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Recursos para la educación intercultural

Diversity Resources
Recursos para la educación intercultural
Anti-bias Curriculum: Tools for Empowering Young Children
Louise Derman-Sparks & the ABC Task Force

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Training text
Purchasing Information:
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
1509 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036-1426
Telephone: 202-232-8777
Toll-free: 1-800-424-2460
Date:
1989

Big as Life: The Everyday Inclusive Curriculum (Volume 2)
Stacey York

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Text
Purchasing Information:
Redleaf Press
450 N. Syndicate, Suite 5
St. Paul, MN 55104-4125
Toll-free: 1-800-423-8309
International: 651-641-0305
Date:
1998

Bridging Cultures Between Home and Schools: A Guide for Teachers
Elise Trumbull, et al.
A guide for developing culturally-responsive strategies for supporting the development of Latino children.

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Book
Purchasing Information:
WestEd
730 Harrison Street
San Francisco, CA  94107
Toll-free: 1-877-493-7833
Length:
16 pages
Date:
2001

California Tomorrow
Non-commercial resource distributor
Research and advocacy in areas of race, language, and culture

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Website
Purchasing Information:
California Tomorrow
1904 Franklin Street, Suite 300
Oakland, CA  94612
Telephone: 510-496-0220
Fax: 510-496-0225
Web Address:

Cross-Cultural Considerations in Early Childhood Special Education
Early Childhood Research Institute
Report on cultural definitions and issues useful to early childhood trainers.

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Technical Report #14
Purchasing Information:
CLAS
61 Children's Research Center
51 Gerty Drive
Champaign, IL  61820

Culturally Relevant Anti-Bias Books
CRAB Network

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Resource brochure
Purchasing Information:
CRAB Network
65 South Grand Avenue
Pasadena, CA  91103
Telephone: 626-397-1306

Culture, Family, and Providers
PITC Resources
Module IV: The module offers support to caregivers in easing parents' concerns about using infant care, as well as exploring, accepting, and dealing with their own feelings.

Languages Available:
English (with some Spanish and Cantonese language transparencies and handouts)
Format:
Videotapes and workshop materials
Purchasing Information:
California Department of Education
CDE Press, Sales Office
P.O. Box 271
Sacramento, CA 95812-0271

Developing Cultural Competence in Early Childhood Assessment
Susan Moore and Janet Beatty
Tools for assessing and adapting center procedures and practices to better serve families with diverse backgrounds and languages.

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Online (handouts and other materials)
Purchasing Information:
Department of Communication Disorders and Speech Science
University of Colorado
Box 499
Boulder, CO  80309
Telephone: 303-492-3066
Date:
1998

Developing Roots and Wings: A Trainer's Guide to Affirming Culture in Early Childhood Programs
Stacey York

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Text
Purchasing Information:
Redleaf Press
450 N. Syndicate, Suite 5
St. Paul, MN 55104-4125
Toll-free: 1-800-423-8309
International: 651-641-0305
Length:
212 pages
Date:
1992

Diversity: Contrasting Perspectives
Janet Gonzalez-Mena
A videotape for early childhood professionals on multicultural perspectives in early childhood education.

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Videotape and manual
Purchasing Information:
Magna Systems
101 North Virginia Street
Suite 105
Crystal Lake, IL  60014
Toll-free: 1-800-203-7060
Length:
Videotape is 30 minutes long
Date:
1996

Diversity/Somehow or Other
Bayla & Friends
An audiocassette with two songs containing inspirational lyrics and catchy tunes.

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Audiocassette
Purchasing Information:
Early Childhood Multicultural Services
#201-1675 West 4th Avenue
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6J IL8
Telephone: 604-739-9456
Date:
1994

Early Childhood Education for a Multicultural Society: A Handbook for Educators
Gyda Chud, et al.
A resource book outlining issues and strategies for addressing diversity in all aspects of an early childhood education program

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Text
Purchasing Information:
Westcoast Multicultural and Diversity Services
#201-1675 West 4th Avenue
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6J IL8
Telephone: 604-739-9456
Length:
138 pages
Date:
1985

Early Childhood Multicultural Services
M. Petrie
Annotated bibliography of 100 multicultural books for young children.

