Multicultural Teaching in the Early Childhood Classroom: Approaches, Strategies and Tools, Preschool-2nd Grade

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.

Book Features:

• Multicultural education in action, including the everyday issues and tensions experienced by children and their families.
• Powerful vignettes from diverse Head Start, preschool, kindergarten, 1st- and 2nd-grade classrooms throughout the United States.
• Sections on "Getting Started" and "Considering Obstacles and Exploring Possibilities."
• A list of multicultural children's books and resources for further reading.

Author: Mariana Souto-Manning
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: 03/15/2013
Pages: 153
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.10w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780807754054

About the Author

Mariana Souto-Manning is Associate Professor of Education in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Teachers College, Columbia University.

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