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Latino Children in Preschool : Building on Strengths and Meeting Challenges

Latino Children in Preschool : Building on Strengths and Meeting Challenges Lina Guzman, Ph.D. Presentation to the Education Writers Association September 4 th , 2014. Latino Children: The Numbers. 1 in 4 children are Latino. Latinos will make up 1/3 of future workforce.

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Latino Children in Preschool : Building on Strengths and Meeting Challenges

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  1. Latino Children in Preschool: Building on Strengths and Meeting Challenges Lina Guzman, Ph.D. Presentation to the Education Writers Association September 4th, 2014

  2. Latino Children: The Numbers 1 in 4 children are Latino Latinos will make up 1/3 of future workforce Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013; Table PEPASR6H, 2013 Postcensal Estimates Source: Child Trends calculations from Census Bureau 2012 Population Projections.

  3. Latino Children: The Numbers 1/3 of Hispanic children live in poverty Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2012)

  4. Strengths of Latino Children • Strong Start: • a healthy weight at birth • high rates of breastfeeding • Strong Families: • 58% living with two parents 59% having home cooked meals 67% of parents have high expectations for educational attainment

  5. Starting School: Mixed Picture Hispanic children less academically ready for kindergarten • Behind in: • Academic readiness skills • Math and reading • On par or better on social-emotional skills Source: National Household Education Surveys program of 2007 (NCES 2008-051)

  6. Social-Emotional Development: What is it? • Capacity to form close and secure relationships • Regulate and express emotions appropriately • Explore and learn • Components include: Social Competence Self Regulation Social Cognition Problem Behaviors

  7. How early care and education environments can support young Latino children’s development • Classroom environment and practices • Teacher-child relationship • Peer relationships • Home-school connection

  8. AbriendoPuertas/Opening Doors Program

  9. Questions for reporters in their local areas? • How do local Latino child population educational trends compare to the national data trends for Latino children? • Demographic trends • Participation in early child care programs • What are local schools doing to support Latino children’s social-emotional development? • Child home language and culture • 1st and 2nd language and literacy development • Teacher-child relationship • Home-school connection

  10. A national knowledge center building a bright future for Latino children and youth For more information contact: Lina Guzman, Ph.D. Director, Hispanic Institute lguzman@childtrends.org Alicia Torres, Ph.D. Director of Communications and Hispanic Outreach atorres@childtrends.org Visit us at: www.childtrends.org www.childtrends.org/databank/

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