When strengths-based teaching is applied through a lens of cultural awareness, educators can tap into students' funds of knowledge and identities to create a positive environment where students feel confident and empowered.
When strengths-based teaching is applied through a lens of cultural awareness, educators can tap into students' funds of knowledge and identities to create a positive environment where students feel confident and empowered.
Kirby, J. R. (1995). Book Review: Woodcock Language Proficiency Battery-Revised (WLPB-R). Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 13(4), 428-433.
When educators integrate the linguistic and cultural funds of knowledge that learners bring, they help learners draw on their Background Knowledge to better understand and relate to the material, supporting Motivation and learning.
For example, setting a goal of reading one chapter a night can help a student feel confident that they can read a longer book.
Christoffels, I. K., Haan, A. M. De, & Colzato, L. S. (2015). Two is better than one: Bilingual education promotes the flexible mind. Psychological Research, 79, 371–379.
When strengths-based teaching is applied through a lens of cultural awareness, educators can tap into students' funds of knowledge and identities to create a positive environment where students feel confident and empowered.
When learners are able to discover books that reflect their own authentic experiences, their Motivation to read grows.
When learners are able to discover books that reflect their own authentic experiences, their Motivation to read grows.
When learners are able to discover books that reflect their own authentic experiences, their Motivation to read grows.
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