SIG-Critical Perspectives on Early Childhood Education

Darius Phelps, New York University

Culturally Sustaining Early Literacy Pedagogies and Our Futures - Sandra Lucia Osorio, Erikson Institute; Sakeena Everett, University of Connecticut; Kindel Turner Nash, Appalachian State University; Shanan H. Fitts, Appalachian State University; Bilal Polson, Northern Parkway School; Greg McClure, Appalachian State University

Sustaining Religious Literacies in Authoritarian Eras: Re-membering Humanity in Early Childhood Classrooms - Serena Wilcox, Wayne State University; Assadullah Sadiq, California State University - Channel Islands; Nora Peterman, University of Missouri - Kansas City; Ekaterina Strekalova-Hughes, University of Missouri - Kansas City

Poetic Play for Sustaining Chinese Linguistic and Cultural Heritage - Yixuan Wang, Gwinnett County Public Schools

But Wait, There’s More! Exploring Counternarratives in a 5th Grade Black History Unit - Mia Hicks, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Tracey Bullington, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Emily Machado, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Kristin Pellerin, Madison Metropolitan School District; Carly McClennahan, University of Wisconsin - Madison

From the Mouths of Mothers: Black Language Advocacy and Early Literacy Justice - Teaira C. McMurtry, University of Alabama - Birmingham

Culturally Sustaining Care and Education through Loose Parts Play with Natural Desert Materials - Rhianna K. Thomas, New Mexico State University; Leanna Lucero, New Mexico State University; Adriana V Cardenas, New Mexico State University; Rubi Orozco, La Semilla Food Center; Abeer Al-Ghawi, Ngage New Mexico; Christina Ruybal, NMSU School for Young Children; Abigail Wisniewski, NMSU School for Young Children; Olga Grays, Ms. Olga’s Daycare

Kindel Turner Nash, Appalachian State University

Mariana Souto-Manning, Erikson Institute