This document discusses an upcoming capstone course and exam for an early childhood education degree program. It lists 11 exam topic areas that will assess students' mastery of topics covered throughout their degree programs. Students are asked to select 5 of the 11 topics and describe how they will demonstrate cultural competence in those areas through commitment statements for their future roles. An example commitment statement is provided for the topic of "Learner Development". Students are then prompted to write a 250-300 word journal entry selecting 5 topics and explaining how they would apply principles of cultural competence in those areas.

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As you enter into the final stages of your degree
program, you will take a comprehensive
examination in the ECE430 capstone course. The
purpose of this exam is to determine how you are
performing compared to other early childhood
education students throughout the United States.
You will be assessed on your mastery of topics
covered throughout your degree program. The
academic coursework you have already completed
in your program should be sufficient for
preparation for this exam. The topics are as
follows:
Learner Development
Learning Differences

2. Learning Environments
Content Knowledge
Application of Content
Assessment
Planning for Instruction
Instructional Strategies
Professional Learning and Ethical Practice
Leadership and Collaboration
For the final journal, you will think about the
above topics and how they are aligned with the
main content covered within this course. This
course is focused on multicultural and anti-bias
issues that support you in developing cultural
competence in working with children and families
in early childhood settings. With this in mind,
describe how you will demonstrate cultural
competence in five of the exam topic areas of your
choosing. For each chosen topic area, develop a
commitment statement that you can use in your
future role.
For example:

3. Learner Development: In order to support
language development to meet the individual
needs of the children in my classroom, I will use
checklists to observe where children need
additional assistance. Once I observe each child
and document where each individual child needs
assistance, I will support him or her one-on-one
using developmentally appropriate language and
literacy approaches. Some examples include
providing a print-rich environment, reading aloud
to children as a model of language, developing
vocabulary through dual-language exploration,
and providing engaging learning experiences in
which children can use vocabulary and make
meaningful connections across instructional
activities.
For this journal activity, be sure to select five
topics to develop. Consider how you would apply
these principles and construct your 250-300 word
journal entry using critical thinking. Since this is a
journal activity, scholarly sources are not
required; however they may help you support
your ideas. You may want to begin your journal
using the following prompt:
In order to support [specify topic], as a(n) [specify
future role], I will