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What does it mean to be culturally competent?
What does cultural competence mean and why is it so important for children to have their culture and cultural backgrounds acknowledged, respected and valued? Underlying cultural competence are the principles of trust, respect for diversity, equity, fairness, and social justice. Read more...VIDEO: Dual Language Learners in Action!
In this short video you’ll watch children flow easily from one language to the next as they create a story using a felt board. The accompanying article then explains how dual language learning helps to enhance children’s thinking skills and gives tips on ways to promote more home language interactions in your classroom.Webinar: Explicit and Implicit Biases in Early Childhood Education
This 1.5 hour webinar explores explicit and implicit biases and microaggressions and how it impacts families. This includes hurtful comments people sometimes make unintentionally. Using real life examples, it explores and explains explicit and implicit biases and provides suggestions for handling it. Webinars hosted by Early Childhood Investigations offer certificates upon completion.Podcast: Immigrant and Refugee Children in Childcare
In this recording, Julie Dotsch, writer, presenter and trainer for CMAS, discusses research and practices that support refugee children and families. She looks at the importance of keeping traditions alive by integrating them into the new culture as well as the importance of newcomer families maintaining their home languages.Immunization Information for Newcomer Families
All CNC programs must provide newcomer families with information on immunization in Canada. This can be difficult when you serve a vast number of languages and the information is complex. Health Canada has recently jreleased: A Parent’s Guide to Vaccination in Canada that can help. The in-depth guide is available in French, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil and Urdu.f valuable material) is available in French, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil and Urdu.Hand in Hand: A Parenting Journey – Parenting Guide for Newcomers
What are the Canadian laws surrounding child abuse? Do I need to change my parenting style? Should I be scared of losing my child? Hand in Hand: A Parenting Journey answers these common questions from newcomer parents. Developed with input from Canadian families and newcomers, this guide gives families new parenting tools and information about resources to support their parenting here in Canada.Quick Tip Video – Stop Sign: A Conflict Resolution Tool
In this 2-minute video, learn how and why to use a stop sign as a conflict resolution tool in your program!