10-second review: What are some problems with using multi-cultural literature? Carol D. Lee (1993): “One cannot adequately read the literature of a people without knowing something of the culture and the historical circumstances of that people.”
Source: Carol D. Lee. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy (May 2005), 720. A publication of the International Reading Association (IRA).
Comment: Makes point that just adding multicultural books to the class list is not enough. Teacher has to prepare by building up background information on the culture. RayS.
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