Using Cultural Tools to Develop Scientific Literacy of Young Mexican American Preschoolers

Autor/inn/en	Riojas-Cortez, Mari; Huerta, Mary Esther; Flores, Belinda Bustos; Perez, Bertha; Clark, Ellen Riojas
Titel	Using Cultural Tools to Develop Scientific Literacy of Young Mexican American Preschoolers
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 178 (2008) 5, S.527-536 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
Schlagwörter	Mexican Americans; Scientific Literacy; Culturally Relevant Education; Preschool Children; Parent Participation; Bilingual Education; Science Instruction; Plants (Botany); Science Activities; Food + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hispanoamerikaner; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Elternmitwirkung; Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Pflanze; Lebensmittel
Abstract	Building on the home cultural practices related to science can facilitate scientific literacy development of preschoolers. Using a sociocognitive and sociocultural approach and "funds of knowledge" as a theoretical framework, this article describes how Mexican American parents and young children identified the science concepts and knowledge learned from common activities found in their homes through the Family Institute for Early Literacy Development. Science skills and concepts were found in many activities related to Mexican American cultural practices such as gardening, cooking and home remedies. Parents were informed of the type of scientific readiness knowledge that schools expect children to bring from home, and in turn parents were able to explain to their children those concepts during the institute and at home. The success of the institute is founded on the opportunity given to parents to understand and implement school expectations for their young children. (Contains 7 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10