Critical Literacy and Diversity: A Look at Diversifying Your Bookshelf

Through the lens of critical literacy, we will look at how to diversify your bookshelf! This session will include tips on how to critically review children’s literature, diversity considerations, and examples of books that may diversify your classroom. Participants can expect to leave the workshop with tips on how to critically review children’s literature and a variety of new books to explore!

Presenter: Ashleigh Davies

Ashleigh is a post basic instructor with Sprott Shaw College who has been working with children for several years, starting out as a drama and musical theatre instructor. In this workshop she brings in her skills as a performer and merges them with her skills as an early childhood educator.