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A. Description of diversity evaluation activity
Races
Cultures
Ages
Abilities
Gender
Props:
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Sands for sand paintings, clay for making pottery, origami paper
folding activities
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IMPORTANT:
2 or more different races, cultures, and ethnic groups are represented
Presence of diversity must be in classroom and obvious
All categories of diversity listed need to be included to some degree
Activities are done with children at least 4 times a year
Fantasy
Factual Information
Stories about People
Stories about Animals
Nature/science
Different races and cultures
Different abilities
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IMPORTANT:
A wide selection of books (3-4 examples of each type), rotated to maintain
interest with at least 3 relating to current theme, are organized in a reading center
and are accessible for a substantial portion of the day. (At least 20 books for a
group of 15 children plus one extra for each additional child)
Books, materials, and activities do not show violence in a graphic way and are
appropriate for children in the group.
Book should include simpler books for younger children, large print books for
visually impaired, books in the primary language of children, rhyming games for
older children.
Staff reads books to children informally daily. (During free play, at nap time, as an
extension of an activity)
C. Recommendations
A few recommendations that I have would be for this classroom to invest in some
books/toys that represent disabilities. I would also recommend that they invest in more
culturally diverse play food, play money, and utensils. I would also suggest maybe having
a word of the day from a different language. I know the teacher already incorporates
different languages in her greeting, but it could be fun for the children to learn other
words or phrases in different languages as well.
D. References
Browne, Kathryn. Gordon, Ann. 2014. Beginning and Beyond: Foundation in Early
Childhood Education. 9th ed. Washington DC: NAEYC.
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E. Reflection on Learning
I was surprised at the amount of culturally diverse books and toys that were in the
classroom I went to. I thought this evaluation was really helpful for me especially in
editing my classroom design and choosing what kinds of things I would like to have in
my classroom. I have learned that the checklist in our textbook will be a very valuable
tool to me as an educator. It is so important to be sure that even if we as teachers do not
know everything about a particular culture or disability that it is still our job to make
students from a different culture or with a disability comfortable and included in our
classroom. I know that I will definitely strive to make my classroom as diversity friendly
as I can.