The document outlines an assignment requiring a reflection on the influence of culture in early childhood education, specifically regarding infants and toddlers. Participants must reference specified texts, analyze their understanding of cultural differences, and respond to a quoted progression of attitudes towards these differences. The assignment must meet APA formatting requirements and include proofreading for grammar and sentence structure.

1. Reqirements: Apa format, !2font double space , cites ,resources.
Required Resources
Course Text:
Diversity in Early Care and Education
Review Chapter 1, "Perceiving and Responding to Differences"
Chapter 2, "Communicating across Cultures"
Chapter 3, "Working with Diversity Issues"
Course Text:
How Culture Shapes Social-Emotional Development
Review the bullet points on pp. 5–6
Read pp. 16–24, "The Process of Cultural Reciprocity" and
"Conclusion"
Article:
Bruno, H. E. (2003).
Hearing parents in every language: An invitation to ECE
professionals
.
Child Care Information Exchange, 153,
58–60.
Used by permission.
Optional Resources
Book:
Barrera, I., Corso, R. M., & Macpherson, D. (2003).
Skilled dialogue: Strategies for responding to cultural diversity
in early childhood.
Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.
Assignment:
Reflection
Throughout this course, you have learned about the influence of
culture in individuals' lives and the importance of being
sensitive to cultural differences when working with
infants/toddlers and their families.

2. Write a reflection that addresses the following points:
Based on your experiences in this course, respond to the
following quotation and explain how it relates to the
opportunities inherent in the role of an infant/toddler
professional: "I see a progression of attitudes toward cultural
differences from awareness, tolerance, and acceptance to
respect and appreciation. Beyond that lies celebration, support,
and finally, using differences as resources to expand and enrich
your own life" (Gonzalez-Mena, 2008, p. 41).
In what ways has your attention toward the influence of culture
grown as you have progressed through this course? Have you
noticed yourself having new insights or considering different
perspectives when you have observed infants and toddlers in
your daily life? What ideas or questions do you now have about
working with families in a culturally responsive manner?
Assignment length:
1 page
Requirments : 12 font double space ,apa format, cites
references, please follow directions as implied. Assignmnt
must be essay formation including all the informationas
directed.that need to incuded inassignment .PLEASE proof read
check for sentance fragments ,and grammer!!!!