{"product_id":"advancing-equity-and-embracing-diversity-in-early-childhood-education-elevating-voices-and-actions-9781938113789","title":"Advancing Equity and Embracing Diversity in Early Childhood Education: Elevating Voices and Actions","description":"\u003cb\u003e2022 Excel Silver Award Winner. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTogether, the voices of\u003cbr\u003eearly childhood educators, scholars, and professionals can sound the call to\u003cbr\u003eadvance the profession toward more equitable educational experiences, systems, \u003cbr\u003eand practices for all children. \u003c\/b\u003eThis book showcases many of these voices from across the field\u003cbr\u003eof early childhood education and invites you to think about and discuss ways\u003cbr\u003eyou can add your own voice to that call.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExpanding on recommendations from\u003cbr\u003eNAEYC's \"Advancing Equity in Early Childhood Education\" position statement, the\u003cbr\u003econtributors to this invaluable resource navigate difficult and complex topics\u003cbr\u003eand offer guidance on how to apply more equitable pedagogical practices.\u003cbr\u003eGrounded in theoretical frameworks and current research, the chapters look at\u003cbr\u003eboth the history of inequity in the profession and what the future of education\u003cbr\u003ecan mean for all children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInside, you'll read the voices of \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeresa Acevedo ● Jennifer\u003cbr\u003eKeys Adair ● Rosemarie Allen ● Garnett S. Booker III ● Barbara T. Bowman ● Dina\u003cbr\u003eC. Castro ● Jie-Qi Chen ● Stephanie M. Curenton ● Felicia L. DeHaney ● Louise\u003cbr\u003eDerman-Sparks ● Lillian Durán ● Tonia R. Durden ● Isauro M. Escamilla ● Belinda\u003cbr\u003eBustos Flores ● Janelle Beth Flores ● Ximena Franco ● Mimi Gray ● Socorro\u003cbr\u003eHerrera ● Zeynep Isik-Ercan ● Debbie LeeKeenan ● Junlei Li ● Daniel R. Meier ●\u003cbr\u003eJen Neitzel ● John Nimmo ● Iliana Reyes ● Shubhi Sachdeva ● Hilary Seitz ●\u003cbr\u003eDorothy L. Shapland ● Carla Thompson Payton ● Alandra Washington ● Dana Winters\u003cbr\u003e● Brian L. Wright . . . and many more!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIliana Alanís\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, a native of South Texas, is professor of early childhood and elementary education in the department of interdisciplinary learning and teaching at the University of Texas at San Antonio. With over 20 years in the early childhood field, her work focuses on teaching practices in culturally and linguistically diverse early childhood contexts with an emphasis on the effect of schooling for language minority children in Spanish\/English dual language programs. She is especially interested in forms of teaching that promote native language development and its correlation to second language acquisition. With over 48 refereed publications related to dual language education, her recent research focuses on higher-order cognitive and linguistic interaction found in student-student exchanges. Dr. Alanís is former president of the Texas Association for Bilingual Education and former board member for the National Latino Children's Institute. She's served as a NAEYC Governing Board member and an Early Childhood Advisory Board member for Scholastic Education. As a member of the Dual Language Training Institute, she facilitates professional development for teachers in dual language classrooms across the country. Dr. Alanís is coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Essentials: Supporting Dual Language Learners in Diverse Environments in Preschool and Kindergarten\u003c\/i\u003e (NAEYC, 2021). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIheoma U. Iruka\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is research professor in public policy and founding director of the equity research action coalition at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Iruka is engaged in projects and initiatives focused on how evidence-informed policies, systems, and practices in early education can support the optimal development and experiences of children who are from households with low income, ethnic minorities, and immigrants. She is focused on ensuring healthy development and excellence for young diverse learners, especially Black children, through classroom and family tools, the examination of nontraditional pedagogical approaches, public policies, and publications geared toward early education practitioners and policymakers. She is an author of several books, including Don't Look Away: Embracing Anti-Bias Classrooms (Gryphon House, 2020). Dr. Iruka serves or has served on numerous national boards and committees, including the Brady Education Foundation, the American Psychological Association's Board of Educational Affairs Task Force on Racial and Ethnic Disparities, and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committees on Supporting Parents of Young Children and Applying Neurobiological and Socio-Behavioral Sciences from Prenatal through Early Childhood Development: A Health Equity Approach. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Friedman\u003c\/b\u003e is senior director of publishing and professional learning at the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). In this role, she leads the content development work of NAEYC's books, periodicals, digital content, and professional learning teams. Early childhood educators rely on NAEYC's award-winning content to stay current on research and best practices they can implement in their classrooms. Susan has extensive prior experience in content programming as well as editorial oversight and production with many years of experience creating content on play, developmentally appropriate uses of media, and other topics for educators and families. She has presented at numerous educational conferences, including NAEYC's Professional Learning Institute and Annual Conference, the South by Southwest Education (SXSW EDU) Conference \u0026amp; Festival, and the School Superintendents Association's Early Learning Cohort. Susan began her career as a preschool teacher at City and Country School in New York City. 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