2. D I V E R S E T E AC H I N G M E T H O D S
F O R D I V E R S E C L A S S RO O M S
INTRODUCTION
Classrooms today are far more diverse than ever before. Current
classrooms are made up of students with different:
Learning abilities and special needs Native languages
Economic circumstances Religious needs
Ethnicities Races
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3. D I V E R S E T E AC H I N G M E T H O D S
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INTRODUCTION
Teaching in such a diverse environment is challenging. Teachers
need to develop strategies that will help them recognize the
diverse needs of their classrooms, and begin to develop an all-
inclusive curriculum.
This guide has been developed to
Help YOU diversify your teaching methods and lesson plans in order to
teach your diverse students
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4. D I V E R S E T E AC H I N G M E T H O D S
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IS MY CLASSROOM DIVERSE?
This book highlights intriguing questions about how to identify
different types of diversities amongst students, including special
physical and psychiatric needs. Once the needs are identified,
the focus should then turn to how each diversity needs to be
addressed in order to meet the student’s learning needs.
“The more you learn about your students’ differences, the
better prepared you will be when you go into the classroom”
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5. D I V E R S E T E AC H I N G M E T H O D S
F O R D I V E R S E C L A S S RO O M S
STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Many districts around the country have started using the
inclusion model for special education students whenever it is
appropriate. Students need to be taught in the least restrictive
environment that will facilitate their special circumstances.
This guide also encompasses students with ADHD, PDD (Autism
Spectrum Disorders), cognitive disabilities, psychiatric disorders
and physical impairment.
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6. D I V E R S E T E AC H I N G M E T H O D S
F O R D I V E R S E C L A S S RO O M S
ADDRESSING NEEDS OF GIFTED STUDENTS
Gifted students are children who have particularly high IQ
testing. Some schools have special programs for students who
test in the gifted range, but usually they are in the mainstream.
Keeping these students engaged during the class hours can be a
challenge since they tend to finish off their class-work earlier
than everyone else.
Learn to keep your gifted students engaged and interested.
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HELPING ESL STUDENTS
Another diversity issue is having students in the class that do not
have ENGLISH as their native language. Developing strategies to
communicate with such students in a manner which helps them
understand your lessons is of prime importance.
Read about creative and effective methods to communicate with
ESL students. Help your students break the lingual barrier and
achieve what they truly deserve.
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8. D I V E R S E T E AC H I N G M E T H O D S
F O R D I V E R S E C L A S S RO O M S
STUDENTS WITH ECONOMIC DIFFERENCES
There are many ways that students who are financially challenged
are disadvantaged at school. Unemployed parents and
catastrophic health condition of a family member are factors
that contribute heavily towards economic diversity amongst
students.
Find out the core issues that sprout from economic difference
and ways to address them.
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9. D I V E R S E T E AC H I N G M E T H O D S
F O R D I V E R S E C L A S S RO O M S
STUDENTS WITH ETHNIC, RACIAL OR RELