Do you remember the first time you felt “seen” by a character in a book you read? The joy you felt in the moment that you connected with a character because of a shared experience, feeling, or identity?  Kids develop both a sense of confidence and a love of reading when they can identify with the characters and stories they read. Yet students from underrepresented communities — students of color, immigrants or refugees, students with special needs, or LGBTQ+ students, for example — are [Read More...]