DEAR READER

MULTI-LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Supporting Bilingual Language Learning Through Self-Expression in the Reggio Emilia Approach
by Lonnie Hendrickson

SOCIAL JUSTICE
Who Gets to Be Neutral? The Respectability Politics of Leading for Educational Justice
by Jamie Cho and Ninderjit Gill

EXPERIENCING BELONGING
Creating Translanguaging Spaces of Belonging
by Aura Pérez-González and Mari Riojas-Cortez

DIVERSITY IN MUSIC
Beyond “Wheels on the Bus”: Cultural Relevance in Music for Young Children
by Anne Sailer and Lauren Guilmartin

FOCUS ON: COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS

• Appreciating Community, Context, and Culture in Early Care and Education
  by Patrick Makokoro
• Community as a Way of Life
  by Cecilia Scott-Croff
• Expanding the Circle: Including Family, Friend, and Neighbor Caregivers in Your Early Childhood Program
  by Cammy Purper and Christina Denis
• The Importance of Friendships in Early Learning Comminities
  by Dan Gartrell
• Engaging Parents as Partners: Using Traditional and Distance Learning Models
  by Michelle Fazio-Brunson, Ashley Boudreaux, Cynthia DiCarlo, Debra Jo Hailey, and Katrina Jordan

COVER STORY
Coming Full Circle: Attending and Teaching Preschool in Dimensions Education Programs
by Christine Kiewra, Ben Wilson, and Lori Wilson}

MEN IN ECE
Leading the Way for Men in Child Care: An Ode to Male Leadership in ECE
by Cecilia Scott-Croff, Calvin E. Moore, Jr., and Jean Y. Plaisir

A CHILD’S PERSPECTIVE
Reflections on Play Environments From Different Perspectives
by Jennifer Wong-Powell

EARNING METHODS
Other Ways of Knowing
by Ruth Wilson

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