A preschooler, newly emigrated from Honduras, was counting with his class. He counted from one to nine in Spanish and said “ten” in English. He is demonstrating ______.

A. acculturation
B. cultural discontinuity
C. cultural competence
D. belongingness


A. acculturation

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What will be an ideal response?

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a. an edited publication. b. a refereed publication. c. a standards-based publication. d. a professional publication

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It is suggested that two issues underlying students' "crisis of engagement" that we should examine closely are:

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