There has been much attention given to the achievement gap between white and minority students, especially African American children. Through research and years of experience, the author breaks down the cultural influences on children's learning styles and provides a practical approach to helping black children thrive in the classroom. For black children, which Sullivan defines as those of African descent, there is a disconnect between learning preferences and learning environments that must be bridged before the achievement gap can be closed. This hands-on resource is filled with effective strategies and best practices to help early childhood educators expand their "toolbox" for supporting children. Increasing cultural intelligence will allow us to work across the many differences in our classrooms. As our schools become more diverse, cultural competency will be an increasingly important skill for teacher's efficacy and children's success. By cultivating the individual genius of each child and meeting children where they are today, we can invigorate the education system and provide children high-quality early education experiences. Debra Ren-Etta Sullivan, EdD, is the cofounder and president of Praxis Institute for Early Childhood Education. She has more than twenty-five years of experience in higher education as a teacher, researcher, and administrator.
Afrikan children are naturally precocious and gifted. They begin life with a "natural head start". However, their natural genius is too frequently underdeveloped and misdirected. In this volume, the author...
Readers will learn how to redesign their learning goals, lesson plans, and the texts they use to teach.
Keywords: African American; gifted; cultural influences; achievement; teacher preparation; cultivating genius I recently wrote a book entitled Cultivating the Genius of Black Children: Strategies for Closing the Achievement Gap in the ...
New to this edition is information on leadership connections in school-age care and nurturing leadership in children. Each chapter is designed to prompt self-evaluation and personal leadership development.
“Genius. is. a. terrible. thing. to. waste,. but. a. glorious. thing. to. cultivate.” —DEBRA REN-ETTA SULLIVAN, CULTIVATING THE ... Cultivating the genius of black children: Strategies to close the achievement gap in the early years.
“Genius. is. a. terrible. thing. to. waste,. but. a. glorious. thing. to. cultivate.” —DEBRA REN-ETTA SULLIVAN, CULTIVATING THE ... Cultivating the genius of black children: Strategies to close the achievement gap in the early years.
“Genius. is. a. terrible. thing. to. waste,. but. a. glorious. thing. to. cultivate.” —DEBRA REN-ETTA SULLIVAN, CULTIVATING THE ... Cultivating the genius of black children: Strategies to close the achievement gap in the early years.
“Genius. is. a. terrible. thing. to. waste,. but. a. glorious. thing. to. cultivate.” —DEBRA REN-ETTA SULLIVAN, CULTIVATING THE ... Cultivating the genius of black children: Strategies to close the achievement gap in the early years.
Institutions like the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the National Black Child ... Helps Black Children Learn Debra Ren-Etta Sullivan (2016), the author of Cultivating the Genius of Black Children, ...
Is Whitney Johnson (2012), author of Dare, Dream, Do, really urging us to create bumps in our road so we can tumble and find new ways to get up again? She is clear that “the status quo has a powerful undertow, no doubt” (147).