Teaching Young Children in Multicultural Classrooms: Issues, Concepts, and Strategies » (3rd Edition)

Wilma Robles de Melendez, Ph.D. works for Nova Southeastern University and has been a professor of early childhood education for over two decades. She has written and published several articles in education journals as well as another text for Delmar Learning; Teaching Social Studies in Early Education.

Vesna Ostertag Beck, Ed.D., is a professor at Nova Southeastern University where she is a professor of early childhood education and has been working in the field for over two decades. Vesna has written and published several articles in educational journals, and is the co-author of Teaching Social Studies in Early Education.

TEACHING YOUNG CHILDREN IN MULTICULTURAL CLASSROOMS: ISSUES, CONCEPTS, AND STRATEGIES, 3rd Edition, is a comprehensive text on the historical, theoretical, political, and sociological aspects of multicultural education as it relates to young children. The text provides practical guidelines, curriculum suggestions, and techniques for use in the classroom. This third edition includes updated content on demographics, children with special needs, and children's book lists. Readers will also follow Barbara, a kindergarten teacher, through the chapters to see how she handles the dilemmas and issues that arise in her day-to-day work. In addition to being a text for those studying to become early childhood teachers, TEACHING YOUNG CHILDREN IN MULTICULTURAL CLASSROOMS: ISSUES, CONCEPTS, AND STRATEGIES, 3rd Edition, is a comprehensive resource for all practicing professionals who work with young children on a daily basis.

Part I: FOUNDATIONS FOR MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION IN TODAY'S EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSROOMS.
1. Facing the Reality of Diversity: The Intricate Nature of Our Society.
2. The Nature of Culture, The Nature of People.
3. Families in Our Classrooms: Many Ways, Many Voices.
4. Who Is the Child? Developmental Characteristics of Young Children. Part II: EXPLORING THE ROOTS OF MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION: ISSUES AND DIRECTIONS.
5. Everything Started When Tracing the Beginnings of Multicultural Education.
6. Approaches to Multicultural Education: Ways and Designs for Classroom Implementation. Part III: INTO ACTION: IMPLEMENTING A MULTICULTURAL PROGRAM FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.
7. The Classroom, Where Words Become Action.
8. Preparing to Bring Ideas into Action.
9. Activities and Resources for Multicultural Teaching: A World of Possibilities.
10. A World of Resources: Involving Families, Friends, and the Community.
Appendix A: List of Multicultural Children's Books.
Appendix B: Web of Possibilities Using Multicultural Literature.
Appendix C: Developing Multicultural Awareness: Sample Activities.
Appendix D: Sample Lesson Plan Using the Black Snowman.
Appendix E: Sample Lesson Plan Using the Bredekamp and Rosegrant Model.
Appendix F: Organizations That Support Multiculturalism and Diversity.
Appendix G: Learning About Islands.
Appendix H: Island Stick Puppets.
Appendix I: Planning for Cultural Diversity: Developing a Class Profile.
Appendix J: Checklist for Diversity in Early Childhood Education and Care (SECA).