Your friend asks you to help her develop some teaching strategies for working with linguistically and culturally diverse children. What teaching strategies would you suggest?
What will be an ideal response?
These teaching strategies are as follows: (a) Recognize that all children are cognitively, linguistically, and emotionally connected to the language and culture of their home. (b) Acknowledge that children can demonstrate their knowledge and capacity in many ways. (c) Understand that without comprehensible input, second-language learning can be difficult. (d) Model appropriate use of English, and provide the child with opportunities to use newly acquired vocabulary and language. (e) Actively involve parents and families in the early learning program and setting. (f) Recognize that children can and will acquire the use of English even when their home language is used and respected. (g) Collaborate with other teachers to learn more about working with linguistically and culturally diverse children.
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