Citation/Reference Purpose of Study

Chu, Marilyn (2014). Preparing

Tomorrow's Early Childhood
Educators: Observe and Reflect
About Culturally Responsive
Teachers. YC Young Children,
69(2), 82-87. Clarify steps taken to help foster early childhood
https://www.jstor.org/stable/ycy students' understanding of culturally responsive
oungchildren.69.2.82 practices.

Cushing, D.F., Love, E.W. (2013).

Developing Cultural
Responsiveness in Environmental
Design Students through Digital
Storytelling and Photovoice.
Journal of Learning Design, 6(3), To connect undergraduate students to Latino
63-74. youth in an effort to build cultural
https://eds.p.ebscohost.com/eds responsiveness, raise awareness about the
/pdfviewer/pdfviewer? unique ethnic populations in our communities,
vid=12&sid=24f47a67-a795-4fed- and learning the value of engaging
9d9a-7a41d18ab6e4%40redis underrepresented stakeholders.

Fitzgerald, J., Relyea J.E.,&

Elmore, J. (2022). Academic
Vocabulary Volume in
Elementary Grades Disciplinary
Textbooks. Journal of Educational
Psychology. Advance online
publication.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/edu00 Assess the volume of academic vocabulary is
00735 elementary grades disciplinary textbooks.

Phuntsog, Nawang. (1999). The

Magic of Culturally Responsive
Pedagogy: In Search of the
Genie's Lamp in Multicultural
Education. Teacher Education
Quarterly, 26(3), 97-111.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/234 To focus on what educators believe to be the
78246 critial aspects of culturally responsive teaching.
Schulz, L.L, Hurt, K., & Lindo, N.
(2014). My Name is Not Michael:
Strategies for Promoting Cultural
Responsiveness in Schools.
Journal of School Counseling,
12(2), 1-35.
https://eds.s.ebscohost.com/eds
/pdfviewer/pdfviewer? A vision is offered of systematic cultural
vid=4&sid=ff890d1b-6db2-40b3- responsiveness and culturally relevant teaching
94f6-d2dda68ca85f%40redis practices that nuture and engage all learners.

Tanner, T., Hermond, D., Vairez,

M., Leslie, L. (2017). Does
Diversity Really Matter?: The
Interplay between Students' Race
and Their Teachers' Level of
Cultural Responsiveness. The
International Journal of Diversity
in Organisations, Communities,
and Nations, 17(1), 1-10.
https://eds.p.ebscohost.com/eds To determine if teachers' level of cultural
/pdfviewer/pdfviewer? responsiveness differs based on the racial
vid=3&sid=ac13349e-f08f-4418- makeup of the student body as well as exposure
9341-83b8d2e26473%40redis to diverse students in their schools.

Tuncel, Gül (2017). Improving the

Cultural Responsiveness of
Prospective Social Studies
Teachers: An Action Research.
Educational Sciences: Theory and
Practice, 17(4), 1317-1344.
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/E To create culturally responsive teachers through
J1148365.pdf action.
Zucker, T.A., Cabell, S.Q., & Pico,
D.L. (2021). Going Nuts for
Words: Recommendations for
Teaching Young Students
Academic Vocabulary. The
Reading Teacher, 74(5), 581-594.
https://content.ebscohost.com/C
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T=P&P=AN&K=149618966&S=R&
D=asn&EbscoContent=dGJyMNX
b4kSeqLA4yOvsOLCmsEqeprBSr6 To explain why early vocabulary development is
y4SrSWxWXS&ContentCustomer critical to reading to later reading success and
=dGJyMOnb7Em549%2BB7LHjfP describe strategies for high-quality vocabulary
EA instrcution.
Research Question(s) Participants

How does life outside of school Students in Early Childhood teacher

influence life inside the school? preparation programs

How can digital resources be used to

generate knowledge and share Environmental Design
information about their comminity with Undergraduate Students at the
others? University of Colorado

What is the volume of academic Elementary grades science,

vocabulary in disciplinary textbooks in mathematics, and social studies
elementary grades? textbooks.

What are the crital aspects of culturally

responsive teaching? 13 research articles
How can intervention strategies be
designed to impact the school system,
teaching and learning, and foster
cultural responsiveness? Counselors

1. Does teachers’ level of cultural

responsiveness differ based on the
percentage of students of color in the
student population? 2. Does teachers’
level of cultural responsiveness as it
relates to teacher efficacy differ based
on the percentage of students of color
in the student population? 3. Does
teachers’ level of cultural
responsiveness as it relates to teachers’
perspectives on students’ views and
values differ based on the percentage of
students of color in the student
population? Teahers from various schools

40 prospective Social Studies

How can we ensure prospective
teachers become culturally responsive
individuals?
teachers from a Communication and
Human Relations course in the
second semester of the Social
Studies Teaching Department,
Ataturk Faculty of Education,
Marmara University.
Why is early vocabulary development
critical to later reading success and what
strategies can be used to support this?
What does a complete vocabulary
program for young children include? Pre K- 1st grade students
Research Design/Methods Results/Findings

Early Childhood students

discovered why cultural
Qualitative- Early Childhood students responsiveness is important and
observed and interview teachers in ways it can be implemented in
classroom settings the classroom.

Specific teaching models that also

incorporate digital media
technology as a tool can connect
students with populations and
effectively learn about their
Qualitative experiences and needs.

There is a high volume of

academic vocabulary in
textbooks. It is imperative to
increase instruction support for
Quantitative academic vocabulary.

The effectiveness of culturally

responsive classrooms depends
on how minority/majority
relationships are perceived at the
societal, community, and school
Qualitative levels.
 Counselors can support the
learning process through
collaboration and facilitating
Qualitative connections.

Schools with higher percentages

of students of color had high
cultural responsiveness present.
Cultural responsiveness qualities
are enhanced when teachers
have greater exposure to diverse
Qualitative learners.

Future teachers were able to

learn about their own cultual
backgrounds and those of their
students, and gain a better
understanding of social,
economic, and political contexts,
and improve their ability to
create inclusive classrooms that
use culturally appropriate
Qualitative management strategies.
 Building academic vocabulary is
of the upmost importance for
Qualitative academic success.
Implications for MY work/thinking

This research article explains the importance of

cultural responsiveness in the classroom.

Digital technology can promote cultural

responsiveness.

New academic vocabulary is presented at high

volumes in elementary grades disciplinary
textbooks.

Teacher attitudes toward cultural

responsiveness can either empower or disable
learning for students.
Personal connections are important in
promoting the learning process.

Teachers with higher percentages of diverse

learners are capable of enhancing their cultural
responsive qualities.

All teachers should be aware of and practice

cultural responsiveness.
Young students need to use various strategies
to grow their academic vocabulary.