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ERIC Number: EJ679689
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-1082-3301
Connecting Children's Stories to Children's Literature: Meeting Diversity Needs.
St. Amour, Melissa J.
Early Childhood Education Journal, v31 n1 p47-51 Fall 2003
Discusses a method for increasing elementary school children's multicultural awareness by sharing their own written stories in the context of multicultural children's literature. Describes how classroom activities can promote multicultural awareness through by allowing children to practice democracy, analyze the circumstances of one's life; develop social action skills; and form coalitions. (JPB)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education, Multicultural Education, Story Telling, Writing (Composition)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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