Full Description
Foster Learning Success for All Children with Culturally Responsive Practices
Each of us is a cultural being. The culturally responsive strategies laid out in this book help you to understand the influences of your own culture on your teaching and to center children's cultures—including their knowledge, experiences, and languages—to build relationships and teach in ways that make learning more meaningful for them.
To help you meet the promise of early learning for every child you teach, this insightful text offers
Reflection opportunities to dig deeper into your own cultural self, identify biases, and better harmonize your teaching with children's and families' cultures
Clear explanations of culturally responsive practices and why they matter to children's sense of self and their learning and development
Strategies for practicing cultural humility and learning to know children and families as individuals
Seven principles of culturally responsive practices that help you develop strong relationships with children, build responsive learning environments, and implement effective teaching strategies
Practical examples that show how culturally responsive practices benefit children with a range of identities and contexts
No matter where you are on your educational journey, this book will transform your teaching practices—and make a lifelong difference for every child.
Contents
About the Authors
Preface
Chapter 1: Moving Toward Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Teaching
Chapter 2: Reflecting on Identities
Chapter 3: Why Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Teaching: Disparate Educational Outcomes
Chapter 4: Implicit Bias
Chapter 5: Understanding Culture and Its Impacts on Teachers and Learners
Chapter 6: Trauma and Resilience
Chapter 7: Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Practices
Chapter 8: Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Relationships
Chapter 9: Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Environments
Afterword: Becoming
References
Index
