Learning and Reading the World through Literature

Abstract

The exact thing that makes us all alike is our differences. We are each unique. This concept is not new. However, as I think of literacy experiences that students have in classrooms, with peers, and with the world around them, I believe that teachers can create rich literacy interactions as a means for students to explore who they are, while simultaneously discovering what it means to live in the larger global community of similarities and differences.

Keywords

• global children's literature
• reader connections