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McCreight, J. (2010). The importance of being heard: Responses of one first grade class to the representation of AAVE in picture books. Journal of Language and Literacy Education , 7 (1), 35-48. Philpott, R. & Dagenais, D. (2011). Grappling with social justice: Exploring new teachers’practice and experiences. Education, Citizenship and social Justice, 7 (1), 85-99.

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Ponder, J. & Lewis-Ferrell, G. (2009). The butterfly effect: The impact of citizenship education. The Social Studies, (May/June), 129-135.

Serriere, S. C. (2010). Carpet-time democracy: Digital photography and social consciousness in the early childhood classroom. The Social Studies , 101 (2), 60-68.

Shumaker, J. & Quiñones, S. (2015). Moving beyond a pedestrian approach: Rethinking how we use social justice-themed children’s literature in our classrooms. Reading Matters, 16 , 81-86.

Soares, L. B. &Wood, K. (2010). A critical literacy perspective for teaching and learning social studies. The Reading Teacher, 63 (6), 486-494.

Southern Law Poverty Center (2010). Ten ways to fight hate: A community response guide. Retreived from: https://www.splcenter.org/20100216/ten- ways-fight-hate-community-response-guide. Spearman, M., & Eckhoff, A. (2012). Teaching young learners about sustainability. Childhood Education, 88 (6), 354-359. Thacker, P., & Christen, R. S. (2007). Modeling civic engagement: A student conversation with Jonathan Kozol. The Educational Forum, 71 (1), 60-70.  Grace Farley is a senior Elementary Education major at Clemson University. In addition to education for equity and justice, her passions include theater, voice, and sustainable living. She can be reached at gefarle@clemson.edu. Rachael L. Ross is the literacy specialist for a charter school network in Memphis, TN. She is also in her third and final year of doctoral studies at Clemson University in the Literacy, Language, and Culture Ph.D. Program. Rachael is a former classroom teacher with experience in kindergarten and second grade. Rachael’s research interests include social justice and diversity, read-aloud experiences, and teacher decision-making. Rachael can be reached at rachaeha@clemson.edu.

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