Description
Book SynopsisA timely book to help early care and education teachers, leaders, administrators, coaches, and staff deliver on the promise of high-quality education for all children. The authors provide inspiration, practical tools, and resources through the antibias, antiracist, culturally responsive practices framework.
Table of Contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgments vii
- Introduction 1
- How to Use This Book 2
- 1. Racism's Past, Present, and Future 3
- What Is Racism? 3
- The Effects of Racism in the United States 11
- An Intersectionality Lens 18
- Now What? 21
- 2. Connecting Culturally Responsive, Anti-Bias, and Anti-Racist (CRABAR) Practices 23
- Anti-Racism and Anti-Bias 24
- Terminology Matters: Defining Bias and Racism 25
- Racism in Early Childhood Education 26
- Introducing the CRABAR Framework 27
- Now What? 38
- 3. Creating CRABAR Learning Environments 41
- Spaces for Belonging: Model Learning Environments 42
- The Classroom Environment: A Review 43
- Reflection on Afrocentric Classroom Environments 44
- Prepare to Develop Anti-Racist Classroom Environments 45
- Now What? 58
- 4. Developing a CRABAR Assessment View 61
- Purposes of Assessment 62
- Using a CRABAR Lens for Assessment of Classroom Quality 68
- Emerging CRABAR Assessments 75
- Now What? 79
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How Assessments Should be Used 81
- 5. Valuing the Early Childhood Workforce to Sustain CRABAR Practices 83
- The Vast Role and Limited Compensation for ECE Professionals 84
- Low and Inequitable Wages for ECE Professionals Explained by Legacy of Racism and Sexism 85
- Now What? 97
- 6. Using the RICHER Approach to Elevate the CRABAR Practices 99
- Deference to Whiteness in ECE Settings 101
- The RICHER Framework 103
- Now What? 116
- Conclusion 121
- Resources 123
- References 125
- Index 143
- About the Authors 155
- Land Acknowledgement 155
- Body Acknowledgment 157
