New Voices ~ Nuevas Voces: A Handbook on Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Early Childhood [Paperback]

Dina Castro (Author), Betsy Anyakoya (Author), Christina Kasprzak (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1598570463 | ISBN-13: 978-1598570465 | Publication Date: July 1, 2010 | Edition: 1

As early childhood programs and schools become more culturally and linguistically diverse, professionals need to create settings that welcome new voices and help all children succeed. This comprehensive professional development course gives them the in-depth practical guidance they need. Developed by respected scholar Dina Castro and her expert team, this five-module program is the key to working effectively with diverse children and families and preparing all children for long-term school and social success. The positive, engaging way to improve cultural responsiveness, New Voices ~ Nuevas Voces is field-tested shown to improve early childhood professionals' practices; especially useful for working with Latino children and families, but can also be applied broadly to address cultural diversity in all early childhood settings; developed for children from birth to five years of age in classrooms and home-based settings; based on actual professional development needs, determined by the authors' extensive work in their training institutes; flexible can be used for professional development with early childhood teachers, administrators, SLPs, psychologists, and more; equally appropriate for preservice instruction or inservice professional development. The New Voices ~ Nuevas Voces handbook gives readers thorough coverage of each module, enhanced with learning objectives, case studies, reflection questions, and an assessment scale and observation checklist administrators can use to monitor staff improvement. And professional development instructors will love the facilitator's manual on CD-ROM (sold separately), which gives them a complete professional development package with printable PowerPoint slides; helpful instructor notes; sample agendas; group learning activities, and handouts such as self-assessment instruments and training evaluation forms. With this invaluable program, early childhood professionals will develop the skills, sensitivity, and knowledge to meet the developmental and learning needs of the diverse children in their program.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Made me much more aware of what cultural diversity really is and how it affects classroom practices . . . Has made me much more accepting of differences among families, which has helped increase involvement of diverse families in my classroom. --Lynn Young, NBCT, Preschool Teacher, Lacy Elementary, Raleigh, North Carolina

Comprehensive, informative, practical, thought provoking, and fun. As a public health consultant, I have referred to the Guide frequently and used it in training college students and community professionals. --Karen Haas, PT, MPH, Pediatric Physical Therapy Consultant

About the Author

Dina Castro, MPH, Ph.D.,is a Teacher & Scientist @ FPG Child Development Institute, Project CLICK. She is a member of National Association for Bilingual Education (SIG) and is the Early Childhood Education Co-Chair. Betsy Ayankoya, M.Ed., is Educational Planning and Development Consultant, National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC); Christina Kasprzak, M.A., is Educational Consultant, FPG Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Product Details

• Paperback: 260 pages
• Publisher: Paul H Brookes Pub Co; 1 edition (July 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598570463
• ISBN-13: 978-1598570465
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,955,116 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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