My guest this episode, Raffaela Grasso, shares her passion for supporting students reading development and using quality, diverse literature as both a window and a mirror. She also shares her advocacy for well resourced school libraries staffed by qualified teacher librarians.
Rafaela's inspirational, influential and impactful recommendations:
People - Stephanie Smith; Madison Delaney; Elise Ellerman; Picture Book Club
Books - ‘Sunshine on Vinegar Street’ by Karen Comer; 'Paws' by Kate Foster; ;Daughter of Calabria; by Tania Blanchard
Podcasts - Your Kids Next Read with Megan Daley and Allison Tait; The School of Wellbeing with Kylie Power; A Dream Life by Kristina Karlson; School Librarians United and Leading from the Library
Cause - Indigenous Literacy Foundation and The Pyjama Foundation
Dream Travel Destination - Western Australia and Tasmania
X - @raffeduteach
Instagram - @raffeduteach
LinkedIn - Raffaela Grasso
Blog - https://teachteched.wordpress.com/
Curated Resources - https://sites.google.com/view/teachingwithtechinprimaryed/home
Threads - @raffeduteach
Other - https://studentsneedschoollibraries.org.au/