Susan Friedman is NAEYC's Senior Director of Publishing and Professional Learning. In this role she leads the content development work of NAEYC's books and periodicals publishing, digital content, and professional learning teams. Early childhood educators rely on NAEYC's content including books, and award winning periodicals Young Children, and Teaching Young Children, to stay up to date on research and best practices they can apply directly to their classrooms. In addition to her roles at NAEYC, she brings extensive prior experience in content programming, editorial oversight and production with many years of experience creating content on developmentally appropriate uses of media, play, and other topics for educators and families. Susan has presented at numerous educational conferences including the National Association for the Education of Young Children's Professional Learning Institute and Annual Conference, SXSW EDU, and at the Early Childhood Cohort for the AASA (The School Superintendents Association. She began her career as a preschool teacher at City & Country School in New York City. Susan holds degrees from Vassar College and the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Alissa Mwenelupembe has worked in the field of early childhood education for over 18 years as a teacher, coach, director and college instructor. She is currently working as the Director of Early Learning at St. Vincent Early Learning Center in Evansville, Indiana and also serves on the governing board of the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Alissa holds a BA from the University of Southern Indiana, a Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education from Ball State University and is currently pursuing a doctorate in Early Childhood Education, also at Ball State University. As a Black woman working in Early Childhood Education and navigating higher education spheres, Alissa is well versed in the issues of equity and diversity. Her research interests center around social emotional development of children of color, primarily those living in families and communities that are not a racial match.
Alissa has presented both locally and nationally at early childhood conferences including the National Association for the Education of Young Children's Professional Learning Institute and Annual Conference, the Maryland Head Start Association Conference, the Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children's Annual Conference and more.

Section 1: About this Volume

-Volume Intro, Alissa Mwenelupembe and Susan Friedman

- Key Messages from Position Statement, NAEYC

Section 2: Supporting Dual Language Learners

- Supporting Emergent Bilingual Children: A Checklist for Early Childhood Educators, Shelley Pasnik and Naomi Hupert

- Many Languages, One Classroom: Supporting Children in Superdiverse Settings, Carola Olivia-Olson, Linda M. Espinosa, Whit Hayslip, & Elizabeth S. Magruder

- More Strategies for Supporting Children in Superdiverse Settings, Carola Olivia-Olson, Linda M. Espinosa, Whit Hayslip, & Elizabeth S. Magruder

Section 3: Developing a Strengths-Based Approach When Teaching Black Boys

- What Every Teacher Needs to Know about Suspension and Expulsion in Preschool

- Black Boys Matter: Cultivating Their Identity, Agency, and Voice, Brian L. Wright

- Black Boys Matter: Strategies for a Culturally Responsive Classroom, Brian L. Wright

Section 4: Developing Empathy and Understanding, Supporting Behavior

- Developing Empathy to Build Warm, Inclusive Classrooms

- Valuing Diversity: Developing a Deeper Understanding of All Young Children and Their Behavior, Barbara Kaiser & Judy Sklar Rasminsky

Section 5: Engaging with Diverse Families

- Children's Books About Families, NAEYC

- Knock, Knock . . . Who's There? The Benefits of Home Visits in the Early Years, Jennifer K. Lampe

- Conversations with Children! Asking Questions to Support Their Understanding of Family Diversity, Janis Strasser

- Message in a Backpack(TM) Fun, Easy Ways to Play with Math at Home, Jessica Mercer Young & Kristen E. Reed

- When I Have a Mommy and a Momma: Including Children from Diverse Family Structures in the Classroom, Julia Luckenbill

Section 6: Identity, Fairness, and Activism

- Look, Listen, Learn. "What If I Say the Wrong Thing?" Talking about Identity with Young Children, Nadia Jaboneta, with Deb Curtis

- Ask Hello. Learning about Holidays and Fairness

-An Interview with Megan Madison, Susan Friedman

- Something Related to Gender, Jamie Solomon

- Fairness, Nadia Jaboneta

Section 7: Tuning into Each and Every Child

- Connecting Culture and Play: Practical Strategies for Educators, Kamini Kamdar

- Welcoming Refugee Children into Early Childhood Classrooms, Sadia Warsi

- Including All Children in Making and Tinkering!, Karen Nemeth & Pamela Brillante

- Advancing Equity: Playful Ways to Extend Math Learning at Home, Jessica Mercer Young & Kristen E. Reed

- Message in a Backpack(TM) Fun, Easy Ways to Play with Math at Home, Jessica Mercer Young, Kristen E. Reed

- Every Child Belongs: Welcoming a Child with a Disability, Pamela Brillante

- Now Read This! Books that Support Diversity, Conversations, and Play

-10 Tips to Support a Culturally Responsive STEAM Curriculum for Preschoolers, Anthony Broughton, Michicko McClary