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The ability of every child to connect to their community and family starts at an early age. For children’s it is essential to be exposed to their linguistic background; the access to their (Stainback et al., 2017). Beliefs, heritage, and history increase the connection and pride of the cultural identity. Some of the factors that increase the positive sense of identity of culture involve; having a positive perception, access to knowledge, and the opportunity to participate in the community.

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Bias and racisms are usually hard to shake off. Most people are victims of discrimination, racism and bias because of not knowing how to handle the situation (Czopp, 2019).  Getting involved by connecting with other people helps in addressing the problem and respond with experience. Different ways to educate children’s is through openness; children ought not to be shunned from what is affecting them. Instead, the idea of racism needs to be clear and not discouraged (Ito-Gates & Dariotos, 2019).

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The ability of children to differentiate between differences and similarities is an essential aspect of their development. Children are good at being observant of the differences in the world (Leaper, 2014). they notice the difference between place, objects, and also people. One way of reducing racism is by educating children about differences. Another way of telling if the difference is through asking children what they think

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Some of the activities that prevent bias involve; group activity; the participants are in a group of small groups of through, promoting self-awareness.  It is an essential strategy that uses the instruments of assessing bias (Walton et al., 2014).

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The interaction of people of different diversity ensures maintaining an average volume, speaking slowly and using simple sentences, avoiding jargon, and lastly, prioritising the instructions and sequence that they take (Shepler & Woosley, 2012).

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Some of the ways to understand disability are through teaching about disability when children are together. Informing them, they need to ask before helping someone with a disability and lastly, teaching children kindness and sensitivity (Ganong et al. 2015).

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Children can appreciate many families when festival evenings are held, listening to world music, identifying ways to solve problems, and throwing a cross-cultural ceremony. (Vorvoreanu et al., 2019)

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Gender bias is based on gender and is a message received daily with different gender expected of different outcomes. This kind of bias can be ingrained away with if only there is awareness of the bias (Able et al., 2014).

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Many studies point to the positive correlation between teacher diversity and higher academic
achievement for students of color.²⁷ North Carolina’s teacher workforce, similar to the national teacher profile, is predominately female and white. In a state where students of color make up 52 percent of the traditional school population, over 80 percent of its teachers are white. Unsurprisingly, many teachers lack the language skills and cultural competency to address diverse students’ needs, which can lead to additional barriers to full participation for both the student and family.
(Montgomery May 2019)
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