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(Unit 4) Topic 7: 
​Using Literature to Support Diverse Families

2 Clock Hours of Early Childhood Education

Unit 4 Topic 7 Agenda:

​Topic 7 Page 1

1. Unit 4 Topic 7 - Using Literature to Support Diverse Families Agenda
2. Family Community Partnerships
3. Family Literature​
4. Early Literacy and Learning about Families
5. Monday is One Day
6. Valuing Diverse Families
7. Supporting Diverse Families
8. Communicating with Families
9. Choosing Literature to Include Diverse Families
10. Beyond Literature
11. Lesson Plan: ​My Family Tree
12. Lesson Plan: Hanging Family Mobiles
13. Lesson Plan: The Name Quilt
14. End of Topic 7 Assessment Quiz

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Topic 7 Course Description:
2 Clock Hours
CDA Settings:

• Infant/Toddler
• Preschool
• Family Child Care (Mixed-Age)

Children’s literature is a tool used in many early childhood and school-age programs for various purposes. Typically literacy skills are the foundation of implementing certain children’s books, but there are more options. Consider the diverse families that you know and work with and how a literature rich environment that supports that diversity can help all of the children in your classroom thrive! This course will approach the concept of using literature to support diverse families, provide some sample lesson plans, consider best practice standards, and include peer discussions to enhance participant learning.​

Learning Outcomes:

• Discuss methods and strategies for supporting diverse families through children’s literature specifically
• Discuss other strategies used for supporting diverse families
• Describe how supporting a child’s sense of belonging in the classroom community can also support diverse families
• State how to use an activity that uses children’s literature to continue supporting diverse families throughout a longer span of time
• Explain how children’s social interactions can help to support their sense of belonging in the classroom

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A special thank you to Aurora Tollestrup, B.S. Ed. for developing the curriculum for this topic. ​

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