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Skilled Dialogue: Strategies for Responding to Cultural Diversity in Early Childhood » (1st Edition)

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Authors: Isaura Barrera, Dianne Macpherson (With), Robert M. Corso
ISBN-13: 9781557666376, ISBN-10: 1557666377
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Brookes Publishing
Date Published: January 2003
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Isaura Barrera

Book Synopsis

Table of Contents

About the Authors
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Ch. 1Cultural Diversity: The Challenge3
Ch. 2Culture: The Underlying Reality23
Ch. 3Cultural Competency: The Response33
Ch. 4Skilled Dialogue: Foundational Concepts41
Ch. 5Anchored Understanding of Diversity: The First Skill53
Ch. 63rd Space: The Second Skill75
Ch. 7Crafting Specific Responses to Concrete Situations91
Ch. 8Respectful, Reciprocal, and Responsive Assessment121
Ch. 9Respectful, Reciprocal, and Responsive Intervention and Instruction153
Afterword187
References191
App. ATrauma from a Cultural Perspective199
App. BLooking Closer221
App. CPhotocopiable Materials223
App. DGuidelines for Using an Interpreter/Translator During Test Administration245
Index249

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