Richard Giso

Professor Richard Giso is a faculty member in the School of Education at Salem State University, specializing in Childhood Education and Care. He teaches ENL 334: Literature for Young Children, focusing on the role of children’s literature in supporting anti-bias/anti-racist education, early literacy, and social emotional development. His work emphasizes selecting culturally responsive materials for ages birth to eight.

He curates resources in the Education Resource Area (ERA), a 2nd-floor library collection with 29,000 books and materials for educators. The ERA includes specialized shelving systems and access to databases like TeachingBooks.net, which he integrates into his courses. Professor Giso’s research interests align with social justice themes, reflected in his course’s focus on award-winning literature promoting diversity and equity.

He maintains institutional ties with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and collaborates with libraries via NOBLE consortia. His teaching materials incorporate journals like Bookbird and Lion and the Unicorn, though no personal publications are explicitly listed. No grants, labs, or advisory roles are detailed in the provided texts.