Give Black and Latino boys the positive representation they deserve. This curated collection of culturally relevant nonfiction, biographical, and fiction titles celebrates boys of color as role models, thinkers, and leaders.
Our Commitments
We welcome boys of color as irreplaceable members of our educational community through:
When students see their cultures and their peers reflected in a positive and respectful light, they can trust that their school wants them to succeed.
Every child is different, but everyone wants to know that they are heard, respected, and understood. We give teachers the tools to offer this support.
When students work together, they gain the confidence to express themselves, explore new ideas, and push the limits of their potential.
The Rising Voices Framework
Each title in this series was curated with the following five themes in mind:
Enhance Identity Development with Social-Emotional Learning
Our research-based instruction gives educators student-centered cooperative learning strategies driven by social-emotional learning to bring literacy achievement to the classroom and beyond.
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Celebrating Black and Latino Boys
Each grade-level library includes:
Celebrating Black and Latino Boys
Teacher's Guide
The Teacher's Guide equips educators with the tools to successfully implement whole-class read-alouds, book clubs, and independent reading with the texts in this library. Prompts for conferring and connecting with families expand and increase engagement!
Teaching Cards
Each grade-level library includes five Teaching Cards. These cards offer in-depth options for exploring each anchor text as an interactive read-aloud, building vocabulary, practicing reading strategies, and extending literacy through writing, discussion, and other creative activities.
Culturally Relevant Authentic Texts
Authentic texts - unlike contrived texts that are written to teach a skill - inspire students to reflect on how they feel about what they read. Books and instruction that are culturally relevant to students address both visible and invisible tenets of culture. The texts in these libraries expose learners to rich language that motivates them, captures their interest, and introduces them to the historical, social, and linguistic contexts they need to successfully navigate the world.
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