Courageous Conversations in the Classroom: Using Children's Literature to Support Social and Emotional Growth, Positive Identity, and Mental Health de Lauren Aimonette Liang

Courageous Conversations in the Classroom: Using Children's Literature to Support Social and Emotional Growth, Positive Identity, and Mental Health

Autor Lauren Aimonette Liang, Karen W. Tao, Michelle K. Hosp

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 25 aug 2025

Manual și toolkit educațional, Courageous Conversations in the Classroom reprezintă o resursă aplicată pentru cadrele didactice care doresc să utilizeze literatura pentru copii ca vehicul pentru dezvoltarea rezilienței și a conștiinței sociale la elevii din clasele 3-6. Subliniem modul în care autoarele Lauren Aimonette Liang, Karen W. Tao și Michelle K. Hosp reușesc să transforme lectura într-un instrument de intervenție pedagogică, oferind profesorilor nu doar teorie, ci și un ghidaj pas cu pas pentru abordarea subiectelor dificile.

Observăm o structură riguroasă, împărțită în patru secțiuni majore care acoperă creșterea social-emoțională, înțelegerea comunităților, formarea identității pozitive și sănătatea mintală. Progresia materialului este intuitivă: de la gestionarea conflictelor interpersonale („Bully or Bestie?”), la discuții complexe despre apartenența etnică, gen și anxietate. Ne-a atras atenția includerea scenariilor gata de utilizat și a celor 30 de fișe de lucru, care elimină bariera pregătirii laborioase a materialelor.

Această lucrare se înscrie natural în opera autoarei Lauren Aimonette Liang, completând abordările teoretice din Literary Praxis și ghidul metodologic Children's Literature in the Reading Program, Fifth Edition. Dacă lucrările anterioare se concentrau pe integrarea literaturii în programul general de lectură, volumul de față specializează discursul spre zona de sprijin psihologic și civic. Ca alternativă la Teaching Tough Topics pentru cursurile de pedagogie și educație civică, acest manual oferă avantajul unor unități tematice gata de implementat, cu un accent mai pronunțat pe sănătatea mintală și identitatea elevului în contextul standardelor educaționale contemporane.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781462557332
ISBN-10: 1462557333
Pagini: 342
Dimensiuni: 205 x 263 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.74 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Guilford Publications
Colecția Guilford Press

De ce să citești această carte

Această resursă este esențială pentru învățători și consilieri școlari care doresc să faciliteze discuții autentice despre diversitate și echitate. Cititorul câștigă un set complet de instrumente pedagogice — de la bibliografii selectate la fișe de lucru — care permit abordarea unor teme ca bullying-ul sau doliul într-o manieră sigură și structurată, transformând sala de clasă într-un spațiu al empatiei și al implicării civice.

Despre autor

Lauren Aimonette Liang este profesor asociat la Universitatea din Utah și un expert recunoscut în literatura pentru copii, contribuind la volume de referință precum Children's Literature in the Reading Program. Karen W. Tao este psiholog licențiat și cercetător axat pe multiculturalism și identitate, în timp ce Michelle K. Hosp este specialistă în alfabetizare și evaluare educațională. Împreună, cele trei autoare combină expertiza în critică literară, psihologie clinică și metodologie pedagogică pentru a oferi un cadru integrat de predare a competențelor socio-emoționale prin text literar.

Descriere scurtă

A complete classroom toolkit for grades 3–6, this book empowers teachers to leverage high-quality children's literature to boost emotional well-being, positive self-identities, social awareness, and civic engagement. Nine thematic instructional units are built around carefully curated book sets. Teachers are guided to spark meaningful conversations and foster empathy by exploring challenging themes like friendship, bullying, racism, disability, and mental health, through read-alouds and expert-designed activities. Step-by-step lesson plans include ready-to-use scripts, activities, and discussion prompts--all aligned with current academic and social and emotional learning standards. The Appendix features 30 reproducible and downloadable worksheets and handouts; the large-size format facilitates photocopying.

