Importance of

Understanding Diverse
Learners
With increasing ethnic diversity in
schools it is vital teachers understand
each students ethnic and cultural
background to asses what their
students require to be successful

Encourage students to use critical

thinking to evaluate new ideas and
create their own views and beliefs

Make sure to provide examples that

are culturally relevant to your
students to help them make concept
connections

Help foster an appreciation for

differences around them

Teachers must first develop trust with

their student.

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Seek to understand their students
background
Create an environment that
welcomes different ideas, customs,
and languages- it will create a
community of learning
Make adaptations for where the
students are at. Keep it real

Ex: Label class tools in multiple

languages
Ex: Select readings that are at the
appropriate level of difficulty

Cultural Understanding
Creating a teaching environment and
curriculum that explores cultural and
ethnic perspectives

Culturally Responsive
Classroom
1. Understand that
culturally diverse
students will require
different learning
techniques
2. Adjustments will
have to be made to
play to their
strengths

Use SIOP model

Why?
To more effectively teach
content to English learners
How?
Evaluate students needs
Adjust teaching accordingly
Example: After determining both
content and language objectives,
adapt materials and provide
supplementary information the
student may require.
Supplementary information may
Include many visual models to
convey ideas.