How do you select your books?

By |2019-10-02T18:02:44-07:00August 9th, 2018|Categories: |

Book choice is a big part of the magic of this program: each Reading with Relevance unit is built around a carefully-selected text that authentically engages and motivates students. How do we choose our books? We start by reading a lot of children’s and young adult books, and then use our SEL book selection criteria to [...]

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Why is it important to provide students with diverse books?

By |2019-10-02T17:49:30-07:00August 9th, 2018|Categories: |

In the words of Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop, “When children cannot find themselves reflected in the books they read, or when the images they see are distorted, negative, or laughable, they learn a powerful lesson about how they are devalued in the society of which they are a part.” We consider providing diverse books to ALL [...]

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How do you support the SEL themes and topics in your book selections?

By |2018-08-09T23:18:41-07:00August 9th, 2018|Categories: |

Our teacher’s guides are chock-full of resources for supporting meaningful exploration of the rich social and emotional themes found in our book selections. In the How to Facilitate section of the teacher’s guide, we preview each book’s social and emotional themes, and provide teachers with instructional supports for framing, discussing, and following up on these topics. [...]

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How do you handle community or parent concerns around controversial book content?

By |2019-10-02T18:03:23-07:00August 9th, 2018|Categories: |

Reading with Relevance book selections are designed to provide students with characters and content that reflect their own experiences. This means that some reading selections may include controversial themes, mature content, and/or profanity, particularly in our selections for high school readers.  Many educators specifically seek these titles because they know their students are wrestling with these [...]

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How long does it take to get through a guide?

By |2019-10-02T17:51:56-07:00August 9th, 2018|Categories: |

The time required to complete a unit varies, based on the book selected and your facilitation structure. Each lesson plan is designed to be facilitated in 60-90 minutes of classroom instruction — check the “Inside the Guide” section on any product page to see how many lesson plans are included. Some teachers facilitate Reading with Relevance [...]

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I’m an educator in California. How is Reading with Relevance aligned to our state’s Social Content Framework?

By |2019-10-02T18:03:56-07:00August 9th, 2018|Categories: |

We applaud any state’s work to enact policies which advance the accurate and equitable portrayal of the cultural and racial diversity of American society — one of our goals in publishing Reading with Relevance is to ensure that teachers have curricular materials and instructional supports to make this vision a reality.  Our curriculum has been approved [...]

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Can I use Reading with Relevance to enrich my history instruction?

By |2019-10-02T17:57:50-07:00August 9th, 2018|Categories: |

Absolutely — and many teachers do exactly this!  Reading with Relevance titles explore historical periods like the Civil Rights Movement (March, Warriors Don’t Cry, One Crazy Summer), the California Gold Rush era (Riding Freedom), the Great Depression (Bud, Not Buddy, The Mighty Miss Malone, Esperanza Rising), World War II (Number the Stars), and the war in [...]

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What Reading with Relevance titles reflect the experiences of English learners and newcomers?

By |2019-10-02T18:05:44-07:00August 9th, 2018|Categories: |

Reading with Relevance was developed in Oakland, CA — a community where 1 in 3 students in an English learner, where 90+ languages are spoken, and where thousands of newcomers are served each day in our schools.  Our students love seeing their experiences reflected in titles like Inside Out & Back Again, Home of the Brave, [...]

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Do you sell classroom sets of the books that accompany the Reading with Relevance teacher’s guides?

By |2019-10-02T18:17:36-07:00August 9th, 2018|Categories: |

We will happily work with you to ensure that your team has all of the materials needed to teach our program. We partner with a classroom book distributor who will custom-build classroom sets to meet your needs.To begin the conversation, please email us for a custom quote!

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