For many students, the kinds of behaviors required in school (e.g., sitting in one’s seat and only speaking when called on) and types of discourse (e.g., “Class, what is the title of this book?”) contrast with home cultural and linguistic practices. To increase student success, it is imperative that teachers help students bridge this discontinuity between home and school (Allen & Boykin, 1992).
Moreover, a culturally responsive instructional environment minimizes the students’ alienation as they attempt to adjust to the different “world” of school(Heath, 1983; Ladson-Billings,1994).
Culturally responsive pedagogy facilitates and supports the achievement of all students. In a culturally responsive classroom, effective teaching and learning occur in a culturally supported, learner-centered context, whereby the strengths students bring to school are identified, nurtured, and utilized to promote student achievement.
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Culturally Responsive Teaching is a pedagogy that recognizes the importance of including students’ cultural references in all aspects of learning (Ladson-Billings,1994).
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1.Positive perspectives on parents and families
2.Communication of high expectations
3.Learning within the context of culture
4.Student-centered instruction
5.Culturally mediated instruction
6.Reshaping the curriculum
7.Teacher as facilitator
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