A diverse classroom library can connect the classroom to the real world, writes fourth-grade teacher Jaren Maynard, who offers suggestions for incorporating culturally inclusive texts into the curriculum. Maynard's ideas include adding these texts to the lineup for read-alouds and suggests planning for and allowing time for difficult conversations that can affirm students and help them affirm their peers.
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