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Text
Purchasing Information:
Westcoast Multicultural and Diversity Services
#201-1675 West 4th Avenue
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6J IL8
Telephone: 604-739-9456
Length:
47 pages
Date:
1992

Educating Young Children in a Multicultural Society: An Introduction to Goals, Strategies and Resource
Early Childhood Multicultural Services
Presents an overview of multicultural early childhood education practices in areas such as policy, the prepared environment, working with parents, and learning objectives for children.

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Videotape
Purchasing Information:
Early Childhood Multicultural Services
#201-1675 West 4th Avenue
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6J IL8
Telephone: 604-739-9456
Length:
Videotape is 35 minutes long
Date:
1992

Estándares de Calidad para la Acreditación de NAFCCF
The National Association for Family Child Care Foundation

Languages Available:
Spanish and English
Format:
Workbook
Purchasing Information:
The National Association for Family Child Care Foundation
525 SW 5th Street, Suite A
Des Moines, IA  50309-4501
Telephone: 515-282-8192
Fax: 515-282-9117
Length:
75 pages
Date:
1998

Food and Nutrition Information Center
Distributes and lends materials for health and nutrition support, including cultural variation and learning activities.

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Website
Web Address:

Foundations: Early Childhood Education in a Diverse Society
Janet Gonzalez-Mena
Contains examples of ways to adapt routines to cross-cultural child rearing customs. The book includes photographs to illustrate its points and each chapter ends with specific follow-up exercises or questions.

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Book
Purchasing Information:
McGraw-Hill Companies
P.O. Box 182605
Columbus, OH  43218-2605
Toll-free: 1-800-262-4729 (Students)
Toll-free: 1-800-338-3987 (Instructors)
Fax: 614-759-3644
Date:
1998

Honoring Diversity in Early Childhood
Robert M. Corso, Rosa Milagros Santos, and Virginia Roof
This article targets directors and trainers, which includes a bibliography and links.

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Article
Purchasing Information:
Teaching Exceptional Children
Volume 34
January/February 2002
Toll-free: 1-888-232-7733PERLINK http://www.waece.com
Date:
2002

Honoring Diversity Within Child Care and Early Education: An Instructor's Guide
Early Childhood Multicultural Services
This Instructor's Guide comprehensively covers all areas of diversity and its application in working with staff, families, and children of diverse cultures.

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Training textbook
Purchasing Information:
Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre
#201-1675 West 4th Avenue
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6J IL8
Telephone: 604-739-9456
Length:
257 pages
Date:
Volume II, 1995

Infants, Toddlers, and Caregivers
Janet Gonzalez-Mena and Dianne W. Eyer
A practical guide for caregiving for infants and toddlers, including philosophy, principles, activities for caregivers including problem-solving, gender, and multicultural issues.

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Text
Purchasing Information:
McGraw-Hill Companies
P.O. Box 182605
Columbus, OH  43218-2605
Toll-free: 1-800-262-4729 (Students)
Toll-free: 1-800-338-3987 (Instructors)
Fax: 614-759-3644
Length:
228 pages
Date:
1989

Leaders in the Making: Taking the Lead
Leadership development for people of color in early childhood education.

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Videotape
Purchasing Information:
Taking the Lead Publications
Wheelock College
200 The Riverway
Boston, MA  02215-4146
Telephone: 617-879-2211
Fax: 617-738-0643
Length:
Videotape is 26 minutes long
Date:
2000

Magna Systems, Inc.

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Telecourses, videotapes and workbooks
Purchasing Information:
Magna Systems, Inc.
101 North Virginia Street, Suite 105
Crystal Lake, IL  60014
Toll-free: 1-800-203-7060
Fax: 815-459-4280 waece.com
Web Address:

Multicultural Early Childhood Team Training: Infusing Cultural Competence in Early Childhood Programs: Trainers Guide
Nona Flynn, Eva K. Thorp, Kyppee White Evans, and Cherie Takemoto
Sponsoring Agency: Office of Special Ed Programs
Intended to be used by parent and professional teams to train other parent and professional teams, this trainer's guide is designed to help teach parents and professionals how to improve services to diverse families of young children with special needs.

