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Using Children’s Literature to

Support Understanding of Social Justice

Kathleen (Kate) Gallagher, PhD

University of Nebraska Buffett Early

Childhood Institute

Storybooks for Revolution

Asliceof“Reallife”

PairandShareanearlymemoryofunderstandingsocialjustice

HowdoCHILDRENunderstandsocialjustice?

HowcanADULTSunderstandsocialjustice?

HowcanADULTSsupportchildren’sunderstandings?

HowcanBOOKShelpushaveconversations?

Revolutionrev·o·lu·tionˌrevəˈlo͞oSH(ə)n/Noun:revolution;pluralnoun:revolutions1.aforcibleoverthrowofagovernmentorsocialorderinfavorofanewsystem.2.(inMarxism)theclassstrugglethatisexpectedtoleadtopoliticalchangeandthetriumphofcommunism3.adramaticandwide-reachingchangeinthewaysomethingworksorisorganizedorinpeople'sideasaboutit.

Synonyms:metamorphosis,transformation,innovation,reorganization

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Revolutionrev·o·lu·tionˌrevəˈlo͞oSH(ə)n/Noun:revolution;pluralnoun:revolutions1.aforcibleoverthrowofagovernmentorsocialorderinfavorofanewsystem.2.(inMarxism)theclassstrugglethatisexpectedtoleadtopoliticalchangeandthetriumphofcommunism3.adramaticandwide-reachingchangeinthewaysomethingworksorisorganizedorinpeople'sideasaboutit. Synonyms:metamorphosis,transformation,

innovation,reorganization





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Anti-BiasEducation

• Active educationalapproach• Values-basedprinciplesandmethods• Respectingandembracingdiversity• Actingagainstbiasandunfairness• Usescriticalthinkingandproblem-solving• Createsaclimateofpositivegroupidentity

www.teachingforchange.org

HOWDOCHILDRENUNDERSTANDSOCIALJUSTICE?

BraindevelopmentEmotionalLiteracySocialCognition

Children’sUnderstanding…Somethingsyoumightbeasking:

• Whendochildrennoticeracial/ethic/genderdifferences?

• Whendochildrendemonstrate“bias” intheirinteractions?

• Howdochildrenlearntoovercomebias?

Brain Development: Wired for Relationships

Shonkoff&Phillips,2000

Schore,2001

Gunnar,2009

Emotional Literacy

EmotionalResponding:CauseandEffects

EmotionExperience:BodyandBehavior

Emotionsareexperiencedintheirbodiesandexpressedintheirbehaviors• Inresponsetoan

experience,expressesarangeofemotions.

• Exaggeratesexpressionofemotions.

• Expressesemotionsthroughlanguage,posture,orgesturessuitabletothecontext.

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EmotionRecognition:SelfandOthers

Emotionsrecognizedinthemselvesandothers.• Withsupportfromanadult,labelsemotions.

• Independentlylabelsemotions.

• Labelshigher-orderemotions.

EmotionalResponding:CauseandEffect

Emotionshavecausesandeffectsandthatpeoplemayfeelandresponddifferentlyinsimilarsituations.• Explainsthataneventcan

causecertainemotions.• Explainsthataneventcan

causemorethanoneemotion.

• Explainsthatthesameeventcanleadtoexperiencedifferentemotions.

SocialCognitionNoticing

“difference”

Power

Bias

InfantsandToddlers(Birth-3):WHAT?

• Sensorimotorlearning• Languagelearning• Patternrecognition

Preschoolers(3-5):WHY?• Curious• ProblemSolving• Classifying/Ordering/Quantifying• Patterncreating

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PrimaryYears(5-8):HOW?

• Meaning-making• Rulefollowing• Equalityseeking

Children’sUnderstanding…Somethingsyoumightbeasking:

• Whendochildrennoticeracial/ethic/genderdifferences?

• Whendochildrendemonstrate“bias” intheirinteractions?

• Howdochildrenlearntoovercomebias?

TheFourGoalsofAnti-BiasEducation• Eachchildwilldemonstrate self-

awareness,confidence,familypride,andpositivesocialidentities.

• Eachchildwillexpress comfortandjoywithhumandiversity,accuratelanguageforhumandifferences;anddeep,caringhumanconnections.

• Eachchildwillincreasinglyrecognizeunfairness,havelanguagetodescribeunfairness,andunderstandthatunfairnesshurts.

• Eachchildwilldemonstrateempowermentandtheskillstoact,withothersoralone,againstprejudiceand/ordiscriminatoryactions.

(Derman-Sparks&Edwards,2010)

HOWCANADULTSUNDERSTANDSOCIALJUSTICE?

StagesofCulturalCompetency

CrossT.,Bazron,B.,Dennis,K.,&Isaacs,M.(1989)

LevelsofCulturalCompetency

Adultsadoptattitudesandengageinbehavior,that

evenwhenwell-intentioned,

teacheschildrenthatsomepeoplearemorevaluedthanothers.

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Anti-Bias:AdultLearningGoals• Increaseyourself- awarenessandunderstanding.• Examinewhatyouhavelearned,whatyouenjoyorfear.• Identifyhowthe“isms” haveaffectedyou.• Exploreyoursocialjusticeideas,feelings,andexperiences.• Openupdialoguewithcolleaguesandfamilies.

Derman-Sparks,2010

Howcanadultssupportchildren’sunderstandings?

CulturallyResponsivePrograms

• Communicatinghighexpectations• Learningwithinthecontextofculture• Culturally-responsiveprogramofferings• Librariansasfacilitators• ChildandFamilycentered• Positiveperspectivesoncaregiversandfamilies.

Whatadultscando…

• Developingchildren’sidentitiesandselfesteem

• Helpingchildrenfeelcomfortablewithdifference

• Creatingawarenessofbiasandstereotypes

• Providingchildrenwiththetoolstorespondappropriatelytobias

ZoneofProximalDevelopment

Independent ZPD Goal

Childrenneedintentionalsupport

Childrenneedsupporttocopewitharangeofchallenges

Helps childrenacquirenewskills/concepts

Helpstheadultframethesupport

Why children’s books?

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Story Reading with Groups

Proactivevs.Responsive

Provocations

Story Reading with Individuals

Proactive/ResponsiveProvocations

Infants and Toddlers Perspectives

Racism Racism

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Sexism/Gender Diversity Ageism

Economic Diversity Economic Diversity

XenophobISM: Refugees Family Diversity

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Family Diversity Emotional Diversity: Mental Health

Ability Diversity

http://autism.sesamestreet.org/storybook-we-are-amazing/

Ability Diversity

Ability Diversity Ability Diversity

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Diverse Life Events ChoosingandUsingLiteraturetoSupportChildren’sUnderstanding• Choosebooksthatarewellwrittenandtellagoodstoryintheirownright.

• Besensitivetochildren’scircumstancesandpersonalitieswhenselectingbooks.

• Provideopportunitiesfordifferentresponsestoliterature.

• Honorchildren’suniqueresponsestostories.

BeyondtheJournal • YoungChildrenontheWeb • September2008

PairandShare:ChooseaBook

• Withwhomwillyouusethebook(age,ability)?• Individual/Group• Proactive/Reactive• Whatprovocationswillyouuse?




Thank you!

KathleenGallagher,PhDProfessor

Cille andRonWilliamsCommunityChair

forEarlyChildhoodEducationUniversityofNebraskaatKearney

[email protected]

Averyspecial“thank-you” tothemanyfamilies,earlychildhoodprofessionalsandscholarswhoseshouldersIstandupon– learningtobeempathicandcompassionatetowardsALL.

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