Ruth QuiroaNational-Louis University · Reading and Language
Ruth Quiroa
Ph.D.
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Introduction
I am an associate professor of Reading, Language, & Literacy at National Louis University and a former kindergarten and bilingual (Spanish/English) second-grade educator. I teach graduate courses in youth literature, teaching writing, comprehension, and scholarly habits of mind. My research focuses on the history of Latinx youth literature, early Latinx authors, and analyzing Latinx aesthetics in the picturebook visual narratives.
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In this qualitative case study, the authors explored the responses of seven Mexican American mothers during a bilingual (Spanish–English) parent book club with a chapter book from their children’s elementary school literacy curriculum. The authors sought to better understand the findings of a previous study in which parents expressed new learning d...
The purpose of this “teaching tips” article is to describe practical classroom instruction that helps elementary students write expository responses to narrative texts. It focuses on the importance of scaffolded, interactive discussions comprised of a combination of teacher think alouds and similar student responses before, during, and after writin...
Come and hear about the Americas Collection of children's books located at the NLU campus in Lisle, and learn about venues for purchasing such books for your own classroom and school library. This collection consists of books originally written in Spanish by Latin American authors from many different countries, as well as bilingual books (Spanish a...
This presentation will examine the trends and issues of recognized Latino-themed children's literature for grades K-3, and how such books may be implemented in the literacy curriculum. Participants will learn about resources for keeping current with newly published Latino-themed books and other multicultural texts through web resources and an excit...
Reviews the recent professional literature on family literacy programs, with a focus on the use and role of children's literature, specifically multiethnic texts, within those programs. Describes children's literature in family literacy and discusses the role of multiethnic literature in family literature. Presents three examples of family literacy...
Offers a numerical, descriptive picture of Mexican American children's books published from 1995 to 1998. Provides an interpretive, evaluative view of selected books, critically addressing both content and form of the literature. Notes that more Mexican American-themed books are published every year, but these books are a small part of the larger b...
High quality books with culturally specific themes offer wonderful opportunities to access the background knowledge and personal connections of students with similar cultural heritage. However, the simple addition of the "right" multicultural books in the classroom is not enough to ensure that students engage in deep level responses involving cultu...
