Synopses & Reviews
In addition to being a text for those studying to become early childhood teachers, Teaching Young Children in Multicultural Classrooms: Issues, Concepts, and Strategies 2E is a comprehensive resource for practicing professionals who work with young children every day. The authors are able to share their own experiences as both immigrants and instructors to provide historical, theoretical, political, and sociological aspects of multicultural education as it relates to young children. In addition, the authors provide practical guidelines, curriculum suggestions, and techniques for use in the classroom. This long-awaited revision also includes new chapter features for comprehension and application, as well as updated content on demographics, children with special needs, and children's book lists. In addition, readers can follow Barbara, a kindergarten teacher, through the chapters to see how she handles the dilemmas and issues that arise in her day-to-day work in the classroom. The authors have worked to address the very fluid nature of terminology and trends within the field and the results of those efforts are reflected in each chapter. A portfolio experience based on INTASC standards has also been included to help students make the important connection from what they are reading to how that content applies in a classroom setting. Teaching Young Children in Multicultural Classrooms: Issues, Concepts, and Strategies 2E, includes comprehensive current and future trends, addresses the contemporary and imminent directions of multicultural education and provides many practical classroom ideas for implementation.
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Writing style is wonderful and easy for all levels of students to follow. Concepts are explained in detail.
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I like the flow of information and material-both within chapters and from chapter to chapter.
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Writing style is wonderful and easy for all levels of students to follow. Concepts are explained in detail.
Synopsis
Teaching Young Children in Multicultural Classrooms: Issues, Concepts and Strategies is a comprehensive study of the historical, theoretical and practical aspects of multicultural education as it relates to young children. This book includes comprehensive current and future trends, addresses the contemporary and imminent directions of multicultural education and provides many practical classroom ideas for implementation. The book is divided into three parts. Part I deals with the social foundations and theory of multicultural education. It contains the historical perspectives of multiculturalism, future trends as well as the social and psychological influences that affect young children. Part II explores the past and current issues of multicultural education, in addition to establishing the connection between the historical background and current teaching approaches. Part III provides resources in the form of guidelines and ideas for classroom implementation. Several actual multicultural instruments, curriculum plans and activities are provided.
About the Author
Wilma Robles de Melendez, Ph.D. works for Nova Southeastern University and has been a professor of early childhood education for over two decades. She has written and published several articles in education journals as well as another text for Delmar Learning; Teaching Social Studies in Early Education.
Table of Contents
Part I: Foundations for Multicultural Education in Todays Early Childhood Classrooms. Chapter 1: Facing the Reality of Diversity: The Intricate Nature of Our Society. Chapter 2: The Nature of Culture, The Nature of People. Chapter 3: Families in Our Classrooms: Many Ways, Many Voices. Chapter 4: Who Is the Child? Developmental Characteristics of Young Children. Part II: Exploring the Roots of Multicultural Education: Issues and Directions. Chapter 5: Everything Started When Tracing the Beginnings of Multicultural Education. Chapter 6: Approaches to Multicultural Education: Ways and Designs for Classroom Implementation. Part III: Into Action: Implementing a Multicultural Program for Young Children. Chapter 7: The Classroom, Where Words Become Action. Chapter 8: Preparing to Bring Ideas into Action. Chapter 9: Activities and Resources for Multicultural Teaching: A World of Possibilities! Chapter 10: A World of Resources: Involving Families, Friends, and the Community. Appendix A: List of Multicultural Childrens Books. Appendix B: Web of Possibilities Using Multicultural Literature. Appendix C: Developing Multicultural Awareness: Sample Activities. Appendix D: Sample Lesson Plan Using The Black Snowman. Appendix E: Sample Lesson Plan Using the Bredekamp and Rosegrant Model. Appendix F: Organizations the Support Multiculturalism and Diversity. Appendix G: Learning About Islands. Appendix H: Island Stick Puppets. Appendix I: Planning for Cultural Diversity: Developing a Class Profile. Appendix J: Checklist for Diversity in Early Childhood Education and Care (SECA)