This Assignment has two parts. The first is comparing and contrasting a preschool classroom and a classroom for children five years old and more and sharing developmentally appropriate practices. The

Part 1:

Locate Web resources to assist you in answering questions on your chosen instructional condition and share the resources in APA format here. How has this instructional condition changed over time?

The instructional conditions that I have selected is children with diverse cultural backgrounds. It has changed over time by increasing in numbers. The number of children from diverse cultural backgrounds has increased over the past few years, especially in head start programs but the teachers with a diverse cultural background has decreased. "Only 22 percent of preschool teachers are culturally diverse" (Saluja, Early, & Clifford 2002).

Part 2:

How have legislation and policy affected the use of this instructional condition for diverse learners?

The policy for instructional condition for children from diverse cultural backgrounds according to NAEYC is to acknowledge the child' background. The child should not feel left out or "different" than their peers just because their family speaks a different language at home. "Ignoring cultural differences can perpetuate a deficit model that seeks to “fix” culturally diverse children, making them more like their mainstream peers rather than celebrating their unique cultural backgrounds" ( Colombo, 2005)

References:

Colombo, M. , 2005, Beyond the Journal: Young Children on the web

Reference link:

https://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200511/ColomboBTJ1105.pdf