Questioning the validity of a state reading list
Keywords:
Reading, Children’s Literature, Primary Students, Sponsored Curricula, BiasAbstract
Quality incorporation of children’s literature has long been supported to help students learn. The purpose of this study was to examine the 79 fiction selections of our state’s sponsored reading list for grades K-2. The list was examined for original publication date, selections recognized as award winners, sex of authors, sex of protagonist, race of protagonists, and the presence of gender or racial bias. Results indicate the sponsored reading list is out of date, needs to contain more award winning selections, and fails to represent a balance of women authors and selections containing female protagonists. Gender bias was minimal and no presence of racial bias was observed.
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Lynch-Brown, C., & Tomlinson, C. M. (2005). Essentials of children’s literature (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Allen and Bacon.
Lynch-Brown, C., & Tomlinson, C. M. & Short, K. G. (2011). Essentials of children’s literature (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
Narahara, M. (1998). Gender bias in children’s picture books: A look at teachers’ choices of literature. Research Report. Long Beach, CA: University of California.
Morgan, H. (2009). Gender, racial, and ethnic misrepresentation in children’s books: A comparative look. Childhood Education, 85(3), 187-190. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/210394277?accountid=14752
Norton, D. E. (2007). Through the eyes of a child (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Norton, D. E. (2011). Through the eyes of a child (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Russell, D. (2012). Literature for Children. Boston, MA: Pearson.
Sociologists for Women in Society (2011, May 3). Gender bias uncovered in children's books with male characters, including male animals, leading the fictional pack. ScienceDaily. Retrieved November 11, 2011, from http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110503151607.htm#.
Temple, C., Martinez, M., & Yokota, J. (2006). Children’s books in children’s hands (3th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
Tunnel, M. O., & Jacobs, J. S., (2008). Children’s literature, briefly (4th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
Tunnel, M. O., Jacobs, J. S., Young, T. A., & Bryan, G. W. (2012). Children’s literature, briefly (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
U.S. Department of Education, (2008). Schools and staffing survey (SASS), public school and public school teacher data files, National Center for Education Statistics: Washington, D.C.
United States Census Bureau (2010). < http://www.census.gov/>. (last accessed April 23, 2012).
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2017-07-27
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Berridge, G., & Thomas, J. (2017). Questioning the validity of a state reading list. International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 5(2), 143–156. Retrieved from https://iejee.com/index.php/IEJEE/article/view/17
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