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Direct linkKeefer, Natalie; Lopez, Julia; Young, Jyhane; Haj-Broussard, Michelle – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2020
At the intersection of social studies and world language curricula are opportunities to explore students' prior learning with vocabulary-rich content designed to support language acquisition goals. "Funds of knowledge" is defined as socio-cultural, economic, and historical knowledge from home and community settings. The instructional…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Spanish Speaking, Prior Learning, Teaching Methods
Souto-Manning, Mariana – Teachers College Press, 2013
This unique book features an array of approaches, strategies, and tools for teaching multiculturally in the early years. The teachers and classrooms portrayed here provide young children with rich educational experiences that empower them to understand themselves in relation to others. You will see how amazing teachers engage in culturally…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Education, Kindergarten
Lawson, Mered – Arts & Activities, 2009
Diversity is a concept teachers share with their students every day, teaching them to respect, admire and celebrate the uniqueness that makes everyone special. In this article, the author describes how to make early elementary multimedia self-portraits which are a wonderful way to visually exhibit the diversity of each school. When displayed, they…
Descriptors: Art Education, Grade 1, Student Diversity, Art Activities
Quintero, Elizabeth – Young Children, 2004
By using a problem-posing, critical literacy approach employing children's literature, even the complex issues of a world in conflict and confusion can be addressed through an ongoing dialogue. In this article, the author defines "critical literacy" as a process of constructing and critically using language (oral and written) as a means of…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Multicultural Education, Teaching Methods, Preschool Education
Lotherington, Heather; Chow, Sandra – Reading Teacher, 2006
At a multicultural elementary school in Toronto, Canada, students in grades 1 and 2 digitally rewrote the traditional children's story "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." The traditional tale was transformed into individualized narratives, with new characters, setting, and plot twists, and the students moved from reading the original story…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Story Telling, Childrens Literature, Multicultural Education
Norton, Nadjwa Effat Laila – Language Arts, 2005
This multicultural feminist critical narrative inquiry examines how one Dominican Spanish and English speaking poor immigrant first grader, Pam, utilizes her critical literacies to intervene against inequitable teaching practices and affirm her cultures. Implications for early childhood educators to develop culturally responsive practices that…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Culturally Relevant Education, Inquiry, Spanish Speaking
