I completed the Culturally Responsive Curriculum Scorecard on the new ELA program being used for the grade I teach. I am disappointed to see that the majority of the authors and characters are white males and females. There are Asian, Black and People with Disabilities represented as characters as well as authors, but small in comparison to the white audience. I realized the reading materials I use when not using this new program are more diverse. I will be paying more attention to this moving forward and will look at presenting other materials to my students to provide a more diverse and well rounded experience.
