Title: Analyze the effects of cultural, linguistic, family, economic, and environmental factors on a child’s development.
Course: Early Childhood, Education, and Services I (19153-I) > Section: Promoting Physical, Cognitive, Language, Social, and Emotional Development

Analysis should include

- results of researching a variety of multicultural environmental factors, parenting styles, and family structures
- comparing a variety of cultures, parenting styles, and family structures
- distinguishing the effect of heredity and environment on a child’s development.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What cultural and environmental factors may influence a child’s development?
- What values, beliefs, and goals do families from different cultures have, and how might these affect child development?

Communication

- How can we gain an understanding of others' perspectives, needs, and characteristics?
- How can an early childhood educator assess children with different cultural, linguistic, and environmental backgrounds?
- How can the results of assessments be conveyed to families of different cultures, languages, and environments?

Leadership

- How can one ensure that cultural and environmental influences are considered when assessing children’s development?
- How do we know if we are accurately understanding and empathizing with others' perspectives?
- Which is more important for the developing brain—nature or nurture?

Management

- What resources are available to help us understand diverse perspectives, needs, and characteristics of others? How can we use this information to improve educational impact on children?
- What are the short-term and long-term consequences of understanding and valuing diverse perspectives on children? Families? Society?