Relevant Texts

This article is about what makes a book culturally relevant. Students do much better with culturally relevant stories because they can understand them better and in turn, become more engaged and want to read more. This may also help them understand who they are and where they come from. Readers find it more interesting to read a book that is familiar because their backgrounds can help them make inferences and predictions about the story.

I think it is a great idea to have a rubric that students and teachers can use to determine how relevant a book might be. Having books on all different races and different cultures will allow all students to feel important and valuable. It is important for children to be able to relate to characters and events in a story. They will be able to learn things about their culture that they otherwise would not of had the chance to.