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Multi-Cultural Teaching : A Handbook of Activities, Information and Resources

ISBN: 9780205154883 | 0205154883
Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Inc.
Pub. Date: 1/1/1994

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Table of Contents
To the Readerxiii
1 Living in a Multiculture
1(26)
The Context for Evolving Multicultural Theory
2(4)
... MORE
How National Thinking Changed
2(1)
Rethinking the Melting-Pot Theory
2(1)
Emergence of Multicultural Thinking
3(3)
Recap
6(1)
Composition of the American Multiculture Today
6(4)
Equality for All Americans
6(1)
Individual Differences
7(1)
Accepting Diversity
8(1)
Recap
9(1)
Defining Multicultural Education Today
10(8)
Exploring Relevant Terms
10(5)
Recap
15(1)
Current Theory and Informed Practice
15(1)
Assimilation
15(1)
Human Relations and Ethnic Studies
16(1)
Integrated Multicultural Education
16(1)
Global and International Education
17(1)
Activism
17(1)
A Contemporary Definition for Multicultural Education
17(1)
Recap
18(1)
Preparing To Teach in a Multiculture
18(1)
Desired Outcomes for Every Student
19(4)
Basic Assumptions Underlying This Text
20(1)
An Overview of This Text
21(2)
Reflections
23(1)
Applications
23(4)
Endnotes
25(1)
Exploring Further
25(2)
2 Teaching for Diversity
27(30)
Identifying a Knowledge Base for Instruction: The Multicultural Curriculum
28(5)
Outcomes for Multicultural Education
28(2)
The Spiraling Multicultural Curriculum
30(3)
Recap
33(1)
Focusing on the Student Learner
33(6)
Early Childhood Years
34(1)
The Shipman Study
34(2)
The Widening Gap between Teachers and Students
36(1)
Students At Risk
36(2)
Success for All--A Support Program for Literacy Learning
38(1)
Recap
39(1)
Delivering the Curriculum: Teaching for Diversity
39(3)
The Teacher's Role
39(3)
Recap
42(1)
Recommended Teaching Strategies
42(10)
Using a Sound Lesson Model
43(1)
A Sample Lesson Following the Model
44(2)
Recap
46(1)
Reciprocal Teaching
46(1)
Using Literature as a Rich Source of Ideas
47(1)
Reading Literature Aloud to a Class
47(2)
Brainstorming Ideas about a Problem or Topic
49(1)
Teaching a Thematic Unit of Study
50(2)
Recap
52(1)
Reflections
52(1)
Applications
53(4)
Endnotes
54(1)
Exploring Further
55(2)
3 Building on Student Strengths
57(28)
Who We Are
58(7)
Special Recognition
58(1)
Special Days
58(1)
The "Me" Collage
59(1)
Why We Are Different
59(1)
Everyone Has Fears
59(1)
How We Differ
60(1)
Personal Writing
61(1)
We All Belong to Many Groups
61(1)
My Lifeline
62(1)
The Color of Me
62(1)
Writing on Self-Perception
63(1)
Metaphors of the Self
63(1)
I Am a...
63(1)
What I Like about My Life
63(1)
Give Yourself a Present
64(1)
Valued Characteristics
64(1)
Naming Ourselves
65(4)
My Name
65(1)
Choosing Names
65(1)
Naming Customs
66(1)
Names and Stereotypes
66(1)
What People Call You
66(1)
One Name in Many Languages
66(1)
Family Names
67(1)
Family Names in Different Cultures
67(1)
Origins of Names
68(1)
Study of Names
68(1)
Where We Come From
69(7)
A Family Tree
69(1)
What Is Genealogy?
70(1)
Families Differ
71(1)
Special Families
71(1)
Books about Different Family Arrangements
72(1)
Food as Cultural Identity
73(1)
Favorite Foods
73(1)
Snacks--A Universal Food
74(1)
Food around the World
74(1)
Class Recipe Book
75(1)
International Foods
75(1)
The Origin of "American" Foods
75(1)
Food Prejudices
75(1)
Focus on Women: The 51 Percent Minority
76(6)
What Do Students Know?
