Week 1 – Assignment       

Culturally Relevant Methods

[WLOs: 3, 4] [CLOs: 1, 2]

As an early childhood educator or early childhood administrator you have such an important role in supporting each and every child in your care. Prior to writing this assignment, review the Teaching Children Cultural Competence in Early Childhood Education (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. article and Chapters 1 and 2 of your text. Then search for and read at least one additional scholarly source.

For this assignment, compile and present in tabular format a list of 15 culturally competent strategies for English language learners (ELLs) that you could use in your early childhood education teaching or leadership role. At least five of your strategies should be appropriate for infants/toddlers, five strategies should be appropriate for preschool, and five strategies should be appropriate for early elementary age.

Your chart should include the following four headings and provide content for each strategy of similar focus and depth, including support from one credible source for the “Print-Rich Environment” example shown below:

Name of Strategy

Age Group

How strategy supports an aspect of diversity that is important in early childhood education 

Specific example with explanation of this strategy will be used to support ELLs.

Print Rich Environment

Preschool

This strategy helps to support language development because children and families can see examples of language and vocabulary in the environment as a model for print and language.

Around the early childhood education environment, several index sized cards will be used to label areas of the classroom with common vocabulary terms that children and families need to learn. Examples include clock, chair, window, door, books, arts area, computers, etc.    

The Culturally Relevant Methods assignment

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.