This document outlines best practices for using culturally relevant texts with CLD (culturally and linguistically diverse) students. It suggests activities for teachers such as putting themselves in their CLD students' shoes, listening to stories, exploring culturally relevant books, and assessing books using a rubric. The document also discusses the benefits of using digital book trailers with CLD students, such as to preview books before and after reading, and having students create their own trailers with assistance. Teachers are instructed to select a culturally relevant book to use with their CLD student, rate it, and create a digital book trailer to share with peers and students.
2. LET'S GET TO KNOW
YOUR CLD STUDENT
Put yourself in the SHOES of your CLD student
for our game.
Listen to each question and find someone who is
just like you.
4. GROUP ACTIVITY
1. Reread the article
2. Browse the books on
the back table
3. Write three positives
of using a culturally
relevant text with
YOUR CLD student
5. WHERE CAN WE
FIND CULTURALLY
RELEVANT TEXT?
• Library
• Online books
• Scholastic book club
• Other?
6. EXPLORING
CULTURALLY RELEVANT TEXTS
• Find a partner
• Choose a text out of the mystery bag
• View the book trailer and assess the text using our rubric
9. IMPACTS ON
CLD STUDENTS
What are the positive
impacts of using digital
book trailers with CLD
students?
• Before reading?
• After reading?
• Students creating their
own trailers with
teacher or peer
assistance?
Are there any negatives?
11. NOW IT'S YOUR TURN
1. Select the culturally relevant text you will use with your CLD
student for the remainder of the course.
2. Rate the text on our rubric... only keep the text if it scores well.
3. Make a digital book trailer to share the text with your peers
and to use as a summary preview with your CLD student.
4. Post your book trailer on our Facebook page, for sharing in
class next week.