76(1)
Sex-Role Stereotypes
77(1)
Role Reversals
77(1)
Sexual Harassment
77(1)
Doctors and Other "Wise Men"
78(1)
Take Our Daughters to Work Day
78(1)
Influential Women: Past and Present
78(1)
Women in Folklore
79(1)
Featuring Women Artists
80(1)
Countering Sex Stereotypes in Children's Literature
80(1)
Positive Models in Books for Children
81(1)
Sex-Typed Play
81
Sources of Information for Teaching about Women and Gender Equity
83
Reflections
82(1)
Applications
82(3)
Exploring Further
83(2)
4 Making All Students Feel Included
85(34)
Getting Acquainted
86(3)
Welcoming the Child
86(1)
New Student Orientation
86(1)
Ten Things about Me
87(1)
Introducing
87(1)
A Class Directory
87(1)
Perception of Others
87(1)
Origins and Differences
88(1)
Children's Lore
88(1)
Building a Community
89(6)
Managing Conflict
89(1)
Sharing Problems
89(1)
Playing a Part
89(1)
Sample Topics for Role-Play
90(1)
Facing Problems
90(1)
Friendship
91(1)
What Are Friends For?
91(1)
Cooperation
92(1)
Family Roles
93(1)
Learning from Others
93(1)
Cooperative Learning
94(1)
Death and Grieving
94(1)
Breaking Down Prejudice and Stereotypes
95(8)
Establishing a Baseline
95(1)
Stereotypes of Animals
95(1)
Color Associations
96(1)
Group Exploration of Color
96(1)
If White Means Good, Then Black Means...
96(1)
Defining Stereotype
97(1)
Images of Native Americans
97(1)
Evaluating books for Children
98(1)
Comparing Evaluations of Books
98(2)
Types of Stereotypes
100(1)
The Quilt: A Metaphor for American Life
101(1)
Disability
102(1)
Focus on Native Americans: The Invisible Minority
103(13)
Planning Your Study
103(1)
Starting Out
103(1)
Native American Tribes
104(1)
Native American Reservations
104(1)
English Words from Native American Languages
105(1)
Other Gifts from the Native Americans
105(1)
Native American Place Names
106(1)
The "New World" in 1492
106(1)
What Happened to the Native Americans after 1492?
107(1)
Native American Life Today
108(1)
Native American Folklore
109(1)
Students Write Their Own Tales
110(1)
Making Navajo Fry Bread
110(1)
Sports from the Native Americans
111(1)
A Weaving Center
111(2)
Native American Masks
113(1)
Native American Poetry
113(2)
A Mural of Native American Life
115(1)
An All-School Assembly
115(1)
Reflections
116(1)
Applications
116(3)
Exploring Further
117(2)
5 Enlarging Student Perspectives
119(38)
Exploring Your Community
120(5)
The Neighborhood
120(1)
Neighborhood People
120(1)
A Neighborhood Map
121(1)
A Place to Live
121(1)
A Community Guidebook
122(1)
Community History
122(1)
A Local Language Survey
123(1)
Interviewing
123(1)
A Community Time Line
124(1)
Making a Personal Time Line
124(1)
Personalizing History
124(1)
Contributions of Different Groups
125(6)
Write an "Autobiography"
125(1)
Immigration
125(1)
Life in a Relocation Camp
126(1)
Intergenerational Relations
127(1)
Exploring Regions and Cultures
128(1)
We Are All Americans
129(1)
Varied Religions
129(1)
Recognizing Contributions of Others
130(1)
City Life
130(1)
Writing City Poems
130(1)
Sharing What You Have Learned
131(1)
How We Live in a Global Village
131(9)
Topic for Thought
131(1)
The Study of Folklore in the Classroom
132(1)
Incorporating Western Folklore in the Classroom
133(1)
Folklore in Different Cultures
133(2)
Students Collect Folklore
135(1)
One Tale, Many Lands
135(1)
Living in Other Countries
136(1)
A Visitor
136(1)
What Others Believe
136(1)
Dealing with Larger Social Issues
137(1)
Making Sense out of Population Figures
138(1)
Studying Population: Demography
138(1)
Dance--A Universal Language
139(1)
Different Rhythms for Movement
139(1)
Folk Music from around the World
139(1)
Sports in Other Countries
140(1)
Human Needs
140(1)
Focus on African Americans: A Castelike Minority
140(13)
Famous Black Americans
141(1)
Heroes and Holidays
141(1)
African American History
142(1)
Does Negro Mean Black?
