The Development and Application of the Character Education Program for Early Childhood Teachers Using Picture Books

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Jin Kyeong Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Character Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Picture Books ◽  
Early Childhood Teachers ◽  
Character Education Program

Using Multicultural Picture Books to Promote Racial Justice in Urban Early Childhood Literacy Classrooms

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (8) ◽  
pp. 1058-1084 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry Husband
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Picture Books ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Early Childhood Teachers ◽  
Racial Awareness ◽  
Racial Justice ◽  
Approaches To Teaching ◽  
Race And Racism ◽  
Racially Diverse ◽  
Early Childhood Literacy

Recent census data indicate that student populations in U.S. classrooms continue to become increasingly racially diverse. Despite these changes, many early childhood teachers remain reluctant to teach children about race and racial justice. In this article, I argue that multicultural picture books can and should be used to promote racial awareness and racial justice among young children. I discuss reasons why early childhood teachers should abandon colorblind approaches to race and racism in their classrooms. Then, I provide a framework of multiple approaches to teaching children about race through multicultural picture books. Practical considerations are presented.

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