Academic Socialization of Young Black and Latino Children

Susan Sonnenschein, Ph.D., is a developmental and educational psychologist at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She is a professor and graduate program director of the Applied Developmental Psychology program. Her research focuses on ways to promote at home and school the educational success of children from different demographic backgrounds. She is particularly interested in home experiences of children often at risk for difficulties in school (e.g., immigrants, low income, ELL, minority groups).Brook E. Sawyer, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the College of Education at Lehigh University. She is an educational psychologist and teacher educator who conducts descriptive and intervention research on teachers’ and parents’ practices to support the language and literacy development of young vulnerable children, including children who live in poverty, dual language learners, and children with disabilities. She also focuses on interventions to developcollaborative relationships between parents and educators.

• Chapter 1. Introduction: The Need to Take a Strengths-Based Approach to Facilitate Children’s Educational Growth.- Chapter 2. Latino and African American Parental Resources, Investments, and Socialization Practices: Supporting Toddler’s Language and Social Skills.- Chapter 3. Concerted Cultivation among Low-Income Black and Latino Families.- Chapter 4. Contexts of African American Children’s Early Writing Development: Considerations of Parental Education, Parenting Style, Parental Beliefs, and Home Literacy Environments.- Chapter 5. Parent- and Preschool-Teacher-Perceived Strengths among Black and Latino Boys in Miami: Links to Early Success in Elementary School.- Chapter 6. Latino Families and Schools: Identifying Challenges and Highlighting Strengths to Support Children’s Early Learning.- Chapter 7. Intersectionality as a Framework for Understanding School Involvement and Advocacy Beliefs of Latina/o Families of Young Children.- Chapter 8.Little Talks: A Modular Treatment Approach for Promoting Infant and Toddler Language Acquisition Through Parents' Preferences and Competencies.- Chapter 9. Madres Educando a Sus Niños: Integrating Culture into Intervention.- Chapter 10. Towards Improving the Educational Opportunities for Black and Latinx Young Children: Strengthening Family-School Partnerships.- Chapter 11. Academic Socialization in the Homes of Black and Latino Preschool Children: Research Findings and Future Directions.