143(1)
Featuring African American Authors and Illustrators for Children
143(1)
Positive Images of Black Families in Literature
144(1)
Learning Pride in One's Culture
145(1)
Relations between Black and White
145(1)
African American Folklore
146(1)
Black English in Books
146(1)
Poetry by Black Poets
147(1)
Slavery and the Civil War
148(2)
Exploring Africa
150(1)
African Tales
151(1)
What We Can Learn
152(1)
African Words
152(1)
Discovering Swahili
153(1)
Reflections
153(1)
Applications
153(4)
Exploring Further
154(3)
6 Exploring Language and Linguistic Diversity
157(42)
Varieties of English
158(7)
Exploring Regional Dialects
158(1)
We All Speak Dialects
159(1)
Listening to Regional Dialects
159(1)
British-American Differences
159(1)
Spelling across the Atlantic
160(1)
British English in Books
160(1)
Standardized Spelling
161(1)
The Language in the Dictionary
161(1)
English Borrowings
162(1)
Why We Speak English
162(1)
Students' Right to Their Own Language
163(1)
Considering Black English
163(1)
Origins of Black English
164(1)
Differences between Black English and Standard English: Summary
165(1)
One of Many Languages
165(12)
Linguistic Diversity in the United States
166(1)
Welcoming Vietnamese Students
167(1)
Discussing the Value of Knowing More than One Language
168(1)
The Language Tree
168(1)
Exploring Different Languages
169(1)
Other Language Families
170(1)
English in Other Languages
170(1)
Languages in the World
171(1)
Languages in the Classroom
171(1)
Animals Speak in Different Languages, Too
171(1)
Esperanto
171(1)
A Language of Hands
172(1)
American Sign Language
172(1)
Exploring Sign
172(1)
Different Writing Systems
173(2)
Language Differences and Similarities: Background
175(2)
Focus on Latinos: An Ethnolinguistic Group
177(11)
Spanish on the Map
177(1)
Letter Names
178(1)
Comparing Phonemes and Graphemes
178(2)
Books in Spanish
180(1)
Spanish Words We Know
180(1)
Spanish Borrowings
181(1)
Indian Borrowings
181(1)
Learning about Latinos and Their Heritage
181(1)
Varieties of Spanish
182(1)
Developing Pride in Latino History and Culture
183(1)
The Color Wheel
183(1)
Review Charts
184(1)
Famous Latinos
185(1)
Spanish Folklore
185(1)
Student Projects
186(1)
Aspects of Spanish That May Cause Problems for Children Learning English: Summary
186(2)
Supporting Speakers of Other Languages as English Learners
188(8)
Developing a Literacy Base
189(1)
Choral Speaking
189(1)
Language Experience Stories
190(1)
Reading through Dictation
190(1)
Tape-Assisted Reading
190(1)
Draw the Word
190(1)
Oral Practice
191(1)
Pattern Books
192(1)
Traveling Sentences
192(1)
Class Log
192(1)
Alliterative Sentences
193(1)
Scrambler
193(1)
Students Can Help
193(1)
Guide for New Students
194(1)
ABC Books
194(1)
Categories
194(1)
Individualized Dictionaries
194(1)
Vocabulary Patterns
195(1)
Expanding Vocabulary
195(1)
Factors That Accelerate Language Learning: Summary
195(1)
Reflections
196(1)
Applications
196(3)
Endnotes
197(1)
Exploring Further
197(2)
7 Infusing Multicultural Education into Reading and Language Arts Programs
199(30)
The Language Arts and Reading Curriculum
200(2)
A Curriculum Framework
200(1)
What Research Tells Us
201(1)
Recap
202(1)
Oral Language: Foundation for Learning
202(4)
Using Oral Language in the Classroom
202(1)
Responding to Literature
203(1)
Role-Playing
203(1)
Philosophical Discussions
204(1)
Sample Lesson: The Need for Friendship
204(2)
Recap
206(1)
Writing "Thinking"
206(7)
What We Know about Teaching Writing
206(1)
Kinds of Writing Students Can Try
207(1)
Clustering: A Prewriting Technique
208(1)
Writing a Report
209(1)
Sample Lessons: Introducing Students to the Book Review
209(4)
Recap
213(1)
Literature-Based Language Arts Instruction
213(12)
Responding to Literature
213(1)
Teaching Literature Concepts
214(1)
Bibliotherapy
215(1)
Reader's Theater
216(2)
Reading and Writing Poetry
218(3)
Focus on Language: The Cloze Technique
221(1)
Literature Promotes Awareness of the Conventions
222(1)
La Dictee: A Dictation Method
222(1)
Sample Lesson: La Dictee Based on Farewell to Manzanar
223(2)
Recap
225(1)
Reflections
225(1)
Applications
225(4)
Endnotes
227(1)
Exploring Further
227(2)
8 Multicultural Education across the Curriculum
229(48)
