Turning the Page - by Rachel Slaughter (Paperback)

About the Book

Turning the Page: The Ultimate Guide for Teachers to Multicultural Literature helps educators find multicultural books for the classroom that align with the curriculum. Inside the book are a peer-reviewed metric that shows teachers how to substitute biased books with multicult...

Book Synopsis

Turning the Page: The Ultimate Guide for Teachers to Multicultural Literature helps educators find multicultural books for the classroom that align with the curriculum. Inside the book are a peer-reviewed metric that shows teachers how to substitute biased books with multicultural literature, book reviews, and lesson plans for multicultural books.

Review Quotes

Dr. Rachel Slaughter has written a timely and important book. For too long, we have missed the mark on realizing the impact of multicultural education and awareness in our schools. In Turning the Page, Dr. Rachel Slaughter presents a compelling strategy to get quality multicultural literature into the hands of students and teachers across America.

Now is the time and this is the resource that educators need if we are to create the multicultural, literacy-rich school experience that ALL students deserve. Dr. Rachel Slaughter's book, Turning the Page: The Ultimate Guide for Teachers to Multicultural Literature, fills a vacuum that educators realized existed but did not have the tool to systematically make an impact. Now that we do, I urge all parents, teachers, and administrators to get a copy and broaden our children's world. It is our duty.

Turning the Page: The Ultimate Guide for Teachers to Multicultural Literature is a necessary tool against systemic racism present in America. It informs school educators on how to introduce multicultural text to students promoting diversity and cultural awareness. Most importantly, Dr. Slaughter gives examples of books, lesson plans, and rubrics to support successful integration.

About the Author

Rachel Slaughter, who lives with her husband and two daughters, earned her doctoral degree in cognitive studies in reading at Widener University. A veteran educator, she has spent 28 years in education inspiring students with multicultural literature--a great way to celebrate diversity.