Connection 1-3:

Term #1:

Language
Connection 1-2:

Definition:

Language is the verbal

understanding of words
The manner and method a person speaks, communicates and
and tones.
understands the vocal sounds of others. This is done by using
Family/community
ones voice in a recognizable way
values is a more
complete understanding
Impact on education:
of our kin and their life
philosophies.
Barriers in language present blocks in learning. These barriers
Languages- first
exist whenever people cannot verbally express themselves
interactions with
and therefore communicate with each other.
sounds/words.
Culture- our first interaction with diverse
groups of people

People of similar
cultures correlate to the
understanding of a
persons dialect, or
language.
Language is how we
make sense of sounds
and words. Language
and cultural barriers
must be identified and
accounted for by

Connect 3

Term #3: Family and Community Values

Definition:

These are all

ways in which
people
understand,
relate and
express

Term #2:

Culture

Definition:
Family- parental or caretaker guidance,
direction and discipline. Children tend to
adopt the mannerisms of their family and
learn how to interact with those around
them by observing they way a family
member treats others. Children are like
sponges, in that they are absorbent to
everything they see and hear.
Community- behaviors and traditions of
specific geographic areas.
These are both ways of identifying oneself
among others.
Impact on education:
Family serves as our first interactions with
other people. Community serves as our

Connection 2-3:
Family/community
values are ways of
identifying oneself
among others.
Culture, or cultural
values are ways to
further group
understandings

A set of forceful moral understandings that

guide behavior and interpret experience.
Language, dining, dancing, music and
literature are all culturally inclined in some
way.
Impact on education:
Culture involves the way people live, what
activities they do in leisure, and what foods
they eat. Culture is many things, including
heritage and community. To this end,
culture makes us see the world a certain
way.