Featured Book Recommendations: Part 1 

InferCabulary celebrates African-American authors and characters

A good story captures a character’s experience, a moment in history, worlds that are new, old, or make believe, and so much more. The power of storytelling is that narratives can inform readers about unique experiences, cultures, and perspectives.  It is also essential for people of all ages to see themselves represented on the page and on screen.

At InferCabulary, we encourage teachers to use stories as a method to reinforce vocabulary development for young readers. Teachers can assign words to students through our extensive catalog of Tier Two and academic words organized by specific books. The teacher simply finds their book title, and can assign words by chapter from that book to ensure students are familiar with the background knowledge, vocabulary, and concepts prior to reading the book.  Check out our word list filter here. 

We’ve been intentional to have our extensive book collection includes a diverse range of voices, stories, and perspectives. To support educators who are engaging in current discussions about social justice and social justice education, we are highlighting books with word lists available in our program that amplify the stories and voices of Black and/or African-American authors and characters: