My guests today, Dr. Caitlin Ryan and Dr. Jill Hermann Wilmarth, are co-authors of the professional book Reading the Rainbow as well as many scholarly articles. They will help us think about the whys and hows of LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum and texts in K-8 settings. Later, I am joined by my colleague Gina Dignon to discuss practical takeaways for both teachers and school leaders. 

Read a full transcript of this episode and learn more about the show at

https://www.jenniferserravallo.com/podcast 

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Follow Caitlin Ryan on Twitter @Caitlin_m_Ryan

Follow Jill Hermann-Wilmarth on Twitter @Bosstetter_edu

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More about Caitlin Ryan:

Caitlin L. Ryan is an associate professor of reading education in the College of Education at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. She previously taught literacy enrichment programs to grades K–5 in the Washington, DC, Public Schools. Her research interests center on the relationships among children’s literature, literacy, social positioning, and educational equity, especially at the elementary school level.

More about Jill Hermann-Wilmarth: 

Jill M. Hermann-Wilmarth, a former elementary school teacher, is a professor of social foundations in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Educational Studies at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI. Her research and teaching examine issues of identity inside and outside of classrooms using the lenses of literacy, social justice, and critical and deconstructive theories. She is currently at work on her first children’s novel.

Special thanks to Alex Van Rose for audio editing this episode. 

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