My biggest take away from this domain is how important it is to find the best way to communicate with your ELL student and their parents. When you have an ELL in your classroom, it is your job as a teacher to identify the primary language spoken at home. This way, you can actively involve them in their child’s education and activities. Many times English is not the language that is spoken at home and can make the parents feel uncomfortable. The ELL student in my classroom this year spoke Farsi. His mother spoke broken English but she tried very hard to communicate. I did my best at the beginning of the year to make a connection with his mom so that I could help my student be successful. I was able to find out that it was very difficult for her to read to him and she didn’t have anyone else at home to read to him in English. We brainstormed ways he could be read to at home, such as using the application RAZ kids. This interaction taught me how important it is to communicate with ELL parents, as well as all parents to ensure the success of their child. A strategy that I apply in my classroom from this domain is simply just an informal observation of each student. I had several students come from diverse backgrounds and cultures in my classroom this year. When I observed them in the beginning of the year, I was trying to identify their approach to learning. For example, were they more engaged with hands on activities, did they do well with visuals, etc. I tried to incorporate those learning styles as much as I could for each of my diverse learners. During these observations, I would also watch how the student interacted with their peers, as well as myself. In some cultures, it is not appropriate for a child to ask questions to an elder because it is deemed disrespectful. Body language and gestures are another thing that can differ from culture to culture. In some cultures, it is seen as disrespectful to make direct eye contact with your elders. Being able to make these observations and take the cultural differences into account allows myself and other educators to create a classroom environment that allows all students to feel accepted and welcomed.