Hearing All Voices: Culturally Responsive Coaching in Early Childhood

After working in the field of early childhood education extensively, Jill McFarren Avilés and Erika Amadee Flores concluded that coaching educators from a holistic, culturally responsive, and strength-based perspective are three of the most powerful tools that will enhance the lives of young children and their families and contribute to equity in early childhood settings. Hearing All Voices offers a culturally responsive framework that supports educators in understanding the importance of equity in their interactions with children and families. The framework focuses on implementing practical strategies that can help increase equity in early education through day-to-day interactions. Written as a guidebook to support early childhood coaches to get inspiration, knowledge, and tools as they guide teachers from diverse backgrounds in early childhood settings. This book weaves together the latest in the science of change, brain development, adult learning, and practical "how-to" to transfer this into practice.

Author: Jill McFarren Aviles, Erika Amadee Flores
Publisher: Redleaf Press
Published: 01/04/2022
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.90w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781605547527

About the Author

Jill McFarren Avilés is the founder and director of McFarren Avilés & Associates, LLC, whose mission is to foster leaders in early childhood development. With a Master's degree in Curriculum Development from Teacher's College, Columbia University, Jill has over 38 years of extensive experience working in the United States, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East providing customized training, technical assistance, and coaching to early care and education staff, parents, government and non-governmental organizations. Her expertise includes developing and evaluating bilingual/multicultural early care and education programs, as well as designing and piloting a variety of curricula for early care and education trainers and providers.

Erika Amadee Flores earned her BS in Psychology from the Universidad de Monterrey and her Masters in Education, Instructional Leadership with a focus on Early Childhood Education from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Flores is the founder of Childrenflow, an organization that enhances children's development through evidence-based professional development. She has over 18 years of experience in the early education field in various capacities and in different countries. She is an expert in teacher-child interactions and in supporting dual language learners.