1926-1 Selecting Anti-Bias Children’s Books (IN PERSON — 1.5 hours credit)
Children’s books are a powerful tool, containing both visual and verbal messages that heavily influence children's ideas about themselves and others. Depending on the quality of the book, it can reinforce (or undermine) children’s positive self-concept, teach accurate (or misleading) information about people of various identities, and foster positive (or negative) attitudes toward diversity. Consequently, selecting anti-bias literature to use with children is an incredibly important part of being an early childhood educator. In this session, we will discuss important considerations when intentionally choosing anti-bias children’s literature for your classrooms.
CDA Areas: 2, 3, & 8
VELDS: Social and Emotional Development
CLASS Support
Domain(s):
Infant: Responsive Caregiving
Toddler: Emotional & Behavioral Support; Engaged Support for Learning
PreK: Emotional Support; Instructional Support
Dimension(s):
Infant: Teacher Sensitivity & Early Language Support
Toddler: Regard for Child Perspectives & Language Modeling
PreK: Regard for Student Perspectives & Language Modeling
Instructor: Melody Passemante Powell
Date: Thursday, 1/15
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Location: Lorton Library (9520 Richmond Highway Lorton, VA, 22079-2124)