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<br /> LITERACY TODAY<br /> May/June 2021<br /> Volume 38, Issue 6<br /> Culturally<br /> Responsive<br /> Literature<br /> • Cynthia Leitich Smith on<br /> integrating works by Native authors<br /> throughout the curriculum<br /> • Why simply having diverse books<br /> in your classroom isn’t enough<br /> • Books that affirm who<br /> readers are and who they<br /> are becoming<br /> ILA DIGITAL EVENTS<br /> Online Learning. Online Resources. 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