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A World of Difference: Readings on Teaching Young Children in a Diverse Society
A World of Difference Readings on Teaching Young Children in a Diverse Society Author:Carol Copple (Editor) I. Teaching in a multicultural, multilingual society 1. Holding on to many threads : emergent literacy in a classroom of Iu Mien children / Kathleen Evans 2. Responding to cultural and linguistic differences in the beliefs and practices of families with young children / Lynn Okagaki, Karen E. Diamond 3. Respecting children's... more » home languages and cultures / Eugene Garcia 4. What early childhood educators need to know : developing effective programs for linguistically and culturally diverse children and families / Patton O. Tabors 5. Growing up with the contradictions of race and class / Patricia G. Ramsey 6. Teaching the third culture child / Martha M. West 7. Supporting multiracial and multiethnic children and their families / Francis Wardle 8. Diversity and infant/toddler caregiving / Janet Gonzalez-Mena, Navaz Peshotan Bhavnagri.
II. Forging a caring classroom community 9. Communicating respect / Jeannette G. Stone 10. Using class meetings to solve problems / Emily Vance, Patricia JimeÌnez Weaver 11. Creating an antibias environment through visual materials / Louise Derman-Sparks, the A.B.C. Task Force 12. Do young children understand what others feel, want, and know / Angeline Lillard, Stephanie Curenton 13. Resolving conflict / William J. Kreidler, Sandy Tsubokawa Whittall. III. Building relationships with all families 14. Resolving contradictions between cultural practices / Sue Bredekamp 15. Skills for working with all families / Heidi Osgood Kaufman 16. Working with lesbian and gay parents and their children / James W. Clay 17. "She is so my real mom!" : helping children understand adoption as one form of family diversity / Julie Greenberg 18. Creating parent-teacher dialogue : intercultural communication in child care / Connie Sturm 19. Who's in the family? / Guy W. Jones, Sally Moomaw 20. Partnership-building strategies / Ann Pelo, Fran Davidson. IV. Regarding social class and family circumstances 21. Be it ever so humble : developing a study of homes for today's diverse society / Karyn Wellhousen 22. The stress of poverty / Patricia G. Ramsey Valuing different kinds of work / Kay Taus 23. The migrant child / Georgianna Duarte, Donna Rafanello 24. Overcoming the ill effects of poverty / Judy Harris Helm, Jean Lang 25. Growing strong together : helping mothers and their children affected by substance abuse / Kathleen Fitzgerald Rice, Margot Kaplan-Sanoff 26. What schools are doing to help the children of divorce / William A.H. Sammons, Jennifer M. Lewis. V. Promoting gender equity, respecting gender difference 27. Gender equity in early childhood education / Nancy L. Marshall, Wendy Wagner Robeson, Nancy Keefe 28. Gender learning in early childhood / Teaching Tolerance Project 29. Developing concepts of gender roles / Kent Chrisman, Donna Couchenour 30. Expanding awareness of gender roles / Louise Derman-Sparks, the A.B.C. Task Force 31. "Can Tommy and Sam get married?" : questions about gender, sexuality, and young children / Betsy J. Cahill, Rachel Theilheimer 32. Using children's literature to debunk gender stereotypes / Lisen C. Roberts, Heather T. Hill. VI. Creating an inclusive classroom 33. Collaboratively addressing needs of young children with disabilities / Keith W. Allred, Raquel Briem, Sharon J. Black 34. The other children at preschool : experiences of typically developing children in inclusive programs / Karen E. Diamond, Susan Stacey 35. A letter to teachers of young children / Jeanne McDermott 36. Including everyone in outdoor play / Linda L. Flynn, Judith Kieff. VII. Educating in a religiously diverse world 37. Faith foundations for all of our children / Barbara Kimes Myers, Mary Pat Martin 38. Holiday activities in an antibias curriculum / Louise Derman-Sparks, the A.B.C. Task Force 39. Creating culturally relevant holiday curriculum : a negotiation / Karen Neubert, Elizabeth Jones 40. Bridging differences / Daniel Gartrell. VIII. Growing as culturally responsive educators 41. Cultural influences on the development of self-concept : updating our thinking / Hermine H. Marshall 42. Markers of multicultural/antibias education / Louise Derman-Sparks 43. Developing antibias, multicultural curriculum / Louise Derman-Sparks 44. Preparing teachers to use their voices for change / Carol Brunson Phillips 45. Weaving the pieces together / Annette Unten« less