By Rabia Khokhar
Critical Identity Work in Elementary Classrooms through Powerful Picture Books
Abstract
The author is presently working in ESL classrooms in Toronto District S.B. as well as a consultant and popular speaker on equity issues. Her inquiry question frames the research, lived experiences and recommendations in this paper, “How will I, a teacher with positional power, ensure that the ESL program is equitable and inclusive for my Multilingual language learners?” A valuable Picture Books Appendix caps off Rabia’s paper.
Rabia Khokhar is a teacher in Toronto and an education and equity consultant at Rabia Teaches. She is also a PhD student at the University of Toronto. Rabia believes that the school library plays a key role in helping all students feel reflected, represented and seen through an asset-based lens. Rabia is the receipt of the Elementary Teacher’s Federation of Ontario’s 2021 Anti-Racist and Equity Activism Award, the 2022 Professional Learning and Curriculum Development Award and the 2022 Angela Thacker Memorial Award. She enjoys sharing her teaching and learning @Rabia_Khokhar1 and www.rabiakhokhar.com