ECE405 week 1 assignment PDF

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Culturally Relevant Methods Alexis Vorhis ECE405: Children and Families in a Diverse Society Dr. Barlow May 7, 2020

Name of Strategy

Age Group

How Strategy Supports an Aspect of Diversity that is Important in Early Childhood Education This strategy uses music and songs to teach language in both primary and secondary languages. This strategy provides children to interact with each other of different cultures. Children are developing social skills while learning to interact with diversity. Providing a schedule for children to follow will help meet the needs of each student.

Music

Infant/Toddler

Social Interaction

Infant/Toddler

Routines

Infant/Toddler

Model Culturally Appropriate Behaviors and Facial Expressions

Infant/Toddler

Anti-bias behavior models positive interactions in society.

Visuals

Infant/Toddler

Visuals help students understand with experience what the lesson may be about.

Labeling

Preschool

Labeling objects in the classroom can help students learn new vocabular, objects, and the concept for dual languages.

Specific Example with Explanation of this Strategy will be used to Support ELL’s Teachers can use music to encourage different cultures that are represented in the classroom. Teachers can allow playtime for children. Teachers can also do partner or group activities.

Teachers can write a schedule on the board of important times like lunch, recess, math, science, etc. Teachers can model appropriate behavior within the community for students to learn appropriate ways to interact with others. Teachers can use objects or pictures to represent vocabulary words or lessons. If a teacher reads “When you give a mouse a cookie” a picture or object of a plate full of cookies will enhance the learning for the lesson. Teachers can label everyday things with 2 or 3 different languages. This will help students learn primary and secondary languages in the

Vocabular Imprinting

Preschool

This strategy uses one photo and one word in two different languages to deepen the comprehension.

Family or Ethnicity Photos around the Classroom

Preschool

Daily Schedule

Preschool

This allows teachers to hang up photos around the room of each student’s family or random diverse families. Students will become familiar with a daily schedule and where to look to see the plans for each day.

Planning and Reflecting

Preschool

Reading

Early Elementary

Foundational Learning Skills

Early Elementary

This strategy allows students to write their name, date, and their plan on a piece of paper every day at the beginning of class. At the end of class, a reflection sheet will be given. Children must learn how to read and learn from their reading. Reading becomes an important skill.

Learning the alphabet and being able to use letters to make words.

classroom. Teachers can print out pictures of objects. The vocabulary for each picture will be in two language (primary and secondary) and hung up in the room. Students will be able to see the pictures and sound out the words in both languages. Teachers can hang up these photos to help students become accustomed to the differences in a diverse society. Teachers will write a daily schedule in clear print in a specific area in the classroom. This helps to keep students on track and teachers on track during each day. Planning and reflecting is important for students who may struggle in the classroom. This allows students to start class with a goal in mind.

Students can learn by reading a book, a picture book. Books can teach children things about other cultures. For example, a book about Indians may show horses, tents, and tan people. Teachers can use games, activities, group work, and art to help

Physical Development Skills

Early Elementary

Gross motor activities such as running, walking, and strength.

Accomodating worksheets and homework

Early Elementary

Students need accommodations to be successful in the learning environment.

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students learn foundational learning skills. Find fun physical activities for students can help them find enjoyment in physical health and feel more confident about themselves. Teachers can allow students to use other means of communication when it comes to homework and other assignments. Students can write, draw pictures, or speak their comprehension in the lesson.

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