Book Description

CHAPTER 1: BEGINNING-- "It isn't fair!" Antibias curriculum for young children / Louise Derman-Sparks-- Talking about differences children notice / Elizabeth Crary-- "Where do we begin?" Bringing the world into your classroom / Bonnie Neugebauer-- CHAPTER 2: MEETING THE NEEDS OF ALL CHILDREN-- Obstacle courses are for every body / Carol Stock Kranowitz-- Helping whole children grow: nonsexist childrearing for infants and toddlers / Judith Leipzig-- Lost in a distant land: The foreign child's dilemma in child care / Athol B. Packer, Sharon C. Milner, and Marion H. Hong-- Guidelines for helping non-English-speaking children adjust and communicate / Karen Miller-- Recognizing giftedness in early childhood settings / Donna Garnett Chitwood-- Exploring diversity through the arts / Interviews with Jim Lasansky and Richard Lewis by Susan Epeneter, and an interview with Bob Blue by Candace Chang-- CHAPTER 3: STAFFING WITH DIVERSITY-- Honoring diversity: Problems and possibilities for staff and organization / Margie Carter-- Are you a dad and a teacher? Fathering- A year long curriculum / Cory Gann and Sharon Stine-- CHAPTER 4: LEARNING FROM PARENTS-- Tossed salad is terrific: Values of multicultural programs for children and families / Janet Brown McCracken-- Building positive images: Interracial children and their families / Francis Wardle-- Parenting a child with special needs / An interview with Meg Robinson-- CHAPTER 5: LIVING IN A CHANGING WORLD-- The impact of current changes in social structure on early childhood education programs / Gail Raymond and Dean K. McIntosh-- Children are caught-between home and school, culture and school / Betsy West-- Diversity and conflict: The whole world will never sing perfect harmony / Jim Greenman-- Meeting the needs of all children- An Indian perspectives / Harold Gossman-- All children are special / Jan Cole Krick-- CHAPTER 6: CONSIDERING OUR RESOURCES-- What are we really saying to children? Criteria for the selection of books and materials / Bonnie Neugebauer-- Reflecting diversity- books to read with young children / Bonnie Neugebauer.