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ERIC Number: EJ1238938
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-1094-9046
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Student Diversity Inspires Special "Our Languages" Collection
Waitman, Kay
Knowledge Quest, v48 n3 p32, 34-39 Jan-Feb 2020
This article discusses how the author, Kay Waitman, provided a safe and welcome environment in her school's library, by creating an "Our Languages" collection of books in the first languages of all her students, from Espanõl to Hmong to Yup'ik Eskimo. She also partnered with a local furniture store, Scan Home, to create a large, cozy seating area in the library and a safe place for students to visit when they feel sad, angry, or other feelings that often accompany transitions to new settings or trauma. The different ways her students utilize and value the books within the "Our Languages" collection reflect the Include Shared Foundation from the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Standards across many Domains. Her students value balanced perspectives that are enhanced by the school library's variety of resources.
American Association of School Librarians. Available from: American Library Association. 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. Tel: 1-800-545-2433; Web site: http://knowledgequest.aasl.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Alaska (Anchorage)
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