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Multicultural teaching in the early childhood classroom : approaches, strategies, and tools, preschool-2nd grade / Mariana Souto-Manning.
Van Pelt Library LC1099.3 .S635 2013
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Souto-Manning, Mariana.
- Series:
- Early childhood education series.
- Early childhood education series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Multicultural education--Study and teaching--United States.
- Multicultural education.
- Early childhood education--United States.
- Early childhood education.
- Multicultural education--Study and teaching.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 153 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Teachers College Press, [2013]
- Summary:
- This unique book features an array of approaches, strategies, and tools for teaching multiculturally in the early years. The teachers and classrooms portrayed here provide young children with rich educational experiences that empower them to understand themselves in relation to others. You will see how amazing teachers engage in culturally responsive teaching that fosters educational equity while also meeting state and national standards (such as the Common Core State Standards). This engaging book is sprinkled with questions for reflection and implementation that encourage educators to start planning ways of enhancing their own teaching, making their early childhood setting a more equitable learning space.
- Contents:
- 1 Multicultural Approaches, Strategies, and Tools for Teaching Young Children 1
- What Is Multicultural Education? 2
- The Context of Multicultural Education 5
- Doing Multicultural Education 7
- Looking Ahead 9
- 2 Multicultural Education as Transformative Education 11
- The Progression of Interrelated Transformation 11
- A Critical Approach to Multicultural Curriculum and Teaching 15
- Students and Teachers as Cultural Beings 17
- An Invitation: Carefully Considering Approaches, Strategies, and Tools 21
- 3 Interviews: Encouraging Children to Ask Questions 23
- Why Interviews as a Strategy for Teaching Multiculturally? 24
- Ways to Use Interviews 25
- Getting Started 26
- Considering Obstacles, Exploring Possibilities 30
- Enacting Interviews in an Early Childhood Setting 31
- Reflecting on Interviews as a Strategy for Teaching Multiculturally 39
- Further Resources 40
- 4 Critical Inquiry: Supporting Children's Investigations 41
- Why Critical Inquiry as a Strategy for Teaching Multiculturally? 41
- Ways to Engage in Critical Inquiry 42
- Getting Started 43
- Considering Obstacles, Exploring Possibilities 44
- Enacting Critical Inquiry in an Early Childhood Setting 45
- Reflecting on Critical Inquiry as a Strategy for Teaching Multiculturally 54
- Further Resources 54
- 5 Culture Circles with Multicultural Literature: Addressing Issues of Fairness 56
- Why Culture Circles as a Way of Teaching Multiculturally? 57
- Ways to Use Culture Circles with Multicultural Literature 58
- Getting Started 59
- Considering Obstacles, Exploring Possibilities 60
- Enacting Culture Circles with Multicultural Literature in an Early Childhood Setting 64
- Reflecting on Culture Circles as a Way of Teaching Multiculturally 72
- Further Resources 73
- 6 Community Resources and Home Literacies: Developing Funds of Knowledge 74
- Why Community Resources and Home Literacies as Tools for Teaching Multiculturally? 74
- Ways to Use Community Resources and Home Literacies 76
- Getting Started 77
- Considering Obstacles, Exploring Possibilities 79
- Bringing Community Resources and Home Literacies Into an Early Childhood Setting 80
- Reflecting on Community Resources and Home Literacies as Tools for Teaching Multiculturally 87
- Further Resources 87
- 7 Technology: Media(ting) Multicultural Teaching 89
- Why Technology as a Tool for Mediating Multicultural Teaching? 89
- Ways to Use Technology 90
- Getting Started 91
- Considering Obstacles, Exploring Possibilities 92
- Bringing Technology into an Early Childhood Setting 95
- Reflecting on Technology as a Tool for Mediating Multicultural Teaching 101
- Further Resources 102
- 8 Storytelling and Story Acting: Creating Spaces for Children to Negotiate Change 103
- Why Storytelling and Story Acting as Strategies for Teaching Multiculturally? 103
- Ways to Use Storytelling and Story Acting 104
- Getting Started 105
- Considering Obstacles, Exploring Possibilities 108
- Enacting Storytelling and Story Acting in an Early Childhood Setting 109
- Reflecting on Storytelling and Story Acting as Strategies for Teaching Multiculturally 114
- Further Resources 115
- 9 Reflecting on the Possibilities of Teaching Multiculturally: What If? What Next? 116
- Now What? Considering Possibilities 117
- Creating "Wiggle Room": From a Teacher's Perspective 122
- Devising a Plan to Get Started 128
- Creating Spaces for Teaching Multiculturally 129.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0807754056
- 9780807754054
- 9780807754061
- 0807754064
- OCLC:
- 823860656
- Publisher Number:
- 99954860580
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