Spotlight on Young Children: Equity and Diversity

Introduction/Cristina Gillanders “The Gifts of the Stranger: Learning From Others’ Differences”/S. Bernheimer & E. Jones “Moving Beyond Anti-Bias Activities”/L.P. Kuh, D. LeeKeenan, H. Given, & M.R. Beneke +Sidebar: Text except from Anti-Biased Education for Young Children and Ourselves highlighting the four core goals of anti-bias education/L. Derman-Sparks & J.O. Edwards “Capitalizing on Culture: Engaging Young Learners in Diverse Classrooms”/T.C. Howard +Sidebar: “A Reason for Hope: Building Teachers’ Cultural Capital”/ M. Sykes “Addressing the African American Achievement Gap: Three Leading Educators Issue a Call to Action”/B.T. Bowman, JP. Comer, & D.J. Johns “Voices of Immigrant Parents in Preschool Settings”/J.K. Adair & A. Barraza +Sidebar: Text excerpt from “Collaborating With Refugee Resettlement Organizations: Providing a Head Start to Young Refugees”/L. Morland & T. Levine +Sidebar: Text excerpt from “Teaching Young Children From Immigrant and Diverse Families”/M. Souto-Manning “Reading Books, Writing Books: Reading and Writing Come Together in a Dual Language Classroom”/P. Pilonieta, P.L. Shue, & B.T. Kissel “Becoming Upended: Teaching and Learning about Race and Racism with Young Children and Their Families”/K. Cole & D. Verwayne +Sidebar: Text excerpt from “Reading Your Way to a Culturally Responsive Classroom”/S.B. Wanless & P.A. Crawford “Supporting Gay and Lesbian Families in the Early Childhood Classroom”/ A.P. Peixoto da Silva “Developing Biliteracy With International Support: Using Interactive World Walls and Paired Learning”/I. Alanís, I. Salinas-Gonzalez, & María G. Arreguín-Anderson +Sidebar: text excerpt from “The Brain Science of Bilingualism”/N.F. Ramirez & P. Kuhl “Tate and the Pink Coat: Exploring Gender and Enacting Anti-Bias Principles in Practice”/J. Kroeger, A. Recker, & A. Gunn “Building a More Inclusive Sandbox: Inviting New Collaborators to Support Children, Families, and Early Learning”/T. DosRemedios “Research to Practice: New Research on Helping Young Children Develop Positive Racial Identities”/I.E. Murray & A. Alvarez