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Family and Community
Hispanic Student Enrollment Soars
Park Elementary kindergarten teacher Marta Pool conducts an exercise on Thursday

that teaches students the difference between left and right. The majority of the students
in Pool's class are Hispanic.
Question 1.
How Would You Define Special

Populations of Gifted Students?
Children from special populations of
the gifted are those who differ from
the traditional groups who are well
represented in programs for the
gifted.
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Question 2.
2. Lets take a moment to

identify some of these types of
students
Children who have English spoken as a second language
at home.
Children who are from impoverished backgrounds
Children who are learning physically or learning disabled.
Children who are from a minority
Children from rural backgrounds
Female students
Question 3
What are four things we can do as
educators to help promote
communication and participation
by parents from different cultural
backgrounds?
Courtesy
1. Good eye contact
2. Focus on the individual Dont Grade
Papers
Sincerity when talking with the parent
1. Convey a sense of caring for the student
or at least concern
Ample Opportunity and Time to Convey
Parents Concerns
1. Parents are going to be nervous so give
them time to talk with you
Question 4. Lets look at some of

the cultural styles that might be
considered when dealing with
members from another cultural
group.
Sharing Space
Some cultures regard standing very
closely to you as perfectly normal behavior
while Americans regard it as a violation of
their space.
Touching
Various cultures have various standards for
touching each other. Hispanic and Latin
cultures are very touchy and often embrace
when greeting each other. Asian cultures
have just recently adopted hand shakes.
They still regard shaking hands with
members of the opposite sex as taboo. The
list goes on, but rest assured various rules
apply to touching when meeting in public
Non-touching countries: Japan, United States, United Kingdom, Australia

Middle ground countries: France, China, India
Touching countries: Middle East, Latin Countries, Italy
Eye Contact
African Americans generally will avoid eye
contact when you are speaking while Euro
Americans make it a point to use their eye
contact as a means of showing they are paying
attention. Asians generally avoid direct eye
contact sometimes staring downward while
speaking to someone in an authoritarian position.
Prolonged eye contact with some Latin cultures
shows a challenge to the authority of an
individual
Time Ordering of Interactions

We Americans Believe in Getting Down to
Business. However in some cultures an
exchange of pleasantries is appropriate before
moving on to the business at hand. It would be
considered dis-respectful to do this.
When greeting men from/in the middle east...you

would extend your hand and then lightly touch the
mans' hand and then touch your chest....this is a
standard greeting...this is not to say you cannot
or could not do a standard' hand shake....
Question 5
What are some of the things
that you can do as an educator
to make your parents of children
who are disabled more
comfortable in a school setting?
Assure the parents that they should not

feel the least bit guilty about their childs
disability.
Make the student and the parent feel like
people and not a category.
Help them is seeing the positive aspects
of the childs future
Recognize what a big job it is to raise a
child with a disability. Provide them with
educational and financial resources to help
them
Encouraging Parental
Participation at Home
6. What are some of the benefits,

proven by research that shows that
important benefits are gained by
children whose parents provide
support, encouragement, and direct
instruction?
These children read much better and on

average have better grades
These children are less likely to have a
discipline referral or be suspended from
school.
Research shows that even special help from Reading

Coaches do not match the gains made by students who are
tutored by their parents at home
Question 7
(Hewison & Tizard, 1980 ) What
are some of the things illiterate
parent can do to promote reading
skills in their children?
Illiterate Parents Can Still Make A Big Impact

On Their Childs Education
Motivating their children about the

importance of education
Providing an environment that promotes
education
Have the children read to them
Have conversations about they have been
reading

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Family and Community

Hispanic Student Enrollment Soars

Park Elementary kindergarten teacher Marta Pool conducts an exercise on Thursday

How Would You Define Special

Click for answer

2. Lets take a moment to

Question 4. Lets look at some of

Non-touching countries: Japan, United States, United Kingdom, Australia

Time Ordering of Interactions

When greeting men from/in the middle east...you

Assure the parents that they should not

6. What are some of the benefits,

These children read much better and on

Research shows that even special help from Reading

Illiterate Parents Can Still Make A Big Impact

Motivating their children about the

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