Cuprins

1. Welcome to the Conversation: An Introduction to Using Children’s Literature for Courageous Conversations
2. The Time to Start the Work Is Now: Let’s Get Started
I. Supporting Children’s Social and Emotional Growth Through Literature
Introduction
3. Bully or Bestie?: Talking About Getting Along
4. The Experience of Loss: Talking About Grieving
II. Supporting Children’s Understanding of Communities Through Literature
Introduction
5. It’s Not Fair! What Should I Do?: Talking About Civic Engagement and Taking Action
6. And Then We Had to Leave: Talking About Refugees and Communities
III. Supporting Children’s Positive Identity Formation Through Literature
Introduction
7. Where Are You From?: Talking About Race, Ethnicity, and Identity
8. I’m Me!: Talking About Gender and Identity
9. My Name: Talking About Ability and Identity
IV. Supporting Children’s Mental Health Through Literature
Introduction
10. Feeling Fragile: Talking About Worry and Anxiety
11. Losing Hope: Talking About Depression
Appendix of Reproducible Materials
References
Index

Notă biografică

Lauren Aimonette Liang, PhD, is Associate Professor in Literacy in the Department of Educational Psychology and Director of the QUEST Program for first-year student success at the University of Utah. Her research focuses on the selection and educational use of children’s literature, particularly as related to student response and comprehension. Dr. Liang is the author or coauthor of many articles, chapters, and books, and has held leadership roles in international literacy and children’s literature organizations. She has served as a committee member or chair for several prestigious children’s literature awards.

Karen W. Tao, PhD, is Associate Professor in Counseling Psychology in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Utah. She is a community-engaged scholar who teaches, conducts research, and facilitates workshops with a commitment to reduce disparities in access, service provision, and quality of mental health and education for historically marginalized groups. Dr. Tao collaborated with PBS Utah to produce an award-winning digital series, “Let's Talk.” As the host of this seven-episode series, she met with parents to discuss how to talk with kids about race, racism, and cultural differences.

Michelle K. Hosp, PhD, is Senior Director of Assessment Innovations at Renaissance Learning and Associate Adjunct Professor of Special Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She has over 30 years of experience working directly with students, educators, families, and researchers as a school psychologist, professor, and Director of the Iowa Reading Research Center. Dr. Hosp's research focuses on reading, assessments, and data-based decision making. She has published numerous articles, and book chapters on these topics.

Recenzii

"Liang, Tao, and Hosp share a passion for the potential of literature to make a difference in children’s lives. Their commitment to courageous conversations with real children in real classrooms is reflected in this valuable work. The volume provides suggested book sets, activities, discussion prompts, and other resources that are effective starting points for teachers."--Kathy G. Short, PhD, Regents Professor, Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies, and Director, Worlds of Words, University of Arizona

"Like a trusted mentor, this book empowers educators to guide courageous conversations about topics like mental health, immigration, and grief, using the power of picturebook sets. While many may think that picturebooks are for younger students, these texts and conversations are invaluable to older students as well. Discover the power of intentional sequencing to unlock deeper learning and spark meaningful discussions. Few resources provide such comprehensive and practical support for maximizing the impact of text sets on students' social and emotional competencies, in developmentally appropriate ways."--Naomi Watkins, PhD, Secondary English Language Arts Specialist, Utah State Board of Education

"Liang, Tao, and Hosp have prepared a well-supported, interdisciplinary, thoughtful, creative, and easy-to-navigate book with numerous resources for professionals to encourage children’s well-being and mental health through literature. Children have important questions, deep thoughts, and the ability to take in complex information, and they deserve to be surrounded by adults who acknowledge their challenges, name what they want to discuss, and offer nurturing and informative interactions to help them understand themselves and others. This book prepares educators for the courageous conversations that children want and need."--Kristen Missall, PhD, School Psychology Program, University of Washington-