From Empathy to Action: Empowering K-6 Students to Create Change Through Reading, Writing, and Research

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-74589-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 358 g

Reihe: Equity and Social Justice in Education Series

How can we move children from simply talking about things to learning to take action – and feeling empowered to enact change? This book shows you exactly what this can look like in an elementary class setting. It details the structures and instructional strategies classroom teachers can adopt to help their children create positive outcomes for their communities while also building identities for themselves as real agents of change.

Topics include building empathy and compassion, helping students become aware of issues within their communities, creating brave environments so students can engage in productive discussions around sensitive topics, engaging students in research that answers their needs and those of their community, and supporting students into action. Classroom examples, practical tools, and student voices are featured throughout.

With this book by your side, you can debunk the false deficit-based assumptions that young people aren’t ready for activism, and you’ll see what is possible when we commit ourselves to integrating civic learning into our classroom literacy instruction.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hass, Chris

Kelly, Katie

Laminack, Lester

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Philosophie der Erziehung, Bildungstheorie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften (Unterricht & Didaktik)
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Grundschulen, Hauptschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Helping Students Better Understand and Empathize with Others 2. Helping Students Become More Aware of Issues Within the Community 3. Helping Students Engage in Critical Discussion 4. Helping Students Conduct Research 5. Helping Students Take Action

Über Autor(innen)

Chris Hass is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Early, Elementary, and Reading Education at James Madison University. Previously, he spent 20 years teaching in early childhood and elementary classrooms. His book, Social Justice Talk, was published in 2020.

Katie Kelly is a Professor of Education at Furman University and was formerly an elementary classroom teacher and a literacy coach in North Carolina and New York. Katie is widely published in several peer-reviewed journals and books for educators.

Lester Laminack, Professor Emeritus, Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina, is a full-time writer and consultant working with schools throughout the United States and abroad. He is the author of over 25 books for teachers and children.