Welcoming Families From Around the World

The country of origin that the child’s family is from is Pakistan. As a early childhood professional, I would be culturally responsive by, having a positive outlook on their culture, although I will be learning about the culture through the new student. In having a positive outlook on the new child’s culture, I can ask how to say phrases like, “thank you” and “your welcome” in Urdu, the family’s language. The second way I can prepare myself to be culturally responsive towards the family is by incorporating information about the culture into lessons that will be taught in the classroom. In doing this, the child will feel that their family culture is accepted and respected in the classroom, just like the dominant culture. The third thing I would do, as an early childhood professional to be culturally responsive would be to add toys that the child would of played with in their homeland into class recess/play. The fourth think I would do, as an early childhood professional to be culturally responsive would be to ask everyone about personal experiences and have everyone share stories. I would do that so not only I would be culturally aware, but also their classmates will also be aware of their culture. The fifth way I would try to be culturally responsive as an early childhood professional would be involving the child’s parents in projects and classroom activities. This would make the child feel family support and love in the classroom. This would also show that their families are welcomed into our classroom.