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Training manual
Purchasing Information:
Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC)
Multicultural Early Childhood Team Training
George Mason University
MSN 1F2
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA  22030
Telephone: 703-993-3670
Length:
210 pages
Date:
1998

Multicultural Issues in Child Care
Janet Gonzales-Mena
Provides guidance for early childhood teachers on different cultures' practices and values, including communicating with families.

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Book
Purchasing Information:
Parent Books
201 Harbord Street
Toronto, ONT M5C1H6 Canada
Toll-free: 1-800-209-9182
Date:
1993

New England RAP (Head Start Disabilities Services Quality Improvement Center)
Books, videotapes, kits and manuals on all aspects of early childhood education including diversity, families, and disabilities.

Languages Available:
English (small section in Spanish)
Format:
Website
Web Address:

A Place to Begin: Working with Parents on Issues of Diversity
Dora Pulido-Tobiassen and Janet Gonzalez-Mena
A guide for teachers working with families from diverse backgrounds, giving suggestions on bilingual and cultural development.

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Videotape and discussion guide
Purchasing Information:
California Tomorrow
1904 Franklin Street, Suite 300
Oakland, CA  94612
Telephone: 510-496-0220
Length:
128 pages
Date:
1999

Preschool Second Language Acquisition: What We Know and How We Can Effectively Communicate with Young Second Language Learners
Janet Quiñones-Eatman
Early Childhood Research Institute

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Technical Report #5
Purchasing Information:
CLAS
61 Children's Research Center
51 Gerty Drive
Champaign, IL  61820
Toll-free: 1-800-583-4135
Length:
65 pages
Date:
2001

Redleaf Press
A wide variety of texts, videotapes, teaching guides for many topics in early childhood education, including diversity.

Languages Available:
English (some titles available in Spanish)
Format:
Videotapes, books, and teaching guides
Purchasing Information:
Redleaf Press
450 N. Syndicate, Suite 5
St. Paul, MN 55104-4125
Toll-free: 1-800-423-8309
Toll-free Fax: 1-800-641-0115

Starting Small: Teaching Tolerance in Preschool and the Early Grades

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Videotape and training text
Purchasing Information:
Teaching Tolerance Project
Length:
Videotape is 58 minutes long; training text is 250 pages
Date:
1998

Teaching from a Hispanic Perspective: A Handbook for Non-Hispanic Adult Educators
AnneMarie Pajewski and Luis Enriquez
This handbook is geared toward non-Hispanic ESOL teachers who teach Hispanic adult education students. The methodologies and strategies developed for the non-Hispanic adult education teacher are intended to help him/her to deal more effectively with the misconceptions and stereotypes he/she has acquired in a predominantly white world of educators.

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Teaching manual
Purchasing Information:
The Arizona Adult Literacy and Technology Resource Center, Inc.
730 E. Highland
Phoenix, AZ  85014
Telephone: 602-265-0231
Date:
1996

Teaching/Learning Anti-Racism: A Development Approach
Derman-Sparks, Louise and Carol Brunson

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Text
Purchasing Information:
Teachers College Press
P.O. Box 20
Williston, VT 05495-0020
Toll-free: 1-800-575-6566
Length:
192 pages
Date:
1997

A Three-Way Conversation: Effective Use of Cultural Mediators, Interpreters and Translators
A videotape that presents families' and practioners' views on effective mediation and interventions for children of different cultures and special needs.

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Videotape and booklet
Purchasing Information:
Western Media Products
P.O. Box 591
Denver, CO 80201
Toll-free: 1-800-232-8902
Length:
Videotape is 20 minutes long; booklet is 8 pages
Date:
1999

Walking the Walk
This Website contains materials that can be downloaded such as publications, hand-outs, and resources for diversity training in early childhood education.

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Website
Web Address:

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