
Diversity Programming for Digital Youth
Promoting Cultural Competence in the Children's Library
Jamie Campbell Naidoo(Author)
Libraries Unlimited Inc (Publisher)
Published on 24. June 2014
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-1-61069-487-2 (ISBN)
Description
Combining information about outreach to diverse populations, selection of culturally diverse children's print and digital media, and library programming, this book is the tool librarians need to promote cultural understanding through engaging children's programs designed for today's culturally diverse youth.
Today's children live in a culturally diverse and constantly changing digital world. New digital media is created every day but librarians and other educators need help in evaluating cultural content in digital apps, determining whether they send appropriate social messages to children, and learning how to use them in library programs that promote cultural competence. Diversity Programming for Digital Youth: Promoting Cultural Competence in the Children's Library provides just the help that is needed.
This resource is the only one to examine the role of culturally diverse digital media and how it can be used with children's books to promote cultural competence in the library. It provides annotated lists of digital media paired with culturally diverse literature to offer librarians and educators a springboard for creating enriching, engaging, and culturally relevant programs for children from diverse backgrounds. The sample digital storytime programs celebrating diverse cultures will benefit busy librarians looking for ways to engage reluctant readers in library storytimes.
Today's children live in a culturally diverse and constantly changing digital world. New digital media is created every day but librarians and other educators need help in evaluating cultural content in digital apps, determining whether they send appropriate social messages to children, and learning how to use them in library programs that promote cultural competence. Diversity Programming for Digital Youth: Promoting Cultural Competence in the Children's Library provides just the help that is needed.
This resource is the only one to examine the role of culturally diverse digital media and how it can be used with children's books to promote cultural competence in the library. It provides annotated lists of digital media paired with culturally diverse literature to offer librarians and educators a springboard for creating enriching, engaging, and culturally relevant programs for children from diverse backgrounds. The sample digital storytime programs celebrating diverse cultures will benefit busy librarians looking for ways to engage reluctant readers in library storytimes.
Reviews / Votes
Educators and librarians alike will benefit from the information presented in this book about the need to reach the diverse needs of our youth, who are not only diverse in their makeup but also diverse from the traditional users who are not digital natives. * ARBAonline *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Illustrations
3 bw illus
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
482 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61069-487-2 (9781610694872)
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Jamie Campbell Naidoo
Diversity Programming for Digital Youth
Promoting Cultural Competence in the Children's Library
E-Book
06/2014
1st Edition
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Person
Jamie Campbell Naidoo is an endowed associate professor at the University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies and a regular book reviewer for Library Media Connection.
Content
CONTENTS
Introduction
Section I: Cultural Competence, Children, and the Library
Chapter 1: Cultural Competence in the Children's Library
Chapter 2: Criteria for Culturally Competent Programming
Section II: Digital Media, Children, and the Library
Chapter 3: Digital Media in the Lives of Children
Chapter 4: Digital Media in the Children's Library
Section III: Putting it all Together
Chapter 5: Examples of Current Cultural Literacy Programs and Digital Storytimes
Chapter 6. Criteria for Selecting Books and Digital Media for Culturally Competent Programming (with Sarah Park Dahlen)
Chapter 7: Recommended Digital Media for Promoting Cultural Competence
Chapter 8: Bibliography of Awards, Publishers, and Professional Resources Related to Cultural Diversity in Children's Programming and Materials
Index
Introduction
Section I: Cultural Competence, Children, and the Library
Chapter 1: Cultural Competence in the Children's Library
Chapter 2: Criteria for Culturally Competent Programming
Section II: Digital Media, Children, and the Library
Chapter 3: Digital Media in the Lives of Children
Chapter 4: Digital Media in the Children's Library
Section III: Putting it all Together
Chapter 5: Examples of Current Cultural Literacy Programs and Digital Storytimes
Chapter 6. Criteria for Selecting Books and Digital Media for Culturally Competent Programming (with Sarah Park Dahlen)
Chapter 7: Recommended Digital Media for Promoting Cultural Competence
Chapter 8: Bibliography of Awards, Publishers, and Professional Resources Related to Cultural Diversity in Children's Programming and Materials
Index