Imagining that I was in my current job as a preschool teacher and that I was going to have the opportunity to welcome and teach a child of a family from Ethiopia, which I know nothing about, I would do the following things to be culturally responsive to them:
1) Learn all I could about the cultural beliefs of Ethiopian families, including their traditions, customs, etc.
2) Try to discover commonalities or experiences that we share or that would be shared by this child and the rest of the class.
3) Develop and use vocabulary of greetings and common key phrases in their language so they can feel welcome.
4) Meet with the family with an interpreter so I can find out all I could about the family and the child.
5) Create lessons that would introduce this new child's heritage and culture to the classroom
I think these preparations would help the child and his/her family feel like I was prepared for their arrival and eager to include him/her into my class.
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