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Welcoming Immigrant and Refugee Children into Your Preschool Classroom
By Molly Breen Starting school can be daunting for any child. Even though parents and other experts understand that the preschool years are a developmentally appropriate time for children to separate from parents, all of us—parents and children—feel the zing … Continue reading
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Tagged diversity, family communication, immigrant students, inclusiveness, preschool
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#DiverseBooks: African American Voices in Children’s Literature
All children deserve to see themselves and their lives represented in books. Organizations like We Need Diverse Books and online movements such as #OwnVoices underscore this need. According to statistics from the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of … Continue reading
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Tagged books, books for kids, children’s books, diversity, early childhood books, inclusiveness, picture books
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Using Micro-Affirmations with Students
By Amanda C. Symmes, LICSW A few years ago, I worked with a student who used a nickname, and I assumed that she liked this nickname. Then one day, while doing a group activity with students, the topic of “liking … Continue reading
How Children Learn Bias
By Stephanie Filio Bias does not stem from fact, so the concept can be abstract and difficult to grasp. Bias is the manifestation of deeply rooted connections our brains have made between our experiences, things we are told, and grouped … Continue reading
Recognizing, Supporting, and Nurturing Underserved Gifted Students: A Moral Imperative
By Richard M. Cash, Ed.D., author of Self-Regulation in the Classroom: Helping Students Learn How to Learn Part of our Cash in on Learning series by Richard M. Cash, Ed.D. Click to read other Cash in on Learning posts. One … Continue reading