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Cultural Diversity
The Changing Face of the United States: The Influence of Culture on Early Child Development
http://www.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/Culture_book.pdf?docID=6921
Child Development 101: The Difference Between Boys and Girls
http://www.first5la.org/articles/child-development-101-the-differences-between-boys-and-girls
Disparities in Early Learning and Development: Lessons from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study
– Birth Cohort (ECLS-B): Executive Summary
http://www.childtrends.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2009-52DisparitiesELExecSumm.pdf
The Effect of Poverty on Child Development and Educational Outcomes
http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=psycd_fac
Evidence Sources
The Foundations for School Readiness: Fostering Developmental Competence in the Earliest Years
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/hs/resources/ECLKC_Bookstore/PDFs/TA6%5B1%5D.pdf
Highlighting the Positive Development of Minority Children
http://www.srcd.org/sites/default/files/documents/washington/spr_brief_minority_children_2013_10_11.pdf
Positioning Young Black Boys for Educational Success
http://www.ets.org/Media/Research/pdf/PIC-PNV19n3.pdf
Prekindergarteners Left Behind: Expulsion Rates in State Prekindergarten Systems
http://www.plan4preschool.org/documents/pk-expulsion.pdf
Responding to Linguistic and Cultural Diversity: Recommendations for Effective Early Childhood
Education http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSDIV98.PDF
Responsiveness to ALL Children, Families, and Professionals: Integrating Cultural and Linguistic
Diversity into Policy and Practice
http://www.dec-sped.org/uploads/docs/about_dec/position_concept_papers/Position%20Statement_
Cultural%20and%20Linguistic%20Diversity_updated_sept2010.pdf (position statement)
When the Bough Breaks: The Effects of Homelessness on Young Children
http://www.childtrends.org/?publications=when-the-bough-breaks-the-effects-of-homelessness-on-youngchildren
Where We Stand: On Responding to Linguistic and Cultural Diversity
Books
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf
Bowman, B., & Moore, E. K. (Eds.). (2006). School readiness and social-emotional development:
Perspectives on cultural diversity. Washington, DC: National Black Child Development Institute.
Castro, D. C., Ayankoya, B. C., & Kasprzak, C. (2011). New voices/Nuevas voces guide to cultural and
linguistic diversity in early childhood. Baltimore: Brookes.
Curenton, S. M. & Iruka, I. U. (2013). Cultural competence in early childhood education. San Diego,
CA: Bridgepoint Education.
Derman-Sparks, L. & Olsen Edwards, J. (2010). Anti-bias education for young children and ourselves.
Washington, DC: NAEYC.
Gonzalez-Mena, J. (2004). Foundations of early childhood education: Teaching children in a diverse
society with resources for observation and reflection. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield.
Prepared by Camille Catlett of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, with funding provided by the Delaware Office of Early Learning, April 2014. This report was funded by the Delaware
federal Early Learning Challenge Grant. The Early Learning Challenge grant is funded by the U.S. Departments of Education
and Health and Human Services.
DELAWARE EARLY CHILDHOOD RESOURCE TOOLKIT
Books
Cultural Diversity
Lesser, L.K., Burt, T., & Gelnaw, A. (2005). Making room in the circle: Lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender families in early childhood settings. San Rafael, CA: Parent Services Project.
Lynch, E.W., & Hanson, M.J. (2011). Developing cross-cultural competence: A guide for working with
children and their families (4th ed.). Baltimore, MD: Brookes.
deMelendez, W.R., & Ostertag, V. (2012). Teaching young children in multicultural classrooms:
Issues, concepts and strategies, 4th ed. Albany, NY: Delmar Publishers.
Ramsey, P.G. (Ed.) (2004). Teaching and learning in a diverse world: Multicultural education for
young children (3rd ed.). New York: Teachers College Press.
Rogoff, B. (2003). The cultural nature of child development. New York: Oxford University Press.
