Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students

Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

INTRODUCTION

Reading Check

1. Where did Hammond attend elementary school?

2. What branch of biological science does Hammond use to support her arguments?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. How did Hammond end up attending a school outside of her own school district?

2. What inequality did Hammond become aware of after attending a school outside of her district?

3. What does Hammond say is the main focus of the book?

PART 1, CHAPTERS 1-4

Reading Check

1. What does Hammond call her framework for promoting intellective capacity?

2. What two categories does Hammond use as examples of a cultural archetype?

3. What contexts does Hammond suggest teachers need to be conscious of?

4. What common pedagogical term does Hammond define as “a state of relaxed alertness…[a] combination of excitement and anticipation” (50)?

5. What emotion does Hammond say teachers may experience as they venture outside of their own cultural comfort zones?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What connection does Hammond propose between culturally responsive teaching and independent learning?

2.