Transcript Chapter 3 Helping Diverse Learners Succeed in Today`s Classrooms

Helping Diverse Learners
Succeed in Today’s Classrooms
ED 1010
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Dimensions of Diversity
Culture
Language
Gender
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Culture
The knowledge, attitudes, values, customs,
and behavior patterns that characterize a
social group.
Cultural Diversity
The different cultures that you’ll encounter
in classrooms and how these cultural
differences influence learning.
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Urban Schools and Diversity
Cultural minorities
Are majorities in 48 of 100 largest U.S. cities
Are majorities in 6 states
Comprise 90% of students in
• Chicago
• Detroit
• Houston
• Los Angeles
• District of Columbia
Percentage of minority students predicted 5
to increase in the future
Cultural Attitudes, Values, &
Interaction Patterns
Learned at home and in neighborhood
Influence school success, both
positively and negatively
Require both teacher sensitivity and
adaptability
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Educational Responses to
Cultural Diversity
Multicultural education: salad bowl or
mosaic versus melting pot
Culturally responsive teaching
Accepting and valuing cultural differences
Accommodating different cultural interaction
patterns
Building on students’ cultural backgrounds
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Language Diversity
Maintenance language programs: use
and sustain the first language
Immersion programs: emphasize rapid
transition to English
English as a Second Language (ESL)
programs: focus on English in academic
subjects
Transition programs: maintain first
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Bilingual Education
Controversial because critics fear the
loss of English as U.S. language
26 states have official English language
legislation
De-emphasized by No Child Left Behind
Proponents claim it is effective,
humane, and practical.
Critics claim it is divisive, ineffective,
and inefficient.
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Effect Practices Suggested by Research
Create a warm inviting environment
Avoid situations that draw attention to
lack of English skills
Mix- teacher centered instruction and
cooperative learning
Use concrete examples
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Gender
Gender influences career choices.
Gender-role identity creates differences
in expectations and beliefs about
appropriate roles and behaviors.
Stereotypes create rigid and simplistic
caricatures of groups of people.
Single-gender classrooms and schools
separate male and female students.
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