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1. What are cultural and other contextual factors that can affect a student’s readiness to learn? Provide at least two specific examples, one cultural factor and one other factor. Explain how these factors and diverse family systems may affect instructional approaches in the class and home learning environments.

2.Why is drawing upon a student’s prior knowledge important? Using this week’s textbook reading and topic Resources, briefly describe one instructional strategy for helping students activate prior knowledge and describe how you will implement it into your classroom.