Supporting the Full Participation of Each Child

Cultural Diversity Resources[1]
Evidence Sources / The Changing Face of the United States: The Influence of Culture on Early Child Development

Child Development 101: The Difference Between Boys and Girls

The Effect of Poverty on Child Development and Educational Outcomes http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=psycd_fac
The Foundations for School Readiness: Fostering Developmental Competence in the Earliest Years http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/hs/resources/ECLKC_Bookstore/PDFs/TA6%5B1%5D.pdf
Highlighting the Positive Development of Minority Children
Positioning Young Black Boys for Educational Success

Prekindergarteners Left Behind: Expulsion Rates in State Prekindergarten Systems

Responding to Linguistic and Cultural Diversity: Recommendations for Effective Early Childhood Education (English)
(Spanish)
Responsiveness to ALL Children, Families, and Professionals: Integrating Cultural and Linguistic Diversity into Policy and Practice

Cultural%20and%20Linguistic%20Diversity_updated_sept2010.pdf (position statement)
When the Bough Breaks: The Effects of Homelessness on Young Children
Where We Stand: On Responding to Linguistic and Cultural Diversity

Books / Bowman, B., & Moore, E. K. (Eds.). (2006). School readiness and social-emotional development: Perspectives on cultural diversity. Washington, DC: National Black Child Development Institute.
Castro, D. C., Ayankoya, B. C., & Kasprzak, C. (2011). New voices/Nuevas voces guide to cultural and linguistic diversity in early childhood. Baltimore: Brookes.
Curenton, S. M. & Iruka, I. U. (2013). Cultural competence in early childhood education. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education.
Derman-Sparks, L. & Olsen Edwards, J. (2010). Anti-bias education for young children and ourselves. Washington, DC: NAEYC.
Derman-Sparks, L., & Ramsey, P. G., (with Edwards, J. O.). (2006). What if all the kids are white? Anti-bias multicultural education with young children and families. New York: Teachers College Press.
Cultural Diversity Resources
Books / Fadiman, A. (1997). The spirit catches you and you fall down: A Hmong child, her American doctors and the collision of two cultures. New York, NY: Noonday Press.
Gonzalez-Mena, J. (2004). Foundations of early childhood education: Teaching children in a diverse society with resources for observation and reflection. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield.
Lesser, L.K., Burt, T., & Gelnaw, A. (2005). Making room in the circle: Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender families in early childhood settings. San Rafael, CA: Parent Services Project.
Lynch, E.W., & Hanson, M.J. (2011). Developing cross-cultural competence: A guide for working with children and their families (4th ed.). Baltimore, MD: Brookes.
deMelendez, W.R., & Ostertag, V. (2012). Teaching young children in multicultural classrooms: Issues, concepts and strategies, 4th ed. Albany, NY: Delmar Publishers.
Ramsey, P.G. (Ed.) (2004). Teaching and learning in a diverse world: Multicultural education for young children, 3rd ed. New York: Teachers College Press.
Rogoff, B. (2003). The cultural nature of child development. New York: Oxford University Press.
Articles / A-B-Cs of Bridging Home and School Expectations for Children and Families of Diverse Backgrounds. Young Exceptional Children, 8(3), 3–11.

Anti-Bias Education Articles (in English and Spanish)

Barriers and Solutions in Involving Culturally Linguistically Diverse Families in the IFSP/IEP Process http://organizations.bloomu.edu/connect/Spring%202011/Barriers%20Solutions.pdf
Cultural Influences on Early Language and Literacy Teaching Practices

Diversity and Discipline
Empathy and Cultural Competence: Reflections From Teachers of Culturally Diverse Children
Empty Seats: Addressing the Problem of Unfair School Discipline for Boys of Color

Equity and Excellence: African-American Children’s Access to Quality Preschool

Interculturalism: Addressing Diversity in Early Childhood
in_Early_Childhood___Leslie_Ponciano_and_Ani_Shabazian.pdf
Los Niños Aprenden en Casa: Valuing and Connecting Home Cultural Knowledge With an Early Childhood Program
Oral Storytelling: A Cultural Art That Promotes School Readiness http://policy.rutgers.edu/faculty/curenton/Curenton%202006.pdf
What Early Childhood Educators Need to Know: Developing Effective Programs for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Children and Families
Cultural Diversity Resources
Audiovisual Resources / America’s Invisible Children
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/resources/cinema/Video%20Presentations/AmerisIvisible.htm
American Promise

Fulfilling the American Promise: Classroom Identities

Fulfilling the American Promise: Exploring Assimilation

Fulfilling the American Promise: Rethinking Achievement

Fulfilling the American Promise: The Education System, Outside and Within

Becoming a Culturally Responsive Teacher
A Class Divided
Cracking the Code: The System of Racial Inequity (stream online)
Conversation Guide
A Creative Adventure: Supporting Learning Through Art, Music, Movement & Dialogue http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/teaching/eecd/Domains%20of%20Child%20Development/Creative%20Arts/ACreativeAdvent.htm (English)
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/Espanol/Cinema/Presentaciones%20por%20v%C3%ADdeo/Creative%20Adventure%20-%20Spanish (Spanish)
Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning
The Danger of a Single Story
Diversity: Contrasting Perspectives
Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible (stream online)
Conversation Guide
Multicultural and Diverse Learners
Play & Motor Development: A Multicultural Perspective
The Raising of America: Early Childhood and the Future of our Nation
Starting Small: Teaching Tolerance in Preschool and the Early Grades

That’s a Family! Mixed Race Family
The Way Home: Women Talk About Race in America (preview)
Conversation Guide
What You See Doesn't Always Show What's Beneath: Understanding Culture-Based Behaviors (webinar) https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/teaching/practice/fp/fpArchive2014.html
Cultural Diversity Resources
Web Resources / 60 Minutes From Catalog to Classroom
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/cultural-linguistic/center/60MinutesfromC.htm
Being Black Is Not a Risk Factor: A Strengths-Based Look at the State of the Black Child

Beyond the Golden Rule: A Parent’s Guide to Preventing and Responding to Prejudice
Critical Practices for Anti-Bias Education
Cultural Competency: What It Is and Why It Matters
Early Childhood and Family Homelessness Resource List http://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/occ/acf_homeless_resource_list.pdf
Early Identification of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children (Aged 0 – 5)
Equity and Excellence: African-American Children’s Access to Quality Preschool

Highlighting the Positive Development of Minority Children

How Can You Create a Learning Environment that Respects Diversity
National Center for Children in Poverty
National Center for Cultural Competence http://www11.georgetown.edu/research/gucchd/nccc/
National Center on Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/cultural-linguistic (English)
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/Espanol (Spanish)
Positive Development of Minority Children

Preschool-to-Kindergarten Transition Patterns for African American Boys http://fpg.unc.edu/sites/fpg.unc.edu/files/resources/snapshots/FPG_Snapshot71_2013.pdf
Reaching All Children: Understanding Early Care and Education Participation Among Immigrant Families http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED489574.pdf
Revisiting and Updating the Multicultural Principles for Head Start Programs Serving Children Ages Birth to Five: Learning Extensions http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/cultural-linguistic/Dual%20Language%20Learners/pdm/responsiveness/revisiting.htm (English and Spanish)
Teaching “Diversity”: Where to Begin

Teaching Tolerance Anti-Bias Framework
Working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children and Families http://ec.dpi.wi.gov/ec_ecinr

[1] Yellow highlighted resources are available in English and Spanish.