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Essay / My Classroom Reflection - 978
Using the collaboration paradigm in my classroom, parent participation in the classroom will be a top priority. Different cultures have different traditions, behaviors and respect. For example, culturally responsive teaching is vitally important in a classroom so that students of different backgrounds and races are not misunderstood and given a negative label. Some values practiced at home may be ignored in regular classes. A standard of a pedagogy that culturally responsive teachers learn is to “develop language and literacy skills through instruction across the curriculum” ( Amatea, 2009, p. ). This is just one of a few important ways a teacher can respond to students from diverse backgrounds. Psychologist Lev Vygotsky had a theory that "the teacher must recognize and use a child's existing conceptual repertoire as a bridge for learning new concepts" (Amatea, 2009, p..