{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Tanya DiMaggio","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/tanya-dimaggio\/","title":"Healing Reading Trauma at #ALAVirtual20","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"yVDieBaPTv\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2020\/06\/healing-reading-trauma-at-alavirtual20-2\/\">Healing Reading Trauma at #ALAVirtual20<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2020\/06\/healing-reading-trauma-at-alavirtual20-2\/embed\/#?secret=yVDieBaPTv\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Healing Reading Trauma at #ALAVirtual20&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"yVDieBaPTv\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Wow! A lot was packed in to the #ALAVirtual2020 session \u201cHealing Reading Trauma: Rebuilding a Love of Reading Through Libraries for Liberation\u201d presented by two teacher-librarians, Julia Torres and Julie Stivers. There is so much to learn about equity work. I was drawn to this presentation because as a public librarian I have seen what they describe for over twenty years, how most schools\u2019 reading programs actually turn kids off to reading. I\u2019ve experienced as a librarian and as a mother how the leveled reading programs don\u2019t fit many kids, how the reading choices made available to kids disenfranchise them. However, this session opened my eyes to how children from oppressed communities, disabled children, and LGBTQ+ children are not just taught to dislike books or see reading as a chore, but are actually hurt and oppressed by teachers, librarians, and an education system that does not offer reading material that..."}