Planning for Multicultural Education across the Curriculum
230(11)
Art
230(1)
Books to Explore
231(1)
Sample Lesson: Beautiful Writing
232(1)
Music
232(1)
Books to Explore
233(1)
Physical Education and Health
233(1)
Books to Explore
234(1)
Suggested Activities
234(1)
Mathematics
234(1)
Books to Explore
235(1)
Suggested Activities
235(2)
Science
237(1)
Books to Explore
238(1)
Social Studies
238(1)
Geography
238(1)
Suggested Activities
238(1)
History
239(1)
Books to Explore
240(1)
Recap
240(1)
Selected Teching Strategies across the Curriculum
241(32)
The Venn Diagram
241(1)
The I-Search Paper
242(2)
Organizing a Learning Center
244(1)
How to Develop a Center
244(1)
How to Use the Learning Center
245(2)
Developing Task Cards
247(1)
Cards for a Specific Learning Center: Focusing on French Origins
248(5)
Creating a Unit of Study
253(1)
Introducing the Study
253(1)
Collecting Resources
254(1)
Creating a Center of Focus
255(1)
Preparing a Module for Students
256(1)
The Year of The Dragon--2000
257(1)
Module Activity 1: Gifts from China
257(1)
Module Activity 2: Your Own Book about China
257(2)
Module Activity 3: Chinese Brush Painting
259(1)
Module Activity 4: Exploring China
259(1)
Module Activity 5: The Puzzling Pagoda--Chinese Crossword Puzzle
260(1)
Module Activity 6: Chinese Folktales
261(1)
Module Activity 7: The Chinese Calendar
262(1)
Module Activity 8: Chinese Celebrations
263(1)
Module Activity 9: Chinese Come to America
263(2)
Module Activity 10: Challenging the Dragon--Making a Game
265(3)
Module Activity 11: Exploring Your Community
268(1)
Module Activity 12: A Writing Lesson
268(2)
Sample Lesson: La Dictee, A Dictation Method
268(2)
Related Learning Activities
270(1)
Module Activity 13: What Do You Know Now?
270(1)
Module Activity 14: Sharing Information
271(1)
Notes to the Teacher
271(1)
Preparing the Gameboard
271(1)
Additional Activities
272(1)
Chinese Children in Your Classroom
272(1)
Recap
273(1)
Reflections
273(1)
Applications
274(3)
Endnotes
275(1)
Exploring Further
275(2)
9 Teaching Multiculturally around the Year
277(46)
Preparing the Calendar
278(3)
Displaying the Calendar
278(1)
Developing the Calendar
279(1)
Strategies for Using the Calendar
279(1)
Great Interviews
280(1)
In the Words of...
280(1)
Letters
280(1)
Collage
280(1)
Illustrated Lecture
280(1)
The Monthly Calendar
281(34)
September Activities
281(2)
October Activities
283(3)
November Activities
286(2)
December Activities
288(4)
January Activities
292(4)
February Activities
296(5)
March Activities
301(2)
April Activities
303(2)
May Activities
305(3)
June Activities
308(2)
July Activities
310(2)
August Activities
312(2)
Variable Dates
314(1)
Cultures and Times
315(5)
Marking Time--Background
315(2)
How Calendars Developed
317(1)
The Christian Calendar
318(1)
The Hebrew Calendar
319(1)
The Islamic Calendar
319(1)
Other Calendars of the World
319(1)
Reflections
320(1)
Applications
320(3)
Exploring Further
320(3)
10 Reflecting on Multicultural Education
323(24)
Problems and Issues To Be Addressed
323(9)
Knowledge about Multicultural Education
324(1)
Stereotyped Thinking and Prejudice
324(1)
The Prescribed Curriculum
325(1)
Fear of Handling Controversy
326(1)
Communicating with Parents
326(1)
Censorship Effects
327(1)
Homophobia's Impact on Schooling
327(1)
The "English Only" Movement
328(1)
Assessment, Testing, and the Effect of Bias
328(2)
Resistance to Multicultural Education
330(1)
The Relationship of Violence to Multicultural Education
331(1)
Recap
332(1)
Progressive Thinking and Promising Practices
332(9)
Self-Esteem--The Bottom Line
332(1)
Writing "Thinking"
333(1)
Literature-Based Reading Instruction
333(1)
Educating Teachers for Empowerment
334(1)
Schools as Centers of Inquiry
335(1)
Reflection (Thinking), an Essential Aspect of Learning
336(1)
Early Childhood Education
337(1)
Growing Concern for At-Risk Students
338(1)
International and Global Issues
339(1)
Outcome-Based Education
340(1)
Recap
341(1)
Reviewing the Study of Multicultural Teaching
341(2)
Assumptions Underlying Multicultural Teaching
342(1)
Reflections
343(1)
Applications
344(3)
Endnotes
344(3)
Appendix: Developing a Knowledge Base for Multicultural Education347(76)
Index423

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