{"product_id":"9781605543529","title":"Start Seeing Diversity: The Basic Guide to an Anti-Bias Classroom","description":"\u003ci\u003eStart Seeing Diversity\u003c\/i\u003e helps teachers recognize and reduce bias in young children by illustrating one community's effort to create a responsive child care program.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeveloped by teachers at Washington-Beech Community Preschool in Boston, this training handbook provides a framework for understanding bias among preschool children, reorganized for stand-alone use as a student text. Nine detailed chapters treat six areas of bias—gender, age, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, economic class, and physical abilities—as well as the goals and guiding assumptions of anti-bias curriculum. Accompanying discussion questions encourage readers to examine their own memories and experiences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for pre-service and in-service teacher training, this helpful guide includes information-rich appendices containing:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuidelines for challenging oppression and responding to incidents involving bias\u003cbr\u003eA checklist for creating and assessing anti-bias environments\u003cbr\u003eA guide to analyzing children's books\u003cbr\u003eDirections for making photograph games like the ones used at Washington-Beech\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book also includes sample scenarios, details for classroom implementation, suggested resources, and guidelines for group leaders.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllen Wolpert\u003c\/b\u003e is the founding director of the Washington-Beech Community Preschool in Boston. Ms. Wolpert currently works for Education Development Center, Inc., in Newton, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Redleaf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47168800456944,"sku":"9781605543529","price":15.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781605543529_p0.jpg?v=1763828364","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781605543529","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}