Thinking About Cultural Literacy

When thinking about Cultural Literacy as a way to understand and appreciate the similarities and differences in the customs, values, and beliefs of one’s own culture the cultures of others, I decided to look more closely at a culture that I am quite unfamilar with. I chose to take a closer look at 3 different children's books focused on African American literature. This gave me a better insite to the customs, values and beliefs of that culture, and how they differ from my own. The next couple of posts are going to be the reviews I have written about each, and how it represents a multicultural approach to literacy.