Antibias ELA Strategies
It is crucial, now more than ever before, to design and implement antibias instruction into ELA classrooms. An antibias education learning environment ensures that diversity is valued, stereotypes are challenged and social justice is promoted. In an ELA classroom, we can do this by praising and modeling critical thinking, empathy, and respect for diverse perspectives. There are many ideas that are relevant when designing an antibias ELA classroom. One of the most important things to consider is the texts that are being taught in the classroom. In order to achieve a classroom that values diversity, challenges stereotypes, and promotes social justice is to teach diverse texts from a wide range of cultures, time periods, and perspectives. Choosing diverse texts also allows you, the educator, to model what these behaviors look like in a classroom setting. When choosing texts, also consider the connection that these texts may have to your students' lives and communities. If we are able...