Contemporary perspectives on language and cultural diversity in early childhood education

The purpose of the book series is to present reviews of current research in specific areas of early childhood education. Each volume is devoted to a particular area of the field. Within each volume scholars present reviews of research on particular aspects of the field of early childhood education....

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Other Authors Saracho, Olivia N. (Editor), Spodek, Bernard (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, 2010.
SeriesContemporary perspectives in early childhood education.
Subjects
Language arts (Early childhood)
Reading (Early childhood)
Early childhood education > Activity programs.
Education > Schools > Levels > Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)
Early childhood care and education.
Pre-school and kindergarten.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806617630
DOI10.1108/978-1-60752-418-2
Physical Description1 online resource (viii, 272 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Linguistically and culturally diverse children: Their educational dilemmas / Olivia N. Saracho and Bernard Spodek
  • Part I. English language learners
  • Chapter 2. The politics of language and educational practices: Promoting truly diverse child care settings / Judith K. Bernhard and Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw
  • Chapter 3. Language development and early education of young hispanic children in the United States / Eugene E. García and Bryant Jensen
  • Chapter 4. Language and literacy development in latino dual language learners: Promising instructional practices / Dina C. Castro, Ellen Peisner-Feinberg, Virginia Buysse and Cristina Gillanders
  • Chapter 5. Young English language learners as listeners: Theoretical perspectives, research strands, and implications for instruction / Mary Renck Jalongo and Nan Li
  • Part II. Linguistically and culturally diverse families and communities
  • Chapter 6. The interface of the American family and culture / Olivia N. Saracho
  • Chapter 7. Culture as framework versus ingredient in early childhood education: A native hawaiian perspective / C. Kanoelani Nāone and Kathryn Au
  • Chapter 8. Migrant and refugee children, their families, and early childhood education / Susan Grieshaber and Melinda G. Miller
  • Chapter 9. The cultural and symbolic begats of child composing: Textual play and community membership / Anne Haas Dyson
  • Part III. Teachers of linguistically and culturally diverse children
  • Chapter 10. Teachers telling stories: Inviting children into imaginative and diverse worlds / Celia Genishi, Cara Furman, Julianne P. Wurm, Molly Cain, Laura Osterman, Aya Takemura, and Wei-Yee Angela Tsang
  • Chapter 11. Preparing early childhood teachers to enact social justice pedagogies / Sharon Ryan and Nora Hyland
  • Part IV. Conclusion
  • Chapter 12. Classroom diversification: A strategic future perspective for equal rights / Olivia N. Saracho and Bernard Spodek.

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