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Iliana Alan铆s, Iheoma U. Iruka, Susan Friedman

About the Book

Together, the voices of early childhood educators, scholars, and professionals can sound the call to advance the profession toward more equitable educational experiences, systems, and practices for all children. This book showcases many of these voices from across the field of early childhood education and invites you to think about and discuss ways you can add your own voice to that call.
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Expanding on recommendations from 51吃瓜网鈥檚 鈥淎dvancing Equity in Early Childhood Education鈥� position statement, the contributors to this invaluable resource navigate difficult and complex topics and offer guidance on how to apply more equitable pedagogical practices. Grounded in theoretical frameworks and current research, the chapters look at both the history of inequity in the profession and what the future of education can mean for all children.
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Inside, you鈥檒l read the voices of
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Teresa Acevedo 鈼� Jennifer Keys Adair 鈼� Rosemarie Allen 鈼� Garnett S. Booker III 鈼� Barbara T. Bowman 鈼� Dina C. Castro 鈼� Jie-Qi Chen 鈼� Stephanie M. Curenton 鈼� Felicia L. DeHaney 鈼� Louise Derman-Sparks 鈼� Lillian Dur谩n 鈼� Tonia R. Durden 鈼� Isauro M. Escamilla 鈼� Belinda Bustos Flores 鈼� Janelle Beth Flores 鈼� Ximena Franco 鈼� Mimi Gray 鈼� Socorro Herrera 鈼� Zeynep Isik-Ercan 鈼� Debbie LeeKeenan 鈼� Junlei Li 鈼� Daniel R. Meier 鈼� Jen Neitzel 鈼� John Nimmo 鈼� Iliana Reyes 鈼� Shubhi Sachdeva 鈼� Hilary Seitz 鈼� Dorothy L. Shapland 鈼� Carla Thompson Payton 鈼� Alandra Washington 鈼� Dana Winters 鈼� Brian L. Wright . . . and many more!
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2022 Silver EXCEL Award Winner

Table of Contents

  • Acknowledgments听
  • Contributor List听
  • 51吃瓜网鈥檚 鈥淎dvancing Equity in Early Childhood Education鈥� Position Statement听
  • Introduction
    Iliana Alan铆s, Iheoma U. Iruka, and Susan Friedman听
  • Part 1:听Reflections on Equity听
  • Section 1: Reflections on Ourselves听
    • Chapter 1:听Looking Inward:听Reflections from Early Education Professionals on Their Journey to Reduce Bias and Racism听
      Iheoma U. Iruka, with Anthony Broughton, Michael Gonzalez, Jillian Herink, Steven Hicks, Tamara Johnson, Jen Neitzel, Karen Nemeth, Nicol Russell, and Shannon Wanless听
  • Section 2: Reflections on Our Profession听
    • Chapter 2:听Why History?听Educating the Early Childhood Workforce for Equity
      Barbara T. Bowman听
    • Chapter 3:听Quality Includes Removing Bias from Early Childhood Education Environments
      Felicia L. DeHaney, Carla Thompson听Payton, and Alandra Washington听
    • Chapter 4:听Being an Equity Leader听
      John Nimmo, Debbie LeeKeenan, and Louise Derman鈥慡parks听
    • Chapter 5:听Recognizing Shortcomings of a Traditional Professional Knowledge Base
      Tonia R. Durden and Stephanie M. Curenton听
  • Part 2:听Responsive Pedagogical Practices听
    • Chapter 6:听Creating Caring Communities in Early Childhood Contexts
      Garnett S. Booker III听
    • Chapter 7:听Focusing on What Really Counts:听How Noticing and Appreciating Simple, Ordinary Moments in Early Childhood Care and Education Can Enrich Human Relationships and Promote Professional Equity
      Junlei Li and Dana Winters听
    • Chapter 8:听Developing the Three Cs of Reciprocity
      Zeynep Isik鈥慐rcan听
    • Chapter 9:听What About the Children?听Teachers Cultivating and Nurturing the Voice and Agency of Young Children听
      Brian L. Wright听
    • Chapter听10:听Equity, Diversity, and Child Development:听Implications for Practice
      Iliana Reyes, Mimi Gray, and Teresa Acevedo
    • Chapter 11:听Equitable Learning Opportunities for Young Bilingual Children:听Strategies to Promote Oral Language Development
      Dina C. Castro and Ximena Franco听
    • Chapter 12:听Creating High鈥慟uality STEM Experiences for All Young Learners:听What Do Teachers of Young Children Need to Know?
      Jie鈥慟i Chen听
    • Chapter 13:听Developing Meaningful and Relevant Writing with K鈥�3 Dual Language Learner Students
      Daniel R. Meier听
    • Chapter 14:听Providing Responsive Supports to Dual Language Learners with Disabilities
      Lillian Dur谩n听
    • Chapter 15:听Making Thinking, Learning, and Development Visible and Inclusive Through Authentic Assessment听
      Hilary Seitz听
    • Chapter 16:听Learning Stories:听Observation, Reflection, and Narrative in Early Childhood Education
      Isauro M. Escamilla听
  • Part 3:听Moving Forward as a Profession听
    • Chapter 17:听The Work:听Promoting Equity and Justice in Early Childhood
      Jen Neitzel听
    • Chapter 18:听Agency and Power in Young Children鈥檚 Lives:听Five Ways to Advocate for Social Justice as an Early Childhood Educator听
      Jennifer Keys Adair and Shubhi Sachdeva听
    • Chapter 19:听Creating Anti鈥慠acist Early Childhood Spaces
      Rosemarie Allen, Dorothy L. Shapland, Jen Neitzel, and Iheoma U. Iruka听
    • Chapter 20:听Early Childhood Teacher Educators鈥� Critical Role:听Preparing Culturally Efficacious Early Childhood Teachers听
      Belinda Bustos Flores, Socorro Herrera, and Janelle Beth Flores听
  • Appendix: A Note on听Terminology Used in this Book听
  • About the Editors听
  • Index

