Full Description
This book brings together multiple voices from a range of thought leaders in early childhood education to describe both how structural inequities deeply embedded in US society have a negative impact on children's development and learning and how educators who have a strong understanding of how children's development and learning takes place within a cultural context are equipped to create effective and affirming environments, instructional activities, and assessments. Research indicates that children benefit from highly qualified, reflective teachers who provide developmentally appropriate, culturally relevant, and linguistically responsive experiences and interactions. The book includes recommendations for ways the broader early childhood system, institutions of higher education, and policy can support early childhood educators in meeting their professional and ethical responsibilities to our most vulnerable populations. Also includes concrete examples and approaches classroom teachers can implement to address equity as they plan lessons, select materials, and support children and families. The book expands on key points of NAEYC's Advancing Equity in Early Childhood Education position statement (2019) so that educators, policymakers, and other key stakeholders are knowledgeable, skilled, and equipped to transform the lives of children and their families.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Contributor List
NAEYC's "Advancing Equity in Early Childhood Education" Position Statement
Introduction
Iliana Alanís, Iheoma U. Iruka, and Susan Friedman
Part 1: Reflections on Equity
Section 1: Reflections on Ourselves
Chapter 1: Looking Inward: Reflections from Early Education Professionals on Their Journey to Reduce Bias and Racism
Iheoma U. Iruka, with Anthony Broughton, Michael Gonzalez, Jillian Herink, Steven Hicks, Tamara Johnson, Jen Neitzel, Karen Nemeth, Nicol Russell, and Shannon Wanless
Section 2: Reflections on Our Profession
Chapter 2: Why History? Educating the Early Childhood Workforce for Equity
Barbara T. Bowman
Chapter 3: Quality Includes Removing Bias from Early Childhood Education Environments
Felicia L. DeHaney, Carla Thompson Payton, and Alandra Washington
Chapter 4: Being an Equity Leader
John Nimmo, Debbie LeeKeenan, and Louise Derman-Sparks
Chapter 5: Recognizing Shortcomings of a Traditional Professional Knowledge Base
Tonia R. Durden and Stephanie M. Curenton
Part 2: Responsive Pedagogical Practices
Chapter 6: Creating Caring Communities in Early Childhood Contexts
Garnett S. Booker III
Chapter 7: Focusing on What Really Counts: How Noticing and Appreciating Simple, Ordinary Moments in Early Childhood Care and Education Can Enrich Human Relationships and Promote Professional Equity
Junlei Li and Dana Winters
Chapter 8: Developing the Three Cs of Reciprocity
Zeynep Isik-Ercan
Chapter 9: What About the Children? Teachers Cultivating and Nurturing the Voice and Agency of Young Children
Brian L. Wright
Chapter 10: Equity, Diversity, and Child Development: Implications for Practice
Iliana Reyes, Mimi Gray, and Teresa Acevedo
Chapter 11: Equitable Learning Opportunities for Young Bilingual Children: Strategies to Promote Oral Language Development
Dina C. Castro and Ximena Franco
Chapter 12: Creating High-Quality STEM Experiences for All Young Learners: What Do Teachers of Young Children Need to Know?
Jie-Qi Chen
Chapter 13: Developing Meaningful and Relevant Writing with K-3 Dual Language Learner Students
Daniel R. Meier
Chapter 14: Providing Responsive Supports to Dual Language Learners with Disabilities
Lillian Durán
Chapter 15: Making Thinking, Learning, and Development Visible and Inclusive Through Authentic Assessment
Hilary Seitz
Chapter 16: Learning Stories: Observation, Reflection, and Narrative in Early Childhood Education
Isauro M. Escamilla
Part 3: Moving Forward as a Profession
Chapter 17: The Work: Promoting Equity and Justice in Early Childhood
Jen Neitzel
Chapter 18: Agency and Power in Young Children's Lives: Five Ways to Advocate for Social Justice as an Early Childhood Educator
Jennifer Keys Adair and Shubhi Sachdeva
Chapter 19: Creating Anti-Racist Early Childhood Spaces
Rosemarie Allen, Dorothy L. Shapland, Jen Neitzel, and Iheoma U. Iruka
Chapter 20: Early Childhood Teacher Educators' Critical Role: Preparing Culturally Efficacious Early Childhood Teachers
Belinda Bustos Flores, Socorro Herrera, and Janelle Beth Flores
Appendix: A Note on Terminology Used in this Book
About the Editors
Index
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