(De)Normalizing Literature
Recognizing colonialism in our literature and literacy practices in K-12 classrooms
About (De)Normalizing Literature
(De)Normalizing Literature is a professional development literacy institute that focuses on recognizing colonialism in our literature and literacy practices in K-12 classrooms.
This program supports teachers in understanding their own biases and how those biases show up in our literature and instructional practices. As teachers, we can help students make sense of what they read, challenge ideas, and recognize problematic storytelling. As teachers, we need to show and teach our students critical tools they can use to read the world around them.
What you will learn
- How to differentiate text types for cultural responsiveness, sustainability, and social justice
- Reading motivation and what that looks like in the classroom
- How to select text and use current texts to validate, affirm, empower, and provide action for students to implement social justice behaviors in and out of school
- How to engage in a culturally responsive cognitive lesson planning process with new and district selected texts
Program highlights
- A conceptual framework for understanding the different types of diverse texts
- Interactive activities to better understand the purposes of different types of diverse texts
- Opportunities for collaborative conversations
- Interactive activities to process content and for use in the classroom with students
Bring (De)Normalizing Literature to your school
CRLP will partner with your school or district to offer the (De)Normalizing Literature program on site at a mutually agreed upon date and time. If you are interested in bringing this program to your school or district, or have additional questions, contact us to start a conversation.