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​Using Literature to Support Diverse Families

2 Clock Hours of Early Childhood Education

Agenda

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  1. Course Agenda
  2. Pre-Assessment ​Discussion: Supporting Families (1/6)​
  3. Never too Early to Read to a Child
  4. Family Literature
  5. Early Literacy and Learning about Families
  6. Monday is One Day
  7. Discussion: Sharing Books (2/6)
  8. Valuing Diverse Families
  9. Communicating with Families
  10. Choosing Literature
  11. Beyond Literature
  12. Lesson Plan: ​My Family Tree (3/6)​
  13. Lesson Plan: ​Family Mobiles (4/6)​​
  14. Lesson Plan: The Name Quilt (5/6)​​
  15. End of Course Quiz (6/6)
  16. Course Evaluation Form​

Course Description

2 Clock Hours
Children’s literature is a tool used in many early childhood and school-age programs for various purposes. Typically, literacy skills are the foundation of implementing certain children’s books, but there are more options. Consider the diverse families that you know and work with and how a literature rich environment, that supports diversity, can help all of the children in your classroom thrive! This course will approach the concept of using literature to support diverse families, provide some sample lesson plans, consider best practice standards, and include peer discussions to enhance participant learning. ​ 
Course Difficulty: Level 2 - This course has entry level vocabulary that most students should be able to easily become familiar with. Assignments include peer discussion boards, open-ended and multiple choice questions. ​​​​

Learning Outcomes

  • Discuss methods and strategies for supporting diverse families through children’s literature specifically
  • Discuss other strategies used for supporting diverse families
  • Describe how supporting a child’s sense of belonging in the classroom community can also support diverse families
  • State how to use an activity that uses children’s literature to continue supporting diverse families throughout a longer span of time
  • Explain how children’s social interactions can help to support their sense of belonging in the classroom 

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Course Acknowledgments

A special thank you to the following team members for contributing to the the curriculum for this topic:
  • Brittney Andrade, BS ECE  
  • Aurora Tollestrup, BS Ed​

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CDA Criteria for this Course

CDA Settings:
  • Infant/Toddler
  • Preschool
  • Family Child Care (Mixed-Age)
CDA Content Area: Building Productive Relationships with Families ​(2 hours)

Technical Requirements:

  • Laptop or PC
  • Most students are able to use mobile devices such as tablets to complete courses. However, each device is different, and an individual's skill level with the device may determine their success with using a mobile device.
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Sources

  1. Picture Books About Family Diversity, (2017). Storytime Standouts. Retrieved from http://www.storytimestandouts.com/celebrating-diversity-with-picture-books/picture-books-family-diversity/
  2. An Approach for Teaching Diversity, (2015). University of Wisconsin Whitewater, Learn Center. Retrieved from https://www.uww.edu/learn/aboutdiversity/approachdiversity
  3. Brown-Jeffy, S., & Cooper, J. (2011). Toward a Conceptual Framework of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy: An Overview of the Conceptual and Theoretical Literature. Teacher Education Quarterly, 38(1), 65-84. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/23479642
  4. Kathryn L. Davis , Bernice G. Brown , Ann Liedel-Rice  & Pamela Soeder, (2012). Experiencing Diversity through Children's Multicultural Literature. Kappa Delta Pi Record, Volume 41, Issue 4. Pages 176-179. Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00228958.2005.10532067?journalCode=ukdr20
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1. Course Agenda
2. Pre-Assessment (1/6)​
3. Never too Early to Read
4. Family Literature
5. Early Literacy and Families 


6. Monday is One Day
7. Discussion: Sharing Books (2/6)
8. Valuing Diverse Families
9. Communicating with Families
10. Choosing Literature
11. Beyond Literature
12. My Family Tree (3/6)​
13. Family Mobiles (4/6)​​
14. The Name Quilt (5/6)​​
15. End of Course Quiz (6/6)
16. Course Evaluation Form​
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    • About ECE Virtual Classroom
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    • ECE Virtual Classroom
  • Select Course
    • Relationships with Families
    • Social and Emotional Development
    • Sign Language Tools for the Classroom
    • Building Community Through Circle Time
    • Easing Separation Anxiety
    • Family Activity Nights
    • Interactions and Guidance
    • Mildred D. Taylor and Cultural Awareness
    • Operation Military Families
    • Reinforcement and Redirection
    • School age Play
    • Social and Emotional Development
    • Spanish in the Early Childhood Classroom
    • Supporting Families with Special Needs
    • Supporting Self-Esteem
    • Teaching Self Expression
    • The Anxious Child
    • ​Using Literature to Support Diverse Families
    • Yoga for Young Children
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