Skilled Dialogue: Strategies for Responding to Cultural Diversity in Early Childhood

The book also describes how to learn the essentials of skilled dialogue, including suspending judgement; appreciating other beliefs and value systems; tuning in to each family's hopes, dreams and definitions of "success"; and reframing differences between practitioners and families as complementary rather than contradictoy. Readers can also discover specific ways to apply the book to early childhood assessment and intervention. Also included are strategies for determining the effects of cultural diversity, common dilemmas and suggested responses, detailed vignettes, photocopiables forms, tips on using translators and guidelines for differentiating behaviours caused by trauma from those rooted in culture.