Articles on Classroom Environments for Diverse Young Learners
http://www.teachingforchange.org/programs/anti-bias-education/articles#classroom_environment
Articles on Cultural and Racial Diversity
http://www.teachingforchange.org/programs/anti-bias-education/articles#cultural_racial_diversity
Barriers and Solutions in Involving Culturally Linguistically Diverse Families in the IFSP/IEP Process
http://organizations.bloomu.edu/connect/Spring%202011/Barriers%20Solutions.pdf
Child Development in Cultural Contexts: Implications of Cultural Psychology for Early Childhood
Teacher Education
http://sc.academia.edu/Amyjohnsonlachuk/Papers/384678/Child_Development_in_Cultural_Contexts_
Implications_of_Cultural_Psychology_for_Early_Childhood_Teacher_Education
Cultural Influences on Early Language and Literacy Teaching Practices
Articles
http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/ZTT27-1_Parlakian.pdf
Diversity and Discipline http://www.pakeys.org/docs/DIdoc6.pdf
Empathy and Cultural Competence: Reflections From Teachers of Culturally Diverse Children
http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200511/ColomboBTJ1105.pdf
Equity and Excellence: African-American Children’s Access to Quality Preschool
http://nieer.org/sites/nieer/files/Equity%20and%20Excellence%20AfricanAmerican%20Children%E2%80%99s%20Access%20to%20Quality%20Preschool_0.pdf
Empty Seats: Addressing the Problem of Unfair School Discipline for Boys of Color
http://www.clasp.org/resources-and-publications/publication-1/EmptySeats_final.pdf
Interculturalism: Addressing Diversity in Early Childhood
http://southernearlychildhood.org/upload/pdf/Interculturalism___Addressing_Diversity_in_Early_Childhood___Le
slie_Ponciano_and_Ani_Shabazian.pdf
Los Niños Aprenden en Casa: Valuing and Connecting Home Cultural Knowledge With an Early
Childhood Program http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200311/ValuingHomeCulture.pdf
Oral Storytelling: A Cultural Art That Promotes School Readiness
http://policy.rutgers.edu/faculty/curenton/Curenton%202006.pdf
What Early Childhood Educators Need to Know: Developing Effective Programs for Linguistically and
Culturally Diverse Children and Families http://www.naeyc.org/files/tyc/file/WhatECENeedToKnow.pdf
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Cultural Diversity
America’s Invisible Children
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/resources/cinema/Video%20Presentations/AmerisIvisible.htm
Becoming a Culturally Responsive Teacher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV36efjBKRU
A Class Divided http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/divided/etc/view.html
Audiovisual Resources
Cultural Humility https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaSHLbS1V4w
Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uOncGZWxDc
The Danger of a Single Story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg
Diversity: Contrasting Perspectives http://learningseed.vidcaster.com/j7Dj/diversity-contrastingperspectives/
The Human Race: Diversity through the Eyes of Children
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCp9Be6ec04&feature=related
Multicultural and Diverse Learners http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DefG6zMpWPc&feature=fvw
Play & Motor Development: A Multicultural Perspective http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly6AxV1TVe8
Starting Small: Teaching Tolerance in Preschool and the Early Grades
http://www.tolerance.org/kit/starting-small
Supporting Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Early Childhood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWg-ZrV3wPk
That’s a Family! Mixed Race Family
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZcphqS_Xkg&feature=related
60 Minutes From Catalog to Classroom
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/cultural-linguistic/center/60MinutesfromC.htm
Building Culturally & Linguistically Competent Services to Support Young Children, Their Families and
School Readiness http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED485881.pdf
Web Resources
Being Black Is Not a Risk Factor: A Strengths-Based Look at the State of the Black Child
http://www.nbcdi.org/sites/default/files/resourcefiles/Being%20Black%20Is%20Not%20a%20Risk%20Factor_0.pdf
Cultural Competency: What It Is and Why It Matters
http://www.californiatomorrow.org/media/ccompetecy.pdf
Early Childhood and Family Homelessness Resource List
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/occ/acf_homeless_resource_list.pdf
Early Identification of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children (Aged 0 – 5)
http://www.nectac.org/~pdfs/pubs/earlyidmini.pdf
Equity and Excellence: African-American Children’s Access to Quality Preschool
http://nieer.org/sites/nieer/files/Equity%20and%20Excellence%20AfricanAmerican%20Children%E2%80%99s%20Access%20to%20Quality%20Preschool_0.pdf
Highlighting the Positive Development of Minority Children
http://www.srcd.org/sites/default/files/documents/washington/spr_brief_minority_children_2013_10_11.pdf
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DELAWARE EARLY CHILDHOOD RESOURCE TOOLKIT
Cultural Diversity
How Can You Create a Learning Environment that Respects Diversity
http://www.adl.org/assets/pdf/education-outreach/How-Can-You-Create-a-Learning-Environment-That-RespectsDiversity.pdf
National Association for Multicultural Education http://www.nameorg.org
National Black Child Development Institute http://www.ecehispanic.org
National Center for Children in Poverty
http://www.nccp.org/
National Center on Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/cultural-linguistic
Web Resources
National Center for Cultural Competence http://www11.georgetown.edu/research/gucchd/nccc/
Positive Development of Minority Children
http://www.srcd.org/sites/default/files/documents/washington/spr_272_final.pdf
Preschool-to-Kindergarten Transition Patterns for African American Boys
http://fpg.unc.edu/sites/fpg.unc.edu/files/resources/snapshots/FPG_Snapshot71_2013.pdf
Promoting Cultural Diversity and Cultural Competency: Self-Assessment Checklist for Personnel
Providing Services and Supports to Children in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Settings
http://nccc.georgetown.edu/documents/ChecklistEIEC.pdf
Quality Benchmark for Cultural Competence Tool
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/policy/state/QBBC%20Tool%20FINAL%20609.pdf
Reaching All Children: Understanding Early Care and Education Participation Among Immigrant
Families http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED489574.pdf
Revisiting and Updating the Multicultural Principles for Head Start Programs Serving Children Ages
Birth to Five: Learning Extensions
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/operations/mgmt-admin/diversity/multiculturalism/revisiting.htm
Teaching “Diversity”: Where to Begin http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/teaching-diversity-place-begin-0
Working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children and Families http://ec.dpi.wi.gov/ec_ecinr
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