Teaching About Immigration Using Picture Book Thematic Text Sets Luz Carime Bersh, Ph. D. National-Louis University Presented at NCTE 2009 National Convention.

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Teaching About Immigration Using Picture Book Thematic Text Sets Luz Carime Bersh, Ph. D. National-Louis University Presented at NCTE 2009 National Convention Philadelphia, November 2009

Presentation’s Description This presentation discusses a picture-books’ thematic text set on the topic of immigration and its integration across the curriculum in the elementary and middle-school classroom. It offers teachers a variety of useful literature resources and strategies, multiple perspectives and cross-discipline connections. These support a multicultural curriculum that strengthens English literacy development at different levels of complexity.

Why teach about Immigration (K- 12+)? Your thoughts:

Immigration Facts: We all come from immigrants! Since 2000, 10.3 million immigrants have arrived — the highest seven-year period of immigration in U.S. history In 2007 there were 10.8 million school-age children from immigrant families in the United States. (Census Bureau, 2007) This combination of nationalities, religions, ethnicities, races, languages, cultures has also brought along major institutional, social, political and economic complexities. Pros and Cons The FBI statistics suggest that hate crimes against Latinos climbed 35 percent from 2003 to (Southern Poverty Law Center, 2009)

Are teachers prepared to work with such diverse population? Alexandra (Ecuadorian Middle School Teacher, Pinellas County, FL.): “The biggest challenge is working with so many different levels of [English] proficiency. I can relate to my one only Hispanic student from Mexico…but the thing is he doesn’t want to work with anyone and no one wants to work with him”.

Other Challenges: “My classroom is segregated: There are two Asian girls (one from Japan and the other one Vietnamese); six African Americans, eleven White-American and Francisco. They all sit in clusters of their own ethnic background […] It’s a big problem to get them to work with others [ethnic groups]. The Asian girls and Mexican boy are all ELL’s…so they aren’t welcome in the other groups”

Teaching with Picture Books and Thematic Text Sets Picture Books Support language & literacy development: R,W, S,L,V. Power of imagery in conveying meaning. Images complement text. In media-literacy era, adolescents are attracted to visuals & short text. Awareness of different issues of interest that connect with their own experiences and those of others. Support ELL’s with comprehension. Broad span of complexity: Accessible to all readers. Picture books are for everyone: Ages Thematic Text sets Multiple options to read widely about one topic. Choice is important for adolescents. Engage in reading content about different subjects: E.g. Science, Social Studies. Support comprehension of complex issues (e.g. racism, mental illnesses)- diverse perspectives. Exposure to different literary genres: Rich literary experiences. Positive psychosocial benefits: awareness, respect, therapeutic, appreciation of self and others.