‘I want to read this book again!’ decolonizing children’s literature to support indigenous children in reading and mathematics learning

Figures & data

Figure 1. Steps of research and development method adapted from Borg and Gall (1983).

Figure 2. Multiplication questions given to students.

Figure 3. An example of the improvement of the picture storybook.

Table 1. The improvement of the picture story book.

Element	Preliminary	Final
Colour and font	Dark (dark blue)	Light (e.g. yellow)
Preface	Only provide brief information about the book	Add information about the objectives, and alignment with the curriculum
The position of pictures	After narratives	Before narratives
Glossary (bilingual terms)	At the end of book	Footnotes
Questions for practices	Only in the main text	Add more at the end of the story

Figure 4. Students’ answers of multiplication questions.

Figure 5. The Difference between the main book and the picture storybook in terms of exercise.

Borg, W.R., and Gall, M.D.1983. Educational research: An introduction. New York: Longman.

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