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International MindTap Education Instant Access for de Melendez/Beck's Teaching Young Children in Multicultural Classrooms, 5th Edition

Wilma Robles de Melendez, Vesna Beck

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International MindTap Education Instant Access for de Melendez/Beck's Teaching Young Children in Multicultural Classrooms 5th Edition by Wilma Robles de Melendez/Vesna Beck
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International MindTap Education for de Melendez/Beck’s Teaching Young Children in Multicultural Classrooms: Issues, Concepts, and Strategies, 5th Edition is the digital learning solution that powers students from memorization to mastery. It gives you complete control of your course—to provide engaging content, to challenge every individual, and to build their confidence. Empower students to accelerate their progress with MindTap. MindTap: Powered by You.

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Meet the Authors

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Wilma Robles de Melendez

Wilma Robles de Melendez, Ph.D., is a professor of early childhood education at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She has over two decades of experience in the field of early childhood and is a specialist in multicultural education and diversity issues and practices. An active member of state, national, and international early childhood associations, she has written and published several books and articles in education journals as well as another text with Vesna (Ostertag) Beck for Cengage, Teaching Social Studies in Early Education.

Vesna Beck

Vesna Beck, Ed.D., was a university administrator and professor at the community college and university levels for over 40 years. During her 24-year tenure at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, she was the administrator of the doctoral program in organizational leadership and professor in the Master of Science in early childhood education where she taught research and assessment courses. Vesna’s partnership with Wilma, which began more than two decades ago, resulted in two books, many workshops, conference presentations, teacher training, and journal publications. Vesna is the co-author (with Wilma Robles de Melendez) of Teaching Social Studies in Early Education.

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Table of Contents

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Part I: FOUNDATIONS FOR MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION IN TODAY'S EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSROOMS.
1. Living in Diversity: The Intricate Nature of Our Society.
2. The Nature of Culture, The Nature of People.
3. Families in Our Classrooms: Many Ways, Many Voices.
4. Who Is the Child? Developmental Characteristics of Young Children in a Diverse Society.
Part II: EXPLORING THE ROOTS OF MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION: ISSUES AND DIRECTIONS.
5. Tracing the Beginnings of Multicultural Education.
6. Approaches to Multicultural Education: From Frameworks to Action.
Part III: INTO ACTION: IMPLEMENTING A MULTICULTURAL PROGRAM FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.
7. Classrooms, Where Words Become Action.
8. Language Diversity in the Classroom: Working with Young Dual Language Learners.
9. Activities and Resources for Multicultural Teaching: A World of Possibilities!
10. A World of Resources: Engaging Families, Friends, and the Community.
Appendix A: Recommended List of Selected Multicultural Children's Books.
Appendix B: Organizations That Support Multiculturalism and Diversity.
Appendix C: Developing Multicultural Awareness: Sample Activities.
Glossary.

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  • ISBN-10: 1337676144
  • ISBN-13: 9781337676144
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