An increase in curated lists of books focused on race, bias, equity, and privilege has begun tasking teachers with examining and identifying diversity within their own classroom libraries. As purchasing new books is not always feasible, teachers can look to the culturally authentic books already in their possession to help extend conversations around diversity and social justice issues. In addition to the stories told within these books, there is a resource that often gets overlooked, the author’s note. Author’s notes frequently add to the voices and experiences shared within the stories themselves. They can provide more factual information related to events in the story, or an author’s own personal connection. Adding exposure to an author’s note during literacy instruction can deepen conversations about and even open avenues for further research into a person or topic aligned with social justice.

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在文化真实的图画书中用作者的笔记扩展故事

以种族、偏见、公平和特权为重点的精选书籍清单的增加已经开始要求教师检查和识别他们自己课堂图书馆中的多样性。由于购买新书并不总是可行的，教师可以查看他们已经拥有的具有文化意义的书籍，以帮助扩展围绕多样性和社会正义问题的对话。除了这些书中讲述的故事之外，还有一个经常被忽视的资源，作者的笔记。作者的笔记经常添加到故事本身中分享的声音和经验中。它们可以提供更多与故事中的事件或作者自己的个人关系相关的事实信息。