Book Details

Product Code:听1155
ISBN:听978-1-938113-78-9
Publish Date: 2021
Citation (in Chicago 17th ed. style):听
Alan铆s, I., & I.U. Iruka, eds. With S. Friedman. 2021. Advancing Equity and Embracing Diversity in Early Childhood Education: Elevating Voices and Actions. Washington, DC: 51吃瓜网.

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Articles

- Discover the role teacher research plays in forging the path to equity-based educational reforms in Megina Baker鈥檚 article. (Voices of Practicioners, Fall 2019)听 听听
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Blog听

- Learn more about how 51吃瓜网鈥檚 鈥淎dvancing Equity in Early Childhood Education鈥� position statement came about in this blog post by Elisa Huss-Hage.
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-听Read this听report from 51吃瓜网 and The Education Trust elevating the expertise and experiences of early childhood educators of color in the conversation about raising the bar on the qualifications for working in the early childhood field.听
Audience: Administrator (director or principal), Student (higher education), Teacher
Age: Early Primary, Infant/Toddler, Kindergarten, Preschool
Topics: Other Topics, Equity, Cultural Competence, Diversity
Iliana Alan铆s

Iliana Alan铆s, PhD, is a professor of early childhood/elementary education at the University of Texas-San Antonio. A native of the Rio Grande Valley, she has been working with and learning from dual language teachers for over 20 years.听

Iliana Alan铆s
Iheoma U. Iruka

Iheoma U. Iruka, PhD,听is research professor in public policy and founding director of the equity research action coalition at the Frank Porter Graham Child听Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Iruka is engaged in projects and initiatives focused on how evidence鈥慽nformed policies,听systems, and practices in early education can support the optimal development听and experiences of children who are from households with low income, ethnic minorities, and immigrants. She is focused on ensuring healthy development and听excellence for young diverse learners, especially Black children, through classroom and family tools, the examination of nontraditional pedagogical approaches,听public policies, and publications geared toward early education practitioners and听policymakers. She is an author of several books, including Don鈥檛 Look Away:听Embracing Anti鈥態ias Classrooms (Gryphon House, 2020). Dr. Iruka serves or听has served on numerous national boards and committees, including the Brady听Education Foundation, the American Psychological Association鈥檚 Board of听Educational Affairs Task Force on Racial and Ethnic Disparities, and the National听Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committees on Supporting听Parents of Young Children and Applying Neurobiological and Socio鈥態ehavioral听Sciences from Prenatal through Early Childhood Development: A Health听Equity Approach.听

Susan Friedman

Susan Friedman is senior director of听publishing听and content development at 51吃瓜网.听In this role, she leads the content development work of 51吃瓜网鈥檚 books and periodicals teams. Ms. Friedman is coeditor of Each and Every Child: Teaching Preschool with an Equity Lens. She has extensive prior experience creating content on play, developmentally appropriate uses of media, and other topics for educators and families. She has presented at numerous educational conferences, including 51吃瓜网鈥檚 Professional Learning Institute and Annual Conference, the South by Southwest Education (SXSW EDU) Conference & Festival, and the School Superintendents Association鈥檚 Early Learning Cohort. She began her career as a preschool teacher at City and Country School in New York City.听She holds degrees from Vassar College and the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Reviews

In a time when issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, and access are at the forefront in education, this volume offers timely and critical recommendations for policy and practice. The coeditors bring together a stellar group of experts in the field that delineate how we can enact equitable and inclusive early childhood education founded on 51吃瓜网鈥檚 鈥淎dvancing Equity in Early Childhood Education鈥� position statement and its recommendations. A must-read for all early childhood educators.

鈥�Sonia W. Soltero, Professor and Chair, Department of Leadership, Language, and Curriculum, DePaul University

51吃瓜网鈥檚 position statement on advancing equity is not just words on paper, it is the heart and soul of who we are as people who care for all children. In this book, editors Iliana Alan铆s, Iheoma Iruka, and Susan Friedman have gathered stories and insights from dozens of early childhood education professionals, leading us forward into a beloved community framed in social justice.

鈥�Josh Thompson, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education, Texas A&M University-Commerce

This book confronts us with the inequities present in early childhood education. It compels us not to remain silent, compliant, or complicit, but rather to take anti-racist actions at every level鈥攃lassroom, program, teacher preparation, and policy.

鈥�Cristina Gillanders, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver

This text is comprehensive in its approach to addressing equity and diversity in our field. The diverse group of contributors offers research-based expertise centering a variety of social identities. Regardless of role, this book provides useful information for improving practice.

鈥�Toni Sturdivant, Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Texas A&M University-Commerce

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