My family has
arrived from Spain. I will be culturally responsive by having
different phrases hung on my wall in order for the staff to become
better acquainted with the child.
¡Hola!
- Hello
¿Cómo
está usted? (frm) ¿Cómo
estás? - How are you?
No
entiendo / No
comprendo – I don't understand
¡Lo
siento! - I'm sorry
Un
idioma nunca es suficiente – One language is never enough
I would research
and ask questions about the cultural background of the family and
make my schedule adjustable for any questions.
I would ask the
family to bring in objects from their home so our class could become
more acclimated with the child.
We would read folk
tales from Spain and look at globes, pictures.
We would also feast
on authentic Spanish food
I would hope these
adjustments would not only benefit the child that is entering my
classroom but also my other students. These small tasks would add to
cultural equity and hopefully the children would not only benefit
from this in early childhood but carry the experiences throughout
their lives.
Resources
(2013) Omnigolt
retrieved from http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/spanish.php
1 comment:
Jennifer,
I think it is a great idea to incorporate Spanish phrases throughout the classroom. I also love the idea of children's literature in their native language. I chose to look at Egypt and would have to do more research to find children's books written in Arabic. However, I was wondering how I would read it to the class...then came up with the idea to have a family member read it!
Marie Walkow
NS RI
Stay-at-Home-Mom
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