Educator Narratives
15% of Picture Books about starting school had no teachers in them
Further reading: Cutler, L., & Slicker, G. (2023). Depictions of teachers and teacher practices in picture books about starting kindergarten. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 23(4), 695-724. https://doi.org/10.1177/14687984211029031
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