Instructions This component of your competency assessment requires written short-answer responses to a series of activities. This document is your tool for capturing your response to each question. You will find the short answer prompts below. After each prompt, you will be provided a space to enter your response. Directly beneath that space is the Rubric which will be used by the Competency Assessor to evaluate your response. We recommend you review each question’s Rubric carefully to provide a complete response. To begin writing your response, begin typing where it reads “ Click Here to Enter Text .” Save this file as CD003 _firstinitial_lastname , and upload it to this assignment within the learning platform. Your responses should: Reflect the criteria provided in the Rubric Follow the conventions of scholarly writing as presented in the Writing Checklist Adhere to the 2-3 paragraphs limit for each question Short Answer 1 Explain the difference between surface and deep culture. In your response, include an explanation of why it is important for early childhood professionals to learn more about children’s deep culture. Your Response Enter Your Response Here Rubric 0 Not Present 1 Needs Improvement 2 Meets Expectations 3 Exceeds Expectations Sub-Competency 1: Explain the concept of culture, including surface and deep culture, and how it influences children's development and learning. Learning Objective 1.1: Explain the differences between surface and deep culture. Explanation is not present. Response vaguely or incompletely defines surface and deep culture using details. Response includes an inadequate or vague explanation of differences between overt levels of culture most often responded to and more essential covert (deep) levels. Response clearly defines surface and deep culture. Response includes a clear explanation of differences between overt levels of culture most often responded to and more essential covert (deep) levels. Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the following: Response includes specific examples of differences between overt levels of culture most often responded to and more essential covert (deep) levels. Short Answer 2 Describe how cultural contexts influence the social-emotional and cognitive domains of child development. Provide two examples to support your description. Your Response Enter Your Response Here Rubric 0 Not Present 1 Needs Improvement 2 Meets Expectations 3 Exceeds Expectations Sub-Competency 2: Explain how children develop in cultural contexts. Learning Objective 2.1: Describe the impact of cultural contexts on children’s development and learning. Description is missing. Response vaguely or incompletely describes the connection between cultural contexts and the social-emotional and cognitive domains of child development. Response clearly describes the connection between cultural contexts and the social-emotional a.

1. Instructions
This component of your competency assessment requires written
short-answer responses to a series of activities. This document
is your tool for capturing your response to each question.
You will find the short answer prompts below. After each
prompt, you will be provided a space to enter your response.
Directly beneath that space is the Rubric which will be used by
the Competency Assessor to evaluate your response. We
recommend you review each question’s Rubric carefully to
provide a complete response.
To begin writing your response, begin typing where it reads “
Click Here to Enter Text
.”
Save this file as
CD003
_firstinitial_lastname
, and upload it to this assignment within the learning platform.
Your responses should:

2. Reflect the criteria provided in the Rubric
Follow the conventions of scholarly writing
as presented in the Writing Checklist
Adhere to the 2-3 paragraphs limit for each question
Short Answer 1
Explain the difference between surface and deep culture. In
your response, include an explanation of why it is important for
early childhood professionals to learn more about children’s
deep culture.
Your Response
Enter Your Response Here
Rubric
0
Not Present
1
Needs Improvement
2
Meets Expectations

3. 3
Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 1:
Explain the concept of culture, including surface and deep
culture, and how it influences children's development and
learning.
Learning Objective 1.1:
Explain the differences between surface and deep culture.
Explanation is not present.
Response vaguely or incompletely defines surface and deep
culture using details.
Response includes an inadequate or vague explanation of
differences between overt levels of culture most often
responded to and more essential covert (deep) levels.
Response clearly defines surface and deep culture.
Response includes a clear explanation of differences between
overt levels of culture most often responded to and more
essential covert (deep) levels.
Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the
following:
Response includes specific examples of differences between
overt levels of culture most often responded to and more
essential covert (deep) levels.

4. Short Answer 2
Describe how cultural contexts influence the social-emotional
and cognitive domains of child development. Provide
two
examples to support your description.
Your Response
Enter Your Response Here
Rubric
0
Not Present
1
Needs Improvement
2
Meets Expectations
3
Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 2:
Explain how children develop in cultural contexts.
Learning Objective 2.1:
Describe the impact of cultural contexts on children’s
development and learning.
Description is missing.
Response vaguely or incompletely describes the connection

5. between cultural contexts and the social-emotional and
cognitive domains of child development.
Response clearly describes the connection between cultural
contexts and the social-emotional and cognitive domains of
child development.
Response includes two specific examples to support the
description.
Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the
following:
Response is supported by current research that describes the
impact of cultural contexts on children’s development and
learning.
Short Answer 3
Describe
at least two
classroom strategies that can foster the development of dual-
language learners.
Your Response
Enter Your Response Here

6. Rubric
0
Not Present
1
Needs Improvement
2
Meets Expectations
3
Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 4:
Describe approaches to fostering dual language development
and learning.
Learning Objective 4.1:
Describe research-based strategies that support the
development of dual language learners.
Description is missing.
Response vaguely or incompletely describes strategies that
foster the development of dual language learners.
Response includes a vague or illogical rationale for the chosen
strategy or strategies.
Response clearly describes two research-based strategies that
foster the development of dual language learners.
Response includes a clear rationale for the chosen strategies.
Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the
following:

