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November 2005: Embracing Diversity in Early Childhood Settings. In this issue of Beyond the Journal read about how teacher education programs are preparing teaching students to meet the needs of diverse children. Also discover children’s books that portray contemporary Native Americans accurately; explore research and historical information on anti-bias/multicultural education with White children; learn about a professional development initiative to increase teacher empathy toward linguistically and culturally diverse children, and more.

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Embracing Diversity in Early Childhood Settings

Contemporary American Indian Cultures in Children’s Picture Books/by Lisen Roberts, Eliza Dean, and Marna Holland
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Taking the Next Step: Preparing Teachers to Work with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children/by Jerlean Daniel and Susan Friedman
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What If All the Children in My Class Are White? Historical and Research Background/by Louise Derman-Sparks and Patricia G. Ramsey
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Empathy and Cultural Competence: Reflections from Teachers of Culturally Diverse Children/by Michaela W. Colombo
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Voices of Practitioners: Teacher Research in Early Childhood Education. Photos: Top left Kathy Sible; top right © Council for Professional Recognition; bottom © Comstock

Print, Multimedia, and Online Resources for Teaching and Learning about Diversity
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The Reading Chair/ by Isabel Baker
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New Books/by Gail Perry
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