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Diversity
http://cainclusion.org/camap/inclusionworks.html
Multicultural Principles for Head StartPrograms Serving Children Ages BirthTo Five Organized around 10 principles
Every individual is rooted in culture The cultural groups in the communities and
families of each program are the primary sources for culturally relevant programming
Questions to support reflection, planning, and policy development
Diversity
https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/cultural-linguistic/docs/dll-strategies.pdf
Diversity
Playful strategies for supporting Jean include: Use favorite games as
opportunities to teach new vocabulary
Use areas of interest (dramatic play) to support language development
Playful strategies for supporting Nissa include:Nissa loves music; play music as a way to help her feel welcome and build language through songs and games.
Playful strategies for supporting Yelia include:Connect with Yelia’s family and invite them to teach you songs, fingerplays, or dandling rhymes they use at home so you can use them with her.
Assets-based Approaches
Important similarities among all children
Differences between children growing up with one language (monolinguals) and dual language learners (DLLs)
Diversity among children who are DLLs
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SCRIPT-NCSupporting Change and Reform in Preservice Teaching in
North Carolina
SCRIPT-NCSupporting Change and Reform in Preservice Teaching in
North Carolina
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• How will you make sure that Ryan and Shelby can join in the game?• What snack might you plan for today that _________ (who has a
ground nut allergy) and __________ (who is lactose intolerant) could also eat?
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Quality
Researchers have found a new strategy to prevent chronic diseases such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes and obesity – high quality early childhood programs