Multicultural teaching : a handbook of activities, information, and resources

This textbook offers guidance and advice to K-8 teachers in providing a multicultural education to students in the United States. Chapters look at the reasons for multicultural education; ways to individualize instruction; infusing concepts in the total curriculum; and presents activities that relat

To the Reader	p. xvii
Part I A Framework for Multicultural Education	p. 1
1 Educating Children in Our Unique Multiculture	p. 3
Diversity in the United States	p. 4
A History of Multicultural Thinking	p. 8
The Bumpy Road to Human Rights	p. 13
The Best Education for All	p. 21
Connections	p. 27
Follow-Through	p. 28
Growing a Professional Library	p. 29
Endnotes	p. 29
2 Organizing for Learning in Multicultural Education	p. 31
Defining a Multicultural Curriculum	p. 31
Thematic Approaches across the Curriculum	p. 39
Learning about Latinos: Thematic Study I	p. 43
A Nation of Immigrants: Thematic Study II	p. 52
Assessing Student Progress	p. 54
Connections	p. 57
Follow-Through	p. 57
Growing a Professional Library	p. 58
Endnotes	p. 59
3 Individualizing Instruction for Multicultural Education	p. 61
Effective Multicultural Teaching	p. 61
Developing Multicultural Lesson Plans	p. 69
Multicultural Teaching Strategies	p. 78
Engage Students with Computer-Based Learning	p. 83
Connections	p. 86
Follow-Through	p. 86
Growing a Professional Library	p. 87
Endnotes	p. 88
Part II Multicultural Learning Activities Across the Curriculum	p. 89
4 Teaching Language Arts and Reading Multiculturally	p. 91
Focusing on Language Arts and Reading Instruction Directly	p. 91
Infusing Multicultural Language Arts and Reading Instruction across the Curriculum	p. 100
Connections	p. 122
Follow-Through	p. 122
Growing a Professional Library	p. 123
Endnotes	p. 123
5 Teaching Social Studies Multiculturally	p. 125
Focusing on Social Studies Instruction Directly	p. 125
Infusing Multicultural Social Studies Instruction across the Curriculum	p. 132
Connections	p. 162
Follow-Through	p. 162
Growing a Professional Library	p. 163
6 Teaching Science and Mathematics Multiculturally	p. 165
Teaching Science Multiculturally	p. 165
Infusing Multicultural Science Instruction across the Curriculum	p. 170
Teaching Mathematics Multiculturally	p. 176
Infusing Mathematics Multiculturally across the Curriculum	p. 181
Connections	p. 190
Follow-Through	p. 190
Growing a Professional Library	p. 191
Endnotes	p. 191
7 Teaching the Performing Arts Multiculturally	p. 193
Focusing on Teaching Art Multiculturally	p. 193
Focusing on Teaching Music Multiculturally	p. 208
Focusing on Movement and Drama Multiculturally	p. 231
Connections	p. 243
Follow-Through	p. 243
Growing a Professional Library	p. 244
Endnote	p. 244
8 Teaching Multiculturally around the Year	p. 247
Using the Calendar	p. 248
The Months of the Year	p. 250
Movable Holidays	p. 290
Variable Holidays and Activities	p. 291
Teaching Multiculturally around a Theme: Time	p. 293
Multicultural Focus on a Group-Jewish Americans: Living in a "Christian" Country	p. 297
Connections	p. 304
Follow-Through	p. 305
Growing a Professional Library	p. 305
Part III Reflecting on Additional Multicultural Topics and Issues	p. 307
9 Examining the Achievement Gap: Definition, Causes, and Cures	p. 309
Defining the Achievement Gap	p. 309
Identifying Causes of the Achievement Gap	p. 311
Narrowing/Closing the Achievement Gap	p. 315
No Child Left Behind Legislation	p. 318
Connections	p. 325
Follow-Through	p. 325
Growing a Professional Library	p. 326
Endnotes	p. 326
10 Language: A Key Component of Multicultural Education	p. 329
Students and Language	p. 329
Dialects and Languages	p. 333
The Story of English	p. 336
Learning English as an Additional Language	p. 342
Connections	p. 349
Follow-Through	p. 349
Growing a Professional Library	p. 350
Endnotes	p. 350
11 Investigating Additional Issues and Concerns Related to Multicultural Education	p. 353
Think Globally, Act Locally	p. 353
When Crimes Become Hate Crimes	p. 354
Gay Marriage: The Pros and Cons	p. 355
The Digital Divide	p. 356
Enfranchisement for All	p. 357
Resistance to Multicultural Education	p. 357
Poverty and the Working Poor	p. 358
Slavery in the Twenty-First Century	p. 359
Still a Question of Access for People with Disabilities	p. 360
When Books Are Banned	p. 362
Gender-Fair Education	p. 363
English as the Official Language of the United States	p. 364
Students at Risk	p. 365
Bullying and Harassment	p. 368
Affirming Multiracial Identity	p. 369
Follow-Through	p. 369
Endnotes	p. 370
12 Continued Professional Growth	p. 373
Reflection: What Have You Learned?	p. 373
How Can We Grow Professionally?	p. 379
Connections	p. 387
Follow-Through	p. 387
Growing a Professional Library	p. 388

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