Gathering Funds of Knowledge: An Elementary Social Studies Unit Plan for Bilingual Settings

Autor/inn/en	Keefer, Natalie; Lopez, Julia; Young, Jyhane; Haj-Broussard, Michelle
Titel	Gathering Funds of Knowledge: An Elementary Social Studies Unit Plan for Bilingual Settings
Quelle	In: Social Studies and the Young Learner, 33 (2020) 2, S.14-19 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1056-0300
Schlagwörter	Social Studies; Spanish Speaking; Prior Learning; Teaching Methods; Units of Study; Cultural Background; Inquiry; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Vocabulary Development; Bilingual Education Programs; Immersion Programs; Learning Activities; Multicultural Education; Family Environment; Early Childhood Education; Elementary School Students; Grade 1; Preschool Children; English; English (Second Language); Native Language; State Standards; Learning Strategies; Curriculum Development; Art Activities; Louisiana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gemeinschaftskunde; Vorkenntnisse; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lerneinheit; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Wortschatzarbeit; Immersionsprogramm; Lernaktivität; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Familienmilieu; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; English language; Englisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Künstlerische Tätigkeit
Abstract	At the intersection of social studies and world language curricula are opportunities to explore students' prior learning with vocabulary-rich content designed to support language acquisition goals. "Funds of knowledge" is defined as socio-cultural, economic, and historical knowledge from home and community settings. The instructional strategies presented in this inquiry-based unit were sequenced by two Spanish-speaking teachers in two-way bilingual classrooms to provide space for students' families to contribute "funds of knowledge" to learning activities in early childhood and elementary classrooms. In contrast with an additive approach to multicultural education, a funds of knowledge approach invites educators to craft a curriculum organically, drawing from their students' home experiences and cultural knowledge. An additive approach to multicultural education has been criticized for its superficial ethnic representation in curriculum. In contrast, the funds of knowledge approach represented in the unit requires the teacher to invite students and families to co-create content in the instructional sequence. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Council for the Social Studies. 8555 Sixteenth Street #500, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Tel: 800-683-0812; Tel: 301-588-1800; Fax: 301-588-2049; e-mail: membership@ncss.org; Web site: http://www.socialstudies.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01