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Record Information

Type: Reader
Title: My Rainbow (DISAPPROVED) (Textbook - Please see EPIC record)
Publisher: Kokila
ISBN: 9781984814609
Copyright: 2020
Author:Neal, Trinity
Neal, DeShanna

Evaluation Information

Recommendation Status: disapproved
Created By:Sandra Steele
Subject Unit:English Language Arts(ELA)-Reading Skills(RS)
English Language Arts(ELA)-Writing Skills(WRS)
Fiction(FIC)
Grade Level:K, 1, 2, 3
Describe the material:Include description of contents and their intended purpose.
 
Origin--Pre-K-12 Curriculum--Melaika Brown--2.26.24. ELA - 7.22.22.R.2 Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
Evaluate the material:What is its relationship to MCPS curriculum?
 
The author and illustrator are advocates for transgender rights and awareness.
Analyze the material:List material's strengths and weaknesses.
 
Could potentially require teachers to explicitly teach vocabulary terms outside the context of the lesson.
Relative worth of the material:How does it compare (and relate) to other similar materials on the same subject?
 
This requires more explicit instruction of vocabulary and concepts beyond the curriculum standards.
First Signature: Melaika Brown, ELA Supervisor
First Signature Date: 2/23/2024
Second Signature: Niki Hazel, Associate Superintendent
School Number: 008