Working with children from culturally diverse backgrounds / M. Diane Klein and Deborah Chen.

Reflecting ten years of cross-cultural practice and research with children of various linguistic and cultural backgrounds, this volume offers a comprehensive, eclectic approach to assessment, treatment, teaching, consultation, and research with culturally diverse children. Many strategies and models are described to enable mental health and educational professionals to put them into practice immediately.

Using material from American, Australian and British empirical studies, this book examines children's interests, needs, assets and capacities in multicultural classrooms and provides international comparisons on what it is like to "be" and "have" friends. The book also explores children's developing ideas of friendships and how they are linked to peer cultures And Looks Into How Such Friendships Can Motivate Children's Socializing in today's schools.

The urgent message of this book is fueled by a convergence of multiple influences: the demographic shifts rippling through rural and urban communities, creating new populations of children and families that require new approaches and strategies the compelling research unveiled during the last two decades that proves scientific evidence of both the need to intervene early and the guidance on how to design effective programs for diverse families and learners; and the ethical obligation to address significant discrepancies in opportunity to learn.

"This book presents developmentally appropriate early education curriculum for children from birth through eight years old. Throughout the text, the emphasis is on addressing each child's individual needs, abilities, interests, and cultural diversity. This resource and reference guide includes original songs, poems, dramatic play activities, illustrations, photos, and a full-color insert that outlines appropriate guidance techniques. This is a resource offering advice for developing an effective curriculum for young children."--Jacket.