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Preschool teacher showing students a picture book
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Teaching Young Children
December 1, 2018

Many Languages, One Classroom: Supporting Children in Superdiverse Settings

This is the first of two articles offering strategies for teaching children in classrooms where a variety of home languages are spoken.

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Authored by: 
Carola Oliva-Olson, Linda M. Espinosa, Whit Hayslip, Elizabeth S. Magruder
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Article
Young Children
November 1, 2018

Building a Cohesive Multimodal Environment for Diverse Learners

Ms. Manfredini seeks to understand the children’s backgrounds and draw on their experiences; she also supports children in using several different communication modes to make and express meaning.

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Authored by: 
Joseph C. Rumenapp, P. Zitlali Morales, Aquila Manfredini Lykouretzos
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Blog
October 26, 2018

Early Childhood Educators #ProtectFamilies

As an 51ɬɬapp member and an early childhood educator, we want to share with you some ways to stay informed and continue to advocate for immigrant families and children in your communities and beyond.

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Authored by: 
Rhian Evans Allvin
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Article
Young Children
May 1, 2018

ممتع ومثرٍ: الدليل إلى الصرامة الأكاديمية الملائمة من الناحية التنموية Engaging and Enriching: The Key to Developmentally Appropriate Academic Rigor

إن الممارسة الصارمة وتلك الملائمة من الناحية التنموية، تعتبران ضروريتين للتعليم بمرحلة الطفولة المبكرة؛ وإذا ما تم القيام بهما على نحو سليم، فإن كل منهما سوف يعزز الآخر

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Authored by: 
Shannon Riley-Ayers, Alexandra Figueras-Daniel
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Blog
May 1, 2018

Embracing Equity: Helping All Children Reach Their Full Potential

51ɬɬapp is for the active embrace of equity. We are for talking openly and honestly about diversity, and we are for changing our policies and practices to enhance our organizational commitment to being high performing and inclusive.

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Authored by: 
Rhian Evans Allvin
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Article
Young Children
May 1, 2018

A Reason for Hope: Building Teachers’ CulturalCapital

The concept of teacher as ethnographer and the four dimensions of teacher cultural capital could serve as key strategies toward improving the social and academic outcomes for children of color.

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Authored by: 
Maurice Sykes
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Article
Young Children
May 1, 2018

Engaging and Enriching: The Key to Developmentally Appropriate Academic Rigor

In this article, we describe the transformation of 17 kindergarten classrooms from didactic experiences for children to rigorous and developmentally appropriate student-centered learning environments.

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Authored by: 
Shannon Riley-Ayers, Alexandra Figueras-Daniel
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Article
Young Children
May 1, 2018

The Power of Using International Picture Books with Young Children

Using international picture books is a powerful vehicle for teachers who want to foster children’s development of intercultural knowledge and understanding in meaningful ways.

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Authored by: 
Kelly Baldwin
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Young Children
Vol. 73, No. 2
May 1, 2018

May 2018

The Power of Early Childhood Education: Expanding Educational Equity, Shrinking the Achievement Gap
YC May 2018 issue
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Two boys painting
Article
Teaching Young Children
December 1, 2017

Including All Children in Making and Tinkering!

With the open-ended experiences of making and tinkering, you can give a child like this access to a whole world of learning and expression.

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Authored by: 
Karen Nemeth, Pamela Brillante
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