Usable Knowledge What You Can Do To bring multicultural texts to the classroom Posted September 28, 2021 By Usable Knowledge Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Language and Literacy Development Teachers and Teaching In this What You Can Do discussion, Senior Lecturer Pamela Mason, director of the Jeanne Chall Reading Lab, Mason offers several ways to bring multicultural text to the classroom, starting with getting to know your learners, getting to know more BIPOC authors yourself (including following them on social media), and then matching BIPOC authors to students. Usable Knowledge Connecting education research to practice — with timely insights for educators, families, and communities Explore All Articles Related Articles Usable Knowledge Navigating Book Bans A guide for educators as efforts intensify to censor books Usable Knowledge Anti-Muslim Bias Usable Knowledge Talking About Race in Mostly White Schools Bridging the divide by giving young people an entry point into the painful realities of race in America