Bilingual Special Education
Bilingual Special Education

What is a Culturally Relevant Book?

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July 29, 2011

Claudia is a Full Professor of Education and Chair of…

David and Yvonne Freeman in their latest book discuss this issue and how to evaluate a book as culturally relevant for your students.

Check out their perspective and Steven Krashen guidance on the subject as well in this link to Colorin Colorado website. Following the summary there is a list of children's books in English with clear description on topics related to culturally related topics.

http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/40003/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=CCSocialMedia

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Claudia is a Full Professor of Education and Chair of the Education Program at Lasell University. Claudia is a researcher, consultant, and teacher educator committed to addressing the needs of bilingual students who are learning English and have a disability.