tool for Cultural Affirmation
Lettycia Terrones
13 Latino Children's Multicultural Literature and Literacy Practices as Social Imagination: Becoming a Culturally Efficacious Educator
Belinda Bustos Flores, Ellen Riojas Clark, Howard L. Smith, and Kenya Vargas
14 Cultivando Historias, Voces, y Raíces through Community Cultural Wealth and Oral History
Christian Valdez and Cori Salamerón
Part V. Dimensions of Cultural Heritage and Literacy
15 Latino Children's Literature: Iluminando el Significado de Nuestras Vidas y Cultura
Daniel Alejandro González and Claudia Treviño García
16 Una Fuente de Recursos: A Literary Guide for Children, Parents, and Educators
Daniel Alejandro González, Claudia Treviño García, Oralia Garza de Cortés, and Amanda A. Hernández
Index
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