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Problem

You are an early childhood educator in your current place of residence where you teach kindergarten in a center-based classroom at a local elementary school. Your principal just let you know that you have a new child joining your classroom next week that has recently moved to your community. The principal gives you their contact information so you can learn more about your new family. After chatting, this is what you know about your new student.

Jayden is an African American boy who just turned six that is joining your classroom midway through the school year. He lives with his mother, father, two brothers, and a sister. He and his family are evangelical Christians, his father is an American from Gen X, and his mother moved from Uganda 25 years ago. Mom and dad met at a talk that his mother was giving at a college about Ugandan culture in their previous community of Los Angeles, CA. Jayden's brothers are older and in college now, but his sister is younger. He's his momma's baby boy and his sister is her only baby girl, and she loves raising her younger bonus children. Mom and dad are very educated and have moved to teaching in the online learning environment. They decided to move to your town after living the "fast life" in LA with their younger children. They want to offer more time to their younger children than they could their older children. Their older boys often visit and Jayden has a special bond with them. He looks up to the fact that they are in college and already has dreams to be like them one day. His parents are fostering his relationship with his three-year-old sister, but are concerned because they argue all the time! His sister loves pretend play, but also wants to join in games with his friends. Jayden seems very annoyed by that. Next you discover, that over the summer at age five, Jaylen began having seizures and has been diagnosed with epilepsy. He has responded well to a medication and his focal aware seizures have been controlled for over a month now. His parents are very concerned about leaving him in school all day, but know he needs a tribe of friends at his new school. He is a socialite and makes friends very easily.

To which cultures do your given child and family belong? Identify at least two cultures that you need to know about to successfully work with and form good relationships with your child and family including one ethnic culture and another you identify from your scenario.

A. Now, research these two cultures and tell me what you learned. How might the culture influence this child's learning? How might it affect your interactions with the family and child? How can you use this information to support consistently warm and caring relationships between the family and their child?

B. Finally, how can you use this information to respect your child and family's language/s and culture/s? And, how can you use it to incorporate the cultures into your curriculum, teaching practices, and the learning environment?