ECE/315 ECE315 ECE 315 Week 1 Discussion

ECE 315 Week 1 Discussion

Early childhood settings across the world are filled with culturally diverse children, families, and communities. As an early childhood professional, you serve as a role model for children and families, and as such, can model understanding and respect for the cultural diversity of every child, family, and early childhood professional in your environment. In order to do this, it is important that you understand and can put into practice a solid working definition of cultural diversity and the factors that contribute to it. Prior to completing this discussion, read Chapter 1 of the textbook, which describes different strategies early childhood educators can use to support children in their educational success; then review the Teaching Children Cultural Competence in Early Childhood Education (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

For your initial post, create a poster for an early childhood education setting that welcomes families into a diverse environment. This poster should communicate that your early childhood education environment supports diversity for every child and family.

Through the use of words and graphic images, the poster should communicate or evoke the following items:

·         The purpose and importance in early childhood education of a working knowledge of cultural diversity.

·         An example from lived experience of the above.

·         One or more strategies that early childhood professionals can utilize in their environments to foster success with diverse children and families.

·         Some notion of how this strategy or strategies can enhance teaching and leadership in an early childhood education environment.

Attach the poster to your discussion and then explain how your poster communicates each of the above four points in a 200- to 300-word written response.

Your strategies should be supported by details that are factual, relevant, and credible. Be as creative as you wish with your poster, using pictures and visuals. You may choose to create your poster using Microsoft Word, Power Point, or an online poster maker of your choice, such as Canva (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..