The most common cultural tools for processing information utilize the brain's memory systems - music, repetition, metaphor, recitation, physical manipulation of content, and ritual. She is then able to respond to students' use of these cultural learning tools positively by noticing, naming, and affirming when students use them in the service of learning. It begins when a teacher recognizes the cultural capital and tools students of color bring to the classroom. In reality, cultural responsiveness is more of a process than a strategy.
