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Teaching Climate Change to Children

Literacy Pedagogy That Cultivates Sustainable Futures

Rebecca Woodard, Kristine M. Schutz

Foreword by: Carla Shalaby

Publication Date: March 22, 2024

Pages: 176

Series: Language and Literacy Series

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Teaching Climate Change to Children describes the journey of two literacy researchers to learn about climate change and support relevant literacy pedagogy for young children (pre-K–6). The authors argue that climate change and social justice are inextricable from each other; that children in the younger grades are capable of learning about climate change; and that reading, writing, and language study is well-suited to this work. Three anchoring themes are offered to support literacy climate pedagogy—interconnectivity, relationality, and action—with rich classroom examples and different entry points to engage with these themes, either by “starting small” or “going big.” The text includes chapters on the importance of taking an emotionally affirming stance and on the potential of incorporating arts-based methods. With love for the Earth and one another at its core, this accessible book takes a broad view of what it means to cultivate sustainable futures for our planet, for teachers, and for children in today’s schools.

Book Features:

  • A unique focus on teaching about climate change to young children, as opposed to adolescents.
  • Insights drawn from a yearlong teacher inquiry group with classroom teachers and from literacy methods courses with preservice teachers.
  • Explicit attention to the importance of humanizing and care-based practices in literacy climate pedagogy.
  • Classroom examples collected across four urban public schools where teachers used the activities and resources discussed in the book.
  • User-friendly textboxes with suggestions and questions to guide discussion, reflection, and action.

Author+

Rebecca Woodard is an associate professor of curriculum and instruction at the University of Illinois Chicago and faculty director of the Chicago Area Writing Project. Kristine M. Schutz is an associate professor in curriculum and instruction and co-coordinator of the Language, Literacies, and Learning MEd program at the University of Illinois Chicago.

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Books In This Series
Educating African Immigrant Youth
Educating African Immigrant Youth
Pose, Wobble, Flow
Pose, Wobble, Flow
Teaching Climate Change to Children
Teaching Climate Change to Children
Widening the Lens
Widening the Lens
Connecting Equity, Literacy, and Language
Connecting Equity, Literacy, and Language
Critical Encounters in Secondary English
Critical Encounters in Secondary English
Reading With Purpose
Reading With Purpose
Writing Instruction for Success in College and in the Workplace
Writing Instruction for Success in College and in the Workplace
Teens Choosing to Read
Teens Choosing to Read
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