This component of your competency assessment requires written short-answer responses to a series of activities. This document is your tool for capturing your response to each question.
You will find the short answer prompts below. After each prompt, you will be provided a space to enter your response. Directly beneath that space is the Rubric which will be used by the Competency Assessor to evaluate your response. We recommend you review each question’s Rubric carefully to provide a complete response.
To begin writing your response, begin typing where it reads “Click Here to Enter Text.”
Save this file as CD003_firstinitial_lastname, and upload it to this assignment within the learning platform.
Your responses should:
Reflect the criteria provided in the Rubric
Follow the conventions of scholarly writing as presented in the Writing Checklist
Adhere to the 2-3 paragraphs limit for each question
Explain the difference between surface and deep culture. In your response, include an explanation of why it is important for early childhood professionals to learn more about children’s deep culture.
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Sub-Competency 1: Explain the concept of culture, including surface and deep culture, and how it influences children’s development and learning. |
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Learning Objective 1.1: Explain the differences between surface and deep culture.
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Explanation is not present. |
Response vaguely or incompletely defines surface and deep culture using details.
Response includes an inadequate or vague explanation of differences between overt levels of culture most often responded to and more essential covert (deep) levels. |
Response clearly defines surface and deep culture.
Response includes a clear explanation of differences between overt levels of culture most often responded to and more essential covert (deep) levels.
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Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
Response includes specific examples of differences between overt levels of culture most often responded to and more essential covert (deep) levels.
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Describe how cultural contexts influence the social-emotional and cognitive domains of child development. Provide two examples to support your description.
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Sub-Competency 2: Explain how children develop in cultural contexts. |
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Learning Objective 2.1: Describe the impact of cultural contexts on children’s development and learning. |
Description is missing.
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Response vaguely or incompletely describes the connection between cultural contexts and the social-emotional and cognitive domains of child development.
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Response clearly describes the connection between cultural contexts and the social-emotional and cognitive domains of child development.
Response includes two specific examples to support the description. |
Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
Response is supported by current research that describes the impact of cultural contexts on children’s development and learning. |
Describe at least two classroom strategies that can foster the development of dual- language learners.
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Sub-Competency 4: Describe approaches to fostering dual language development and learning. |
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Learning Objective 4.1: Describe research-based strategies that support the development of dual language learners.
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Description is missing.
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Response vaguely or incompletely describes strategies that foster the development of dual language learners.
Response includes a vague or illogical rationale for the chosen strategy or strategies. |
Response clearly describes two research-based strategies that foster the development of dual language learners.
Response includes a clear rationale for the chosen strategies.
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Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
Response describes more than two research-based strategies that foster the development of dual language learners.
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View the following interview with two Congolese parents about their experience as an immigrant family, and then answer questions 4 – 7.
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Sub-Competency 2: Explain how children develop in cultural contexts. |
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Learning Objective 2.2: Describe unique elements of children and families’ cultural experiences and how they impact development and learning.
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Description is missing. |
Response describes general or partially relevant examples of the family’s cultural experiences.
Response provides a vague or incomplete explanation of how early childhood professional’s understanding of children and families’ cultural experiences can foster development and learning. |
Response describes two specific examples of the family’s cultural experiences.
Response provides a clear explanation of how early childhood professional’s understanding of children and families’ cultural experiences can foster development and learning. |
Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
Response describes the potential consequences of not understanding a family’s cultural experiences.
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Explain the importance of culture in child development. Describe how the children in the video serve as an illustration of Head Start Principle One: Every individual is rooted in culture (Office of Head Start, 2008).
Reference: Office of Head Start. (2008a). Principle one: Every individual is rooted in culture. In Revisiting and updating the multicultural principles for head start programs for head start programs serving children ages birth to five (pp. 11–19). Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved from http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/cultural-linguistic/center/Dual%20Language%20Learners/ecd/planning_and_literacy/Principle1_English.pdf
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Sub-Competency 1: Explain the concept of culture, including surface and deep culture, and how it influences children’s development and learning. |
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Learning Objective 1.2: Explain the importance culture in child development.
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Explanation is missing. |
Response vaguely or incompletely explains the importance of culture in child development.
Response demonstrates a vague or incomplete understanding of Head Start Principle One.
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Response clearly explains the importance of culture in child development.
Response clearly explains how Head Start Principle One applies to the children in this family
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Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
Response provides a relevant personal or professional example to illustrate Head Start Principle One.
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Describe at least one strategy teachers or caregivers could use to become aware of factors within themselves that might result in bias or cultural discontinuity. Describe how cultural bias or cultural discontinuity, from a caregiver or educator, could affect the learning and development of the children in this family.
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Sub-Competency 3: Explain the impact of cultural discontinuity on children’s development. |
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Learning Objective 3.1: Describe strategies that lead to awareness of cultural bias or discontinuity.
