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  1. Land Acknowledgement

  2. I. An Updated Framework for Early Intervention
    1. An Introduction to Culturally Responsive Early Intervention

      1. What Does Cultural Responsiveness Mean?
    2. An Updated Framework for Culturally Responsive Early Intervention

      1. Developing a Foundational Understanding of the Socio-historical Context
      2. Determine and Implement Culturally Responsive Interactional Practices and Strategies for Support
      3. How to Use This Book
    3. References - An Updated Framework for Early Intervention

  3. II. Developing a Foundational Understanding of the Sociohistorical Context
    1. Acknowledging and Naming the Dominant American Culture

    2. The Origins of Race

    3. The Layers of Racism

    4. Structural Racism and Early Intervention

    5. Racism and White Privilege

    6. The Socio-Cultural Context and Our Relationships with Families

    7. Moving Forward

      1. Reflective Questions
    8. References

  4. III. Examining Our Own Culture and Identity
    1. A Definition of Culture

    2. Personal and Social Identities

    3. Intersectionality

      1. Identity and Intersectionality
    4. Whiteness and Cultural Identity

    5. Unpacking Privilege and Our Relationship to the Dominant Culture

    6. Identity Work and Defensiveness

    7. Putting it All Together: Identity and Early Intervention

    8. Moving Forward

    9. Resources to Further Your Learning

    10. References

  5. IV. Acquiring and Applying Cultural Knowledge
    1. Identifying the Cultural and Social Groups in Your Catchment Area

    2. Doing the Work to Acquire Cultural Knowledge

    3. Avoiding Stereotypes

    4. Intentional Use of Self and Culturally Responsive Rapport Building

    5. Funds of Knowledge

    6. Building Knowledge about Surface, Shallow, and Deep Culture

    7. Overcoming Language Barriers

    8. Just do it! Applying Cultural Knowledge in Home Visits

    9. Moving Forward

    10. Resources to Further Your Learning

      1. Opinions
      2. Web Resources
      3. Videos
      4. Podcasts
    11. References

  6. V. Reflect and Evaluate Culturally Responsive Practices
    1. Understanding and Defining Reflective Practice

    2. Reflective Practice Models

    3. Seeking Out Reflective Feedback

    4. Using Reflective Tools

    5. Building Resilience So You can Take in and Act on Critical Feedback

    6. Moving Forward

    7. Resources to Further Your Learning

      1. EI Focused
      2. Special Education Focused
      3. School Focused but easy to apply to the EI context
      4. Resilience
    8. References

  7. VI. Institutionalizing Culturally Responsive Practices
    1. What Does it Mean to Institutionalize Culturally Responsive Practices?

    2. Seeing Your Place in the System

    3. Widening Your Sphere of Influence

    4. The Process of Change Implementation

    5. Moving Forward

    6. Resources to Further Your Learning

      1. Videos
      2. Articles
      3. Web Resources
      4. Books
    7. References

  8. VII. Case Studies and Reflective Tools
    1. Case Study: A Cultural Mismatch in a Kosher Kitchen

      1. Questions for Reflection
      2. To learn more about the nuances of Jewish Orthodox Life
    2. Case Study: Deficit Mindsets about Family Engagement

      1. Reflective Questions:
    3. Case Study: Differing Views of Disability

      1. Questions for Reflection
      2. Resources
    4. Case Study: Examining Native American EI Drop Out Rates

      1. Resources
    5. Case Study: I Just Need You To Answer Me

      1. Reflection Questions
    6. Case Study: Letia and Stereotype Threat

      1. Questions for Reflection
      2. Resources to help you learn more about Stereotype threat and the Experiences of Black Mothers
      3. References
    7. Case Study: Mothers (and Fathers) of Dragons

      1. Questions for Reflection
    8. Case Study: No, That’s Why Your People Are Here

      1. Questions for Reflection
      2. Resources
    9. Case Study: The Seahorse Dress

      1. Questions for Reflection
    10. Case Study: Shoes Off? Part One

      1. Questions for reflection
    11. Case Study: Shoes Off? Part Two

      1. Questions for Reflection
    12. Case Study: A Tale of Two Families

      1. Questions for Reflection
      2. Resources
    13. Case Study: They Don’t Come Off As Being Extraordinarily Culturally Competent

      1. To learn more about why American cities and neighborhoods are so segregated, see the following:
      2. Citations
    14. Reflective Tool: Culturally Responsive Reflective Supervision Prep

    15. Reflective Tool: Equity Reflective Supervision

    16. Reflective Tool: Surfacing Feelings in Challenging Interactions

      1. Guiding Ideas and Questions
    17. Reflection Tool: Culturally Responsive EI Continuum

    18. Reflective Tool: Identifying Your Spheres of Control, Influence, and Concern

      1. Sphere of Control
      2. Sphere of Influence
      3. Sphere of Concern
    19. Reflective Tool: Primary Identities

      1. Guiding Ideas and Questions
    20. Reflective Tool: Personal and Social Identities

      1. Reflective Questions
    21. Reflective Tool: Identifying Your Core Values

    22. Reflective Tool: Determining Your Relationship to Dominant Cultural Values

      1. Guiding Ideas and Questions
      2. Resources to further your learning
    23. Reflective Tool: Unpacking Your Privilege

  9. Grant Information

Culturally Responsive Home Visiting in Early Intervention

Acquiring and Applying Cultural Knowledge

Resources to Further Your Learning

Opinions

Black Kids Don’t Want to Read About Harriet Tubman All the Time By Harriet Millner

Web Resources

The Migration Policy Institute

Combating Implicit Biases and Stereotypes

Why Islam: Hijab in Islam

Latinx in Publishing

Tips for Working with Interpreters

Videos

Why We Stereotype and How we can Stop TEDX: David Locher

I Am Not Your Asian Stereotype: TedX Boise: Canwen Xu

Hollywood’s Walk of Shame: The History of Asian Stereotypes in Pop Culture

Understanding Latino Stereotypes in Media

Indigenous People Review Native American Characters in Film and TV

Funds of Knowledge: Luis Moll

Funds of Knowledge: Design Squad Latinx:

How Language Shapes the Way We Think: TEDX

The Power of You (Therapeutic Use of Self): The OT Process

Lawmakers Use Haka to Protest New Zealand’s Parliament

Engaging Children in Oral Story Telling to Support Oral Language Development

Collaborating with Language Interpreters

Podcasts

Code Switch– This links to the Code Switch homepage. This podcast, which is produced and hosted by people of color has over 500 episodes that address topics related to many different identity and social groups.

Historically Black

All My Relations

The Stoop, Episode 60 Black, Grown & Autistic

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