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Positive and confident self-identities

I Love Me Because I Am Who I Am!: A Book That Teaches Kids to Love and Take Care of Themselves!

Author and Publisher  (Self-published)

Mona Liza Santos

Illustrated By

Anuradha Godagama

Publication Date February 27, 2023

Copy write date

1997 - 2024

"I Love Me Because I Am Who I Am!" is a book that promotes self-love in a fun and engaging way. The book has beautiful illustrations and positive messages and is useful for those who need a boost to their confidence or who struggle with self-acceptance. This makes this book a must-read for children, young adults, and adults alike. The book teaches readers that it's okay to be different and that we should embrace our uniqueness.

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Positive and Confident Self-Identies

Title

You Can Do Amazing Things

Author Alexandra Vasiliu

Illustrator

Wathmi De Zoysa

Publication date

November 29, 2023

Publisher

Stairway Books

Copywrite Date 2023

This book is about taking responsibility for your learning, reading, and making good choices at home and school, becoming whatever you dream of becoming, and being proud of your accomplishments.

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Standing up for Oneself

Speak Up, Wonder Pup: A Kid’s Guide to Standing Up for Yourself (Self-Regulation Series Book 1)

Author

Angela Murphy

Illustrator

Davis Graham

Publish date

June 2, 2019

Copywrite date

June 3, 2019

This book does a fantastic job for a child to use to craft their responses, to bullies or unwelcome attention and what to say to stand up for themselves with confidence and it outlines in simple steps “I Message”.

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It's Time to Stand Up and Speak Up! For Yourself and Others

Author

Bob Sornson

Illustrated by

Shelley Johannes

Publisher

Ferne Press

Copyright

October 15, 2013

Summary

This book will help children how to react when they or their friends are mistreated by a peer, should you speak up or do you stand by? The child will learn how Wendy the character does when two of her classmates treat her disrespectfully and how she shows one of them not to be a bystander. Demonstrates how to deal with bullying situations in and respectful and safe manner.

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Title of book

Celebrate Our Differences

Author

Steve Herman

Illustrator

No information

Publisher

DG Books Publishing

Publication Date:

October 26, 2021

Copyright Dates

2021

Summary

This is a story about being different, having different abilities, special needs, and Inclusion. About a pet dragon that is worried about being different and you tell him that it is okay to be different and that he is not the only one who is different and help him to understand that each person is unique and that he can learn to appreciate and celebrate our differences.

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Title

My Clothes, Your Clothes

Author

Lisa Bullard

Illustrator

Renee Kurilla

Publishers

Learner Publishing Group

Copyright Dates

2015

Summary

This story shows how Chloe decides what clothing to wear to school and how the clothing shows a person’s interests, religion, culture, and the person’s job.

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Understanding Anti-Bias Education: Bringing the Four Core Goals to Every Facet of Your Curriculum

Derman-Sparks, L., Olsen Edwards, J. (November 2019). Understanding Anti-

Bias Education: Bringing the Four Core Goals to Every Facet of Your

Curriculum. From:

https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/nov2019/understanding-anti-bias

An article from NAEYC regarding anti-bias education and how to have an effective anti-bias education that includes everything that happens in your early childhood program. Including providing diverse books on topics that interest young children, and creating activities that allow the children to share and celebrate their differences and identities (Derman-Sparks, Olsen Edwards, 2019).

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Implicit Bias, Stereotype Threat and Higher Education

McClain, R., (Nov. 2018). Implicit Bias, Stereotype Threat, and Higher

Education. TEDxUMBaltimore. From:

https://www.ted.com/talks/russell_mcclain_implicit_bias_stereotype_threat_and_higher_education?hasProgress=true

Russell McClain looks at the role implicit bias and stereotyping had on another biased view and creating achievement gaps in high education.

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Resources for Teaching About Unconscious Bias

TED ,

Rakestraw, M., (October 13, 2017), 8 Resources for Teaching about

Unconscious Bias. From:

https://humaneeducation.org/9-resources-teaching-unconscious-bias/

Marsha Rakestraw speaks about unconscious bias in our school systems and what educators can do to reduce implicit bias in the classrooms and the school community.  The Talk also gave suggestions for resources that help to explore issues of unconscious bias with students.

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Five Tips for Engaging Multilingual Children in Conversation

Brook Chapman De Sousa, E., (May 2019). Five Tips for Engaging Multilingual

Children in Conversation. From: https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/may2019/five-tips-engaging-multilingual-children

This article looks at how research and observation can indicate that participating with multilingual children in small group conversation is a way to promote their engagement and learning. This will help the child to learn and understand the new language and give the children the opportunity to speak, share their ideas, and work out their problems together.

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Every Child Belongs: Welcoming a Child with a Disability

Brillante, P., (Aug/Sept., 2017). Every Child Belongs: Welcoming a Child with a

Disability. From: https://ww.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/tyc/sep2017/every-child-belongs

This article is regarding what can be done to help support children with disabilities and developmental delays even when the educator does not have training in Special needs.  Also, this article will look at what the child may need in accommodations and modifications and specialized individual support that is normally provided by special education professionals.

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Diverse Families

The NAEYC has several resources on the topics of diverse families.

https://www.naeyc.org/resources/topics/diverse-families

October 2, 2023

Understanding and Supporting Gender Diversity and Expression in Preschool

Authored by: Nicole Dravillas-Fravel, Encian Pastel

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Tate and the Pink Coat: Exploring Gender and Enacting Anti-Bias Principles

https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/mar2019/exploring-gender-enacting-anti-bias

Tate and the Pink Coat: Exploring Gender and Enacting Anti-Bias Principles

Authored by: Janice Kroeger, Abigail E. Recker, Alexandra C. Gunn

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Local resources –

Community Resources for Families and children

https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/children/resources.htm

This website provides resources for families and children living in Wisconsin resources such as the Wisconsin Way finder which supports families of children with delays, disabilities, special health care needs, and mental health conditions.

Disability Rights Wisconsin

The governor designated a protection and advocacy agency for people with developmental disabilities and people with long-term mental illness.

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CAP Services

https://capservices.org/what-we-do/child/frc/

This company helps families with job skills and economic security, business coaching and lending, community and real estate development, Housing and Transportation, Child and Family Development. There is also the Family Resource Center for example 4-year-old kindergarten, Children’s Discovery Center, Early Head Start, Health Wellness and Safety and Advocacy & Community Engagement.

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CAP Services

https://capservices.org/what-we-do/child/frc/

This company helps families with job skills and economic security, business coaching and lending, community and real estate development, Housing and Transportation, Child and Family Development. There is also the Family Resource Center for example 4-year-old kindergarten, Children’s Discovery Center, Early Head Start, Health Wellness and Safety and Advocacy & Community Engagement.