Imagine the following scenario:
You are working in an early childhood setting of
your choice—a hospital, a child care center, a social service agency. You
receive word that the child of a family who has recently emigrated from a
country you know nothing about will join your group soon. You want to prepare
yourself to welcome the child and her family. Luckily, you are enrolled in a
course about diversity and have learned that in order to support families who
have immigrated you need to know more than surface facts about their country of
origin.
The name of my family’s country of origin is Asia.
The five ways in which I will prepare myself to be
culturally responsive towards this family is by (1) learning familiar words in
my family’s language (2) becoming familiar with and including the cultural
traditions of my family in the classroom (3) adding classroom visuals
reflecting my family’s culture (4) incorporating books that reflect their
culture and (5) integrating their art, games, and music into the classroom
activities.
These preparations will benefit me and the family in
many ways. There will be an ongoing process of learning for me and the family. Becoming
familiar with and including the cultural traditions of the family will help me
learn about my Asian family and their history. The family will have opportunities
to participate in their child’s education and also have opportunities to share
ideas and stories. These preparations will help me meet the needs of and be
culturally responsive to my families and their children.
Hi LaShaunda
ReplyDeleteAsia is a great country I have a lot of children in my classroom come from their . Love talk to my parent about their culture. My parent bring food that they make. thank you for sharing