It is the educator's job to make all families feel invited to school activities. Halgunseth, Peterson, Stark, and Moodie (2009) suggest that early childhood programs promote family involvement by creating a welcoming environment, visiting parents' homes, encouraging two-way communication, providing opportunities for families to participate in classroom activities, and offering resources for learning at home. An educator should invite parents into the classroom and extend the invitation to siblings, grandparents, and immediate family members. Siblings may be much older or around the same age as the student, so it is important to offer activities that siblings of all ages can participate in with the student. Activities like cooking or arts and crafts are simple ways to get the family involved and feel comfortable helping. An educator can also offer books in the family members' native languages to read to the class. These activities will provide the student with a sense of acceptance of who they are. Diversity comes in many forms, from cultural and social diversity to organizational diversity. Overall, the role the educator should play when addressing diversity is to teach each student to love themselves and love others. By exposing children to different experiences in the community and in the classroom, they will be able to gain a better understanding of how to defend themselves, accept differences of opinion, and avoid stereotypes against others. Diversity is part of the world and children need to understand that they are normal and
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