7. Response describes more than two research-based strategies that
foster the development of dual language learners.
View the following interview with two Congolese parents about
their experience as an immigrant family, and then answer
questions
4 – 7.
Darragh, J.
(2013).
10 ngeno story
[Video file]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4bp-VlN04w
Short Answer 4
Describe
at least two
unique elements of this family’s cultural experience that
teachers and caregivers would need to understand in order to
foster the development and learning of the children in this
family.
Your Response

8. Enter Your Response Here
Rubric
0
Not Present
1
Needs Improvement
2
Meets Expectations
3
Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 2:
Explain how children develop in cultural contexts.
Learning Objective 2.2:
Describe unique elements of children and families’ cultural
experiences and how they impact development and learning.
Description is missing.
Response describes general or partially relevant examples of the
family’s cultural experiences.
Response provides a vague or incomplete explanation of how
early childhood professional’s understanding of children and
families’ cultural experiences can foster development and
learning.
Response describes two specific examples of the family’s
cultural experiences.
Response provides a clear explanation of how early childhood
professional’s understanding of children and families’ cultural
experiences can foster development and learning.

9. Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the
following:
Response describes the potential consequences of not
understanding a family's cultural experiences.
Short Answer 5
Explain the importance of culture in child development.
Describe how the children in the video serve as an illustration
of Head Start Principle One: Every individual is rooted in
culture (Office of Head Start, 2008).
Reference:
Office of Head Start. (2008a). Principle one: Every individual is
rooted in culture. In
Revisiting and updating the multicultural principles for head
start programs for head start programs serving children ages
birth to five
(pp. 11–19). Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved from
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/cultural-
linguistic/center/Dual%20Language%20Learners/ecd/planning_
and_literacy/Principle1_English.pdf
Your Response
Enter Your Response Here

10. Rubric
0
Not Present
1
Needs Improvement
2
Meets Expectations
3
Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 1:
Explain the concept of culture, including surface and deep
culture, and how it influences children's development and
learning.
Learning Objective 1.2:
Explain the importance culture in child development.
Explanation is missing.
Response vaguely or incompletely explains the importance of
culture in child development.
Response demonstrates a vague or incomplete understanding of
Head Start Principle One.
Response clearly explains the importance of culture in child
development.
Response clearly explains how Head Start Principle One applies
to the children in this family
Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the
following:

11. Response provides a relevant personal or professional example
to illustrate Head Start Principle One.
Short Answer 6
Describe
at least one
strategy teachers or caregivers could use to become aware of
factors within themselves that might result in bias or cultural
discontinuity. Describe how cultural bias or cultural
discontinuity, from a caregiver or educator, could affect the
learning and development of the children in this family.
Your Response
Enter Your Response Here
Rubric
0
Not Present
1
Needs Improvement
2
Meets Expectations
3
Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 3

12. : Explain the impact of cultural discontinuity on children's
development.
Learning Objective 3.1:
Describe strategies that lead to awareness of cultural bias or
discontinuity.
Description is missing. contribute to one’s own awareness
Response vaguely or inappropriately describes one strategy that
contributes to awareness of cultural bias or cultural
discontinuity.
Response includes an incomplete or illogical rationale for the
chosen strategy.
Response clearly describes one strategy that contributes to
awareness of cultural bias or cultural discontinuity.
Response includes a clear rationale for the chosen strategy or
strategies.
Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the
following:
Response describes more than one strategy that contributes to
awareness of cultural bias or cultural discontinuity.
Learning Objective 3.2:
Describe the impact of cultural bias or discontinuity on young
children and their families.
Description is missing.
Response vaguely or incompletely describes how cultural bias
or discontinuity can impact children and families.
Response includes partially relevant or vague examples that

13. show how cultural bias and discontinuity can impact the
development and learning of young children and their families.
Response clearly describes how cultural bias or discontinuity
can impact children and families.
Response includes two examples that show how cultural bias
and discontinuity can impact the development and learning of
young children and their families.
Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the
following:
Response includes more than two clear examples that show how
cultural bias and discontinuity can impact the development and
learning of young children and their families.
Short Answer 7
As an early childhood teacher working with this family, what
strategy would you use in the classroom environment to foster
dual-language development? What strategy would you suggest
to the family to foster dual-language development at home?
Describe each strategy, and explain why you selected these
strategies.
Your Response
Enter Your Response Here

14. Rubric
0
Not Present
1
Needs Improvement
2
Meets Expectations
3
Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 4
: Describe approaches to fostering dual language development
and learning.
Learning Objective 4.1:
Describe strategies that support the development of dual
language learners
Description is missing.
Response vaguely or incompletely describes a strategy to foster
the development of dual language learners in the classroom.
Response includes a vague or illogical rationale for the chosen
strategy.
Response clearly describes a strategy to foster the development
of dual language learners in the classroom.
Response includes a clear rationale for the chosen strategy.
Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the
following:
Response describes more than one research-based strategy to
foster the development of dual language learners in the

