naeyc- Important Principles to my Future Work With Children

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I-1.10—To ensure that each child’s culture, language, ethnicity, and family structure are recognized and valued in the program. 

This is a responsibility I take very seriously and I uphold it to the best of my ability. I try to inform my co-workers of any information I learn about the cultures represented within the classroom and have basic needs (i.e. bathroom, mom, dad, sick, play, eat, etc.) posted where all adults are able to view and use the languages in the room. I plan to learn on a continuing basis ways to better serve the immigrant families within my Head Start classroom.

I-1.11—To provide all children with experiences in a language that they know, as well as support children in maintaining the use of their home language and in learning English. 

This is an area I need to learn more about and start applying to the classroom. I do stress the importance of maintaining the home language to the families. At this point I am trying to advocate for the needs of the immigrant families and the rights their children have for their home language being represented within the classroom. This is a goal for me and why I am attending Walden, to become a stronger advocate.

P-2.5—We shall make every effort to communicate effectively with all families in a language that they understand. We shall use community resources for translation and interpretation when we do not have sufficient resources in our own programs.

A responsibility I am striving for is to better communicate with the immigrant families that attend the Head Start program in a language they can better understand. Many of the families may know limited English, however, we must remember English words often have many meanings and this can be confusing to new English languages learners. I need to strive to be a better advocate in this area as well.

nayce Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment Retrieved from

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