Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of culture and diversity in relation to school readiness.
Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of culture and diversity in relation to school readiness. Explore the ways in which culture and diversity play a crucial role in preparing children for school. Discover how early childhood education and child care centers can effectively address and support cultural differences to ensure successful school readiness.Trainings incorporating this outcome
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120 hours courses
12 CEUs45 hours courses
30 hours courses
10 hours courses
Related Outcomes
- Demonstrate understanding of the impact of culture and diversity in relation to school readiness
- Demonstrate understanding of how culture and diversity influence growth and development
- Recognize the importance of demonstrating respect for the diversity of all children and youth and families’ culture, language, and religion in all interactions (anti-bias and cultural responsiveness techniques).
- Demonstrate understanding of the impact of culture on infant and toddler development.
- Demonstrate understanding of cultural differences and its influences on a child's social behavior.
- Demonstrate an understanding of prenatal development and its impact on child development.
- Recognize the importance of demonstrating respect for the diversity of all children and youth and families’ culture, language, and religion in all interactions
- Demonstrates an understanding of content areas and how they relate to child development
- Recognize the importance of demonstrating respect for all diversity and providing activities that reflect a welcoming environment for all children, youth and families, regardless of culture, language, or religion, or strengths, talents, and abilities.
- Demonstrate an understanding of content areas and how they are related to child development.
- Demonstrate an understanding of concepts within the activity and content area for the visual arts for school-age.
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