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Description is missing. contribute to one’s own awareness |
Response vaguely or inappropriately describes one strategy that contributes to awareness of cultural bias or cultural discontinuity.
Response includes an incomplete or illogical rationale for the chosen strategy. |
Response clearly describes one strategy that contributes to awareness of cultural bias or cultural discontinuity.
Response includes a clear rationale for the chosen strategy or strategies. |
Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
Response describes more than one strategy that contributes to awareness of cultural bias or cultural discontinuity.
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Learning Objective 3.2: Describe the impact of cultural bias or discontinuity on young children and their families.
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Description is missing. |
Response vaguely or incompletely describes how cultural bias or discontinuity can impact children and families.
Response includes partially relevant or vague examples that show how cultural bias and discontinuity can impact the development and learning of young children and their families. |
Response clearly describes how cultural bias or discontinuity can impact children and families.
Response includes two examples that show how cultural bias and discontinuity can impact the development and learning of young children and their families. |
Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
Response includes more than two clear examples that show how cultural bias and discontinuity can impact the development and learning of young children and their families.
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Sub-Competency 4: Describe approaches to fostering dual language development and learning. |
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Learning Objective 4.1: Describe strategies that support the development of dual language learners
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Description is missing. |
Response vaguely or incompletely describes a strategy to foster the development of dual language learners in the classroom.
Response includes a vague or illogical rationale for the chosen strategy. |
Response clearly describes a strategy to foster the development of dual language learners in the classroom.
Response includes a clear rationale for the chosen strategy. |
Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
Response describes more than one research-based strategy to foster the development of dual language learners in the classroom.
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Learning Objective 4.2: Describe strategies that teachers and caregivers can share with families to support the development and learning of dual language learners within the home and community.
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Description is missing |
Response vaguely or incompletely describes a strategy that fosters the development of dual language learning within the home.
Response includes a vague or illogical rationale for the chosen strategy. |
Response clearly describes a strategy that fosters the development of dual language learning within the home.
Response includes a clear rationale for the chosen strategies. |
Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
Response describes more than one strategy that foster the development of dual language learning within the home.
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View the video in the following blog post of dual-language classrooms in one school in San Jose, California, and then answer questions 8 and 9.
Describe at least two classroom strategies used in this video to foster the development of dual-language learners. Explain how the strategies foster dual-language development.
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Sub-Competency 4: Describe approaches to fostering dual language development and learning. |
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Learning Objective 4.1: Describe strategies that support the development of dual language learners.
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Description is missing. |
Response vaguely or incompletely describes strategies that foster the development of dual language learners.
Response includes a vague or illogical rationale for the chosen strategy or strategies. |
Response clearly describes two strategies that foster the development of dual language learners.
Response includes a clear rationale for the chosen strategies. |
Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
Response describes more than two research-based strategies that foster the development of dual language learners.
Response makes a clear connection to professional practice. |
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Sub-Competency 4: Describe approaches to fostering dual language development and learning. |
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Learning Objective 4.1: Describe strategies that support the development of dual language learners.
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Description is missing. |
Response vaguely or incompletely describes strategies that foster the development of dual language learners.
Response includes a vague or illogical rationale for the chosen strategy or strategies. |
Response clearly describes two strategies that foster the development of dual language learners.
Response includes a clear rationale for the chosen strategies. |
Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
Response describes more than two strategies that foster the development of dual language learners.
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View the following video about a cultural advocacy group in a Native American community, and then answer questions 10 and 11.
Explain how the cultural context influences the All Indian Pueblo Council’s approach to childcare. Support your answer with at least two examples from the video.
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Sub-Competency 1: Explain the concept of culture, including surface and deep culture, and how it influences children’s development and learning. |
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Learning Objective 1.3: Describe how culture influences family and community approaches to fostering children’s development and learning.
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Description is missing. |
Response vaguely or incompletely describes how culture influences a community or family’s approach to childhood development and learning.
Response includes vague or illogical examples that describe how culture influences family caregiving preferences. |
Response clearly describes how culture influences a community or family’s approach to childhood development and learning.
Response includes at least two logical examples from the video that describe how culture influences family caregiving preferences. |
Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
Response includes an example of how culture influences family caregiving preference in a culture other than the one shown in the video.
Example is supported by at least one credible resource.
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Sub-Competency 3: Explain the impact of cultural discontinuity on children’s development. |
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Learning Objective 3.2: Describe the impact of cultural bias or discontinuity on young children and their families.
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Description is missing. |
Response vaguely or incompletely describes how cultural bias or discontinuity can impact children and families.
Response includes partially relevant or vague examples that show how cultural bias and discontinuity can impact the development and learning of young children and their families. |
Response clearly describes how cultural bias or discontinuity can impact children and families.
Response includes two clear examples that show how cultural bias and discontinuity can impact the development and learning of young children and their families. |
Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following:
Response suggests a strategy that early childhood professional in the community can use to mitigate the effects of cultural discontinuity.
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