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Advancing Equity in Preschool: Practical Strategies

Fall 2023

a teacher with a group of children looking in a jar

How can preschool educators support all children and families, so they reach their potential? What does advancing equity in preschool look and sound like? This issue of Teaching Young Children offers practical strategies to help answer these questions and illuminates developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate practices that you can apply in your own contexts.

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Message from Michelle

Michelle Kang

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Message from TYC Editorial Team

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Feature Teacher: Cecilia Fowler

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To Speak or Not To Speak My Language: Supporting Families’ Home Language Practices

Rica Ramírez

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Integrating Families’ Funds of Knowledge into Daily Teaching Practices

Iliana Alanís, Irasema Salinas-González

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Inclusive Preschool Settings: Strategies to Support Children’s Development in the Physical Domain

Shruti Gadkari

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Understanding and Supporting Gender Diversity and Expression in Preschool

Nicole Dravillas-Fravel, Encian Pastel

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The Moments that Changed Us: Two Perspectives on Reflective and Intentional Practice

Leah Welch-Jackson, Lisa Cheim

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8X. Difficult Conversations About Equity: Strategies for Working with Families

Bethany Parker, Amy Wilson-Ratliff

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A Three-Step Approach to Help Children Navigate Conflict

Kyla McRoy, Hope K. Gerde, Laurie Linscott

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Message in a Backpack™ Three Powerful Practices for Guiding Children’s Behavior

Carol A.S. Morris

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Ask Hello. “Should Children Sit During Circle Time?”

Audience: Teacher

Topics: Other Topics, Equity, Anti Bias, Cultural Competence, Diversity, Dual Language Learners, Gender, TYC