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The organization that I have selected is the National Association of Education for Young Children, or NAEYC.  Their website is www.naeyc.org where you can find their publications, beliefs, knowledge, and position statements on what is best for working with and teaching children.  I chose to study their position statement on diversity.  Diversity is something that should be respected and welcomed in the classroom, with preservation of any home languages. "Linguistic and cultural diversity is an asset, not a deficit, for young children" (NAEYC, 2009). This quote perfectly explains how diversity should be looked at in early childhood education and with all children.  The position statement gives recommendations of what teachers can do when working with children, such as ensuring that children continue to remain cognitively, linguistically, and emotionally connected to their home language and culture (NAEYC, 2009). I also believe that children's culture and home environment needs to be respected and preserved as much as possible because it is truly what makes them who they are. Working with families will show that the teacher cares about the children and want what is best for them.

References
NAEYC, (2009). Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity. NAEYC. Retrieved from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf