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Chapter 8: Diversity and Young Children

Chapter 8: Diversity and Young Children. Teaching Young Children Fifth Edition Michael L. Henniger Developed by: Kaye A. Marshall Mt. Baker School District and Whatcom Community College. Goals: Chapter 8. Study how people develop attitudes towards diversity

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Chapter 8: Diversity and Young Children

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  1. Chapter 8:Diversity and Young Children Teaching Young Children Fifth Edition Michael L. Henniger Developed by: Kaye A. Marshall Mt. Baker School District and Whatcom Community College

  2. Goals: Chapter 8 • Study how people develop attitudes towards diversity • Identify ways to encourage acceptance • Discover inappropriate responses • Learn to integrate diversity throughout the curriculum

  3. “When we do not actively include, we actively exclude.” • -L. Talusan

  4. Video: Love Has No Labels • https://youtu.be/PnDgZuGIhHs?list=PLls6ta6IkOC7tG_QE8Td5JZBZGycDykck

  5. What messages about diversity can be found in children’s books?

  6. Diversity • Considered an essential element of early care and education in this text • Directly influences other essential elements • Child development • Play • Guidance • Working with families

  7. Attitudes Toward Diversity • Racial/cultural • Attitudes develop as early as age 2½ • Gender • Girls don’t have the same educational opportunities as boys (AAUW) • Sexual orientation • Prepare to address this issue

  8. Attitudes: Special Needs, ELL, Religion • Children with special needs • Model appropriate interactions • English Language Learners • Positive attitude is essential • Religious Diversity • Spirituality: belonging, respect for self and others, awareness and appreciation of the unknown (to develop inquiry)

  9. Encouraging an Acceptance of Diversity • Begin with self-analysis • Describe your own racial/ethnic identity • Talk about differences • Talk about similarities • Expose children to diversity • Plan for a variety of experiences with toys, materials, pictures, books

  10. Inappropriate Responses to Diversity • Ignore diversity • The tourist approach • Simplistic, stereotypic • Isolated, discontinuous lessons • Leads to belief that European American perspective is the most important • Disconnects multicultural content from main curriculum

  11. Integrating Diversity Throughout the Curriculum • Antibias curriculum • Four goals: Each child will… • Demonstrate self-awareness, confidence, family pride, and positive social identities • Express comfort and joy with human diversity; accurate language for human differences and deep, caring human connections • Increasingly recognize unfairness, have language to describe unfairness, and understand that unfairness hurts • Demonstrate empowerment and the skills to act, with others or alone, against prejudice and/or discriminatory actions

  12. Integrating Diversity: Antibias, cont. • Five-step approach • Make a personal commitment • Organize a support group • Do consciousness-raising (self-analysis) activities • Make a plan for implementation • Move slowly and carefully

  13. Integrating Diversity: Toys, Games, Literature • Toys • Portray similarities and differences • Games • Natural exposure to difference cultures • Quality children’s literature • Find books that represent the children in your class AND introduce new cultures

  14. Integrating Diversity:Environment, Experiences • Visual-aesthetic environment • Pictures, posters, art reproductions • Artifacts, music • Meaningful diversity experiences • Bring diverse people to program • Plan for informal and focused activities • Carefully consider holidays

  15. Integrating Diversity: ELL • English language learners and the curriculum • Acknowledge/support home language and culture • Provide multiple ways to demonstrate success • Understand that language learning can be difficult • Involve families (NAEYC, 1995) • VIDEO: ESL Bob https://youtu.be/s2C8aDlQJTY

  16. Integrating Diversity: Individuals with Special Needs • Develop inclusive environments • Guide and adapt when needed • Select appealing/engaging toys and materials • Use assistive technology • Strengthen social interactions • Use prompts • Collaborate with other professionals • VIDEO: Susan Laughs https://youtu.be/Z4UxHj6XoWM

  17. Integrating Diversity: Gender • Language • Carefully self-assess for subtle, but powerful messages • Accessibility • Encourage children to try new activities, provide novel materials, model nontraditional play • Attitudes • Identify and understand your own feelings VIDEO: Like a Girl https://youtu.be/XjJQBjWYDTs VIDEO: Transgender Child: https://youtu.be/kVmau1cM5TU

  18. What do you notice?

  19. Summary • Attitudes toward Diversity • Encouraging an Acceptance of Diversity • Inappropriate Responses to Diversity • Integrating Diversity Throughout the Curriculum

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