Enrich Children's Culture, Language And Communication Strategies

The benefits of promoting and valuing cultural diversity within a school setting is extremely important as children and young people will learn to understand all the different cultures and respect them. Learning about different cultures and religions helps a young mind broaden and see that no matter what culture, race or ethnicity another person is they still have equal rights and opportunities and can achieve the same goals as each other. For example, many people see all Indian/Pakistani adults as doctors, this is a common form of stereotyping and if an English child is lead to believe that this is only the case then they may not want to follow that career path due to feeling that they are not allowed. Within my setting we promote cultural diversity within our resources, this means that when we show our pupils books or home-made resources to help assist them with their learning we always try to ensure that all ethnic backgrounds and abilities are shown

Include materials and resources in your own work with children which reflect diversity in society

Workers in the industry report that ways in showing a cultural understanding is to ask families to bring in family photos for display, to provide familiar words from their native language or invite them to talk about their culture or share a special dish are other possibilities. This will help ease the child into the classroom environment.

Teaching Strategies: During whole group time, read the story “We are All Different”. Discuss the story with the children. Afterward, show them pictures of people from different parts of the world. Let them discuss the differences that they see.

By respecting, understanding and including a child’s culture you can encourage their confidence and growth as a person. By helping a child to accept and embrace their culture and to be truly proud of it they can have a stronger sense of confidence in themselves, and with today’s media that is something that the children can use. If the children have confidence in themselves it allows them to be comfortable in their surroundings and this way they can open themselves to new experiences, learning or otherwise. Not only will it help the child with feeling confident but it will help the educator to further their own knowledge of the culture and assist them in being empathetic towards the child and their parents. By respecting, understanding and

It is important to respect and understand a child and their families culture because if educators don’t it can make it difficult for families to feel a sense of belonging to the centre. As educators it is important for us to help families and their children develop a cultural identity and sense of belonging but it is important we don’t change the families parenting style, we just assist them in any way we can. It helps children feel positive about their culture if they feel a sense of belonging within a child care, school and community. Educators can use the internet and community to learn more about the languages, traditions, beliefs and values of the children’s cultures so that they can help the children feel more positive about their culture

Children are taught that you should not be prejudice against a certain group or society that is different to theirs. All children are given the opportunity to take part in all activities as, well as their parents and these activities reflect different cultures and societies. Children are also taught that regardless of what your culture or the group you belong to is no child or family should have to suffer any form of abuse or unjustly treatment. Every child has rights and this is made clear to all children through books and pictures, posters and via the teacher. Having activities on different cultures helps children to learn that they are part of the world and it gives them the opportunity to get the most out of life. We avoid stereotyping and provide children with positive images through different materials such as books, puzzles, computer and board

It is important and beneficial to value and promote cultural diversity in your work with children because people come from all walks of life, we are now a multicultural society and even though we are a catholic school we have children who are not catholic in our classes. we have celebrated Chinese new year and the children in reception tried Chinese food, and we have just celebrated Judaism week where the children in year4/5 were taught about and made a

The EYLF explains (2009, p.12) the five principles underpin practices which focuses on supporting and sustain practice in order to enhance children’s development in achieving learning outcomes. . The most relevant principle related to this scenario is respect for diversity, where educators must value and reflect the practices of diversity within the curriculum in the classroom. The curriculum makes the decisions that all children have the right to have their culture, identities, and strengths value and acknowledge (EYLF, 2009, p.13). Therefore, educators will provide opportunities for children to learn about differences and similarities amongst other children and how they can interact and learn together. Secondly, respectful and reciprocal relationships between students, educators and parents will develop respect, value and confidence. Educators will help children to learn about responsibilities and respect others, and value collaboration and teamwork EYLF, 2014, p.

1. “Developing a knowledge base about cultural diversity”Teachers must know that culture is defined by a variety of important factors. “Among these are ethnic groups’ cultural values traditions, communications, learning styles, contributions, and relational patterns” (Gay, 2007, p. 107). Knowing these and how they apply to each culture will help create a stimulating and supportive environment for students.

After knowing the cultures and beliefs of each child I care for, I will create an activity or programme for the children that includes knowing each others culture. These s activities will help the children be exposed to multicultural

- Talk with and explore the culture, heritage, backgrounds and traditions of every child within the context of their community and expand on this by getting the children to engage in these cultures actively for example learning a dance from a child’s culture.

The first section of the textbook provides stories from service providers who have worked with and interacted with families of diverse cultures. These stories are great and provide an opportunity to learn from the experiences of others. In Section 2 the authors describe the Diversity Wheel and how it can be used to improve cultural sensitivity and awareness about diversity. The Diversity Wheel is a tool that can help to clarify the many factors that define an individual's uniqueness. This tool lists seventeen factors which relate to the service provider's or family's identity (Gruber). The Diversity Wheel allows the service provider to gain an understanding of the basis for expected behaviors within and outside the service provider's own cultural group. This model of developing an awareness and knowledge gained through self reflection can be generalized across various cultures.

In order to be a culturally competent practitioner, educators and families could start with critical reflection on attitudes and values and or the ways in which children respond to diversity within their community.

Every student and teacher has a cultural identity. Their cultural identity is defined by their beliefs, values and behaviors. Their cultures can be different among others, which creates diversity. Classrooms full of students and teachers with different backgrounds can be beneficial for students and teachers themselves. By exploring and accepting many differences and cultures of people among them, they are taught to understand cultural differences, they from a strong sense of their own cultural identity.