15. classroom.
Learning Objective 4.2:
Describe strategies that teachers and caregivers can share with
families to support the development and learning of dual
language learners within the home and community.
Description is missing
Response vaguely or incompletely describes a strategy that
fosters the development of dual language learning within the
home.
Response includes a vague or illogical rationale for the chosen
strategy.
Response clearly describes a strategy that fosters the
development of dual language learning within the home.
Response includes a clear rationale for the chosen strategies.
Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the
following:
Response describes more than one strategy that foster the
development of dual language learning within the home.
View the video in the following blog post of dual-language
classrooms in one school in San Jose, California, and then
answer questions 8 and 9.

16. Maxwell, L. A. (2012, April 3).
A look inside dual-language classrooms
[Blog post]. Retrieved from
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-
language/2012/04/a_look_inside_a_dual_language.html
Short Answer 8
Describe
at least two
classroom strategies used in this video to foster the
development of dual-language learners. Explain how the
strategies foster dual-language development.
Your Response
Enter Your Response Here
Rubric
0
Not Present
1
Needs Improvement
2
Meets Expectations
3
Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 4
: Describe approaches to fostering dual language development

17. and learning.
Learning Objective 4.1:
Describe strategies that support the development of dual
language learners.
Description is missing.
Response vaguely or incompletely describes strategies that
foster the development of dual language learners.
Response includes a vague or illogical rationale for the chosen
strategy or strategies.
Response clearly describes two strategies that foster the
development of dual language learners.
Response includes a clear rationale for the chosen strategies.
Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the
following:
Response describes more than two research-based strategies that
foster the development of dual language learners.
Response makes a clear connection to professional practice.
Short Answer 9
Imagine you are an administrator for the school in this video.
Suggest
at least two
strategies the teachers in the school could use to improve the
teaching and learning practices in the early education dual-
language classrooms featured in this video. Explain why these
strategies are effective.

18. Your Response
Enter Your Response Here
Rubric
0
Not Present
1
Needs Improvement
2
Meets Expectations
3
Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 4
: Describe approaches to fostering dual language development
and learning.
Learning Objective 4.1:
Describe strategies that support the development of dual
language learners.
Description is missing.
Response vaguely or incompletely describes strategies that
foster the development of dual language learners.
Response includes a vague or illogical rationale for the chosen
strategy or strategies.
Response clearly describes two strategies that foster the
development of dual language learners.
Response includes a clear rationale for the chosen strategies.
Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the

19. following:
Response describes more than two strategies that foster the
development of dual language learners.
View the following video about a cultural advocacy group in a
Native American community, and then answer questions 10 and
11.
All Indian Pueblo Council [everydaydemocracy]. (2011,
November 18).
Everyday democracy: Strong starts for Pueblo children
[Video file]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4plCAkCc5M
Short Answer 10
Explain how the cultural context influences the All Indian
Pueblo Council’s approach to childcare. Support your answer
with
at least two
examples from the video.
Your Response
Enter Your Response Here

20. Rubric
0
Not Present
1
Needs Improvement
2
Meets Expectations
3
Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 1:
Explain the concept of culture, including surface and deep
culture, and how it influences children's development and
learning.
Learning Objective 1.3:
Describe how culture influences family and community
approaches to fostering children’s development and learning.
Description is missing.
Response vaguely or incompletely describes how culture
influences a community or family’s approach to childhood
development and learning.
Response includes vague or illogical examples that describe
how culture influences family caregiving preferences.
Response clearly describes how culture influences a community
or family’s approach to childhood development and learning.
Response includes at least two logical examples from the video
that describe how culture influences family caregiving
preferences.
Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the

21. following:
Response includes an example of how culture influences family
caregiving preference in a culture other than the one shown in
the video.
Example is supported by at least one credible resource.
Short Answer 11
Describe
at least two
issues of cultural discontinuity facing the tribe and how these
issues affect their approach to childcare.
Your Response
Enter Your Response Here
Rubric
0
Not Present
1
Needs Improvement

22. 2
Meets Expectations
3
Exceeds Expectations
Sub-Competency 3
: Explain the impact of cultural discontinuity on children's
development.
Learning Objective 3.2:
Describe the impact of cultural bias or discontinuity on young
children and their families.
Description is missing.
Response vaguely or incompletely describes how cultural bias
or discontinuity can impact children and families.
Response includes partially relevant or vague examples that
show how cultural bias and discontinuity can impact the
development and learning of young children and their families.
Response clearly describes how cultural bias or discontinuity
can impact children and families.
Response includes two clear examples that show how cultural
bias and discontinuity can impact the development and learning
of young children and their families.
Demonstrates the same level of achievement as “2,” plus the
following:
Response suggests a strategy that early childhood professional
in the community can use to mitigate the effects of cultural
discontinuity.