Keyword: Diversity
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Building Relationships with Refugee Caregivers During Home Visits
Many adults and children from other countries enter the United States with the goal of creating their homes here every year.
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Teaching and Learning About Native Americans
These resources contain information for teachers or parents who want to help young children learn about Native Americans.
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Teaching Young Children About Native Americans
In this blog post, I’ll share some ideas for teaching about Native Americans in early childhood classrooms.
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Getting Ready to Teach Young Children About Native Americans
Indigenous People’s Day? Native American Heritage Month? You may be wondering how you can help children learn about Native Americans.
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LGBTQ+ for Educators
This resource list contains content to support early childhood educators learning about, and supporting, LGBTQ+ families and children.
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Resources to Help Serve Dual Language Learners (DLLs)
Across Illinois, early childhood programs serve a very culturally and linguistically diverse group of children and families.
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Choose Good Books That Accurately Reflect Cultures and Home Languages
When teachers and child care directors are seeking new books to add to classroom libraries, it’s important to think intentionally about the children and families who will be reading those books.
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Diverse Families and the Transition to Kindergarten
This podcast is an interview Dr. Sarai Coba-Rodriguez, an assistant professor of educational psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. In her research, she uses a family resilience perspective to learn about school readiness and family involvement among low-income Latino and African American families, including their beliefs and practices that promote young children’s successful…
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Supporting the Literacy Development of Diverse Language Learners in Early Childhood Classrooms
This list contains a variety of resources associated with supporting the literacy of development of diverse language learners in early childhood classrooms.
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Accreditation Renewal Sparks an Anti-bias Journey
Do we point out differences in the safety of our classrooms so we can discuss them in a positive manner, or do we wait for children to ask questions or make comments?
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Rituals and Traditions in Programs That Serve Young Dual Language Learners
One of the wonderful aspects of early childhood programs is that the staff, together with children and families, can create rituals and traditions that build a sense of community within the program.
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Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month may be celebrated with songs, books, artwork, crafts, food, and field trips.
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Project Approach: Including Every Child
The Project Approach can benefit all children, including those with special needs. Simple adaptations enable a child with disabilities to join in the work on projects.
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Welcoming Immigrant Families to the Preschool Classroom
When immigrant families first arrive in a U.S. preschool setting, the classroom teacher should be aware that the family may wish more detailed information (preferably written in their heritage language) about U.S. preschool practices.
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Keep the Conversation Going With Young Dual Language Learners
Teachers and caregivers of young DLLs can engage children in meaningful conversations that teach new words and explain their meaning.
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Summer Family Time Can Help Build Heritage Language Skills
In the summer, families may attend neighborhood block parties, go to the pool, or visit together at community festivals. Sharing these special events with extended family members provides opportunities to engage young DLLs in conversations and introduce new words in their heritage language.
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Answering Questions About Your Child’s Special Needs
During the summer, families tend to spend more time out in their communities and traveling to interesting places with their children.
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Engaging Every Child
To engage every child, teachers pay attention to how individual children engage with the classroom environment.
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Helping Preschoolers Learn in Two Languages
Here are some ways that teachers who are not fluent in their preschoolers’ home languages can help.
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Teachers and Families of Dual Language Learners (DLLs): Partners from the Start
For young children who are DLLs adjusting to the first few weeks of prekindergarten can be stressful. Teachers can ease some of the stress during this transition period by forming a partnership with the families before school begins.