ERIC Number: EJ786734
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Apr
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-1082-3301
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The Development of a Curriculum Toolkit with American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
Thompson, Nicole L.; Hare, Dwight; Sempier, Tracie T.; Grace, Cathy
Early Childhood Education Journal, v35 n5 p397-404 Apr 2008
This article explains the creation of the "Growing and Learning with Young Native Children" curriculum toolkit. The curriculum toolkit was designed to give American Indian and Alaska Native early childhood educators who work in a variety of settings the framework for developing a research-based, developmentally appropriate, tribally specific curriculum to use with Native children aged 0-3. The curriculum toolkit should assist Native people in preserving and maintaining their unique culture and language. Challenges specific to the implementation of an early childhood program in Indian Country have been explained. A brief historical overview of Indian education has been included.
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Infants, Toddlers, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Curriculum, Culturally Relevant Education, Cultural Awareness, Language Maintenance, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States
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