... 20 06 2024 17 10 2024 05 12 2024 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Gender Chinese history Content analysis Children’s literature Character traits Historical fiction Historical fiction immerses children...

... brilliant things” (Williams and Deyoe, 2015 , p. 70). © Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Elementary social studies LGBTQ Children’s literature Chosen families Homonormativity When Heather Has Two Mommies (Newman, 1989...

...Danielle E. Sachdeva Purpose Immigration-themed children’s literature can be an important resource in the classroom, especially because some U.S. immigrant groups, including French-Canadians, have received limited curricular representation. Using the qualitative method of critical content analysis...

... of the identifications. As Foucult (1997) warns us, “Everything can be dangerous” (p. 256). Educators, especially social studies teachers, ought to be aware of how systems of oppression work through and in children's literature and teach young citizens skills to recognize and work against oppression here and now...

... teachers about these texts. Tracey S. Hodges can be contacted at: thodges@ua.edu 04 11 2018 11 01 2019 19 01 2019 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Policy Children’s literature Disciplinary literacy Social...

... with the Batchelder Award or Honor, a recognition given to U.S. publishers who translate and publish outstanding children’s literature with international origins. The study was situated within the framework of cosmopolitanism, a theoretical perspective acknowledging the importance of local values, culture...

... social studies teacher leveraged the assets of children’s literature to assist her students in learning to grapple with the death of their beloved classroom pet. Parents and educators are provided literary resources and strategies to assist students in grappling with the concepts of loss or death...

...Christina M. Tschida; Lisa Brown Buchanan Increased integration of the social studies into language arts instructional time in elementary schools, has led to a common practice of covering social studies content through use of children’s literature. Though the two content areas are covered in tandem...

...Marianne Snow; Margaret Robbins This article examines, elementary leveled graphic history, a genre of literature relatively untouched by research. Due to graphic nonfiction’s growing popularity in the realm of children’s literature and its potential benefits for young readers, teachers may want...

... like a historian are widely supported in the literature and are largely focused on the development of student historical literacy. This article examines how combining the use of children’s literature and primary sources can be used to construct a lesson promoting historical inquiry in the secondary...

.... Textbooks and children’s literature—both literary and informational—are prominent in elementary classrooms because of the esoteric nature of primary source material. Many research projects have investigated historical accuracy and representation within textbooks, but few have done so with children’s trade...

... are formed with developmentally appropriate literature for students. Historical misrepresentations, however, proliferate in children’s literature and are concealed behind engaging narratives. Since literacy and historical thinking are essential skills, children’s literature should be balanced within...

... teaching regularly incorporate applicable history-based children’s tradebooks in their curricula. Locating developmentally appropriate books is simple. Teaching history using children’s literature can be effective. It can be counterproductive, however, if the selected book is replete with historical...

...J. H. Bickford III Effective teaching, while supplemented by best practice methods and assessments, is rooted in accurate, age-appropriate, and engaging content. As a foundation for history content, elementary educators rely strongly on textbooks and children’s literature, both fiction and non...

... children’s literature to support social studies instruction in their classrooms. We report our analysis of award-winning titles for primary grades published from 2001-2011. Biographies and books that address topics about families are featured as a starting place for primary grades teachers to begin...

..., Illinois. Also a social historian whose scholarship focuses on the evolution of child-rearing practices since WWII. His most recent articles have appeared in the Horn Book Magazine, the Journal of Social History, and Children's Literature Association Quarterly. Citation for this Article Damico, J. S...

...Kay A. Chick Citizens in our democracy need a skill set that enables them to take action to help others, challenge bias and prejudice, and demonstrate patriotism. This article considers these skills and the role of children’s literature in the development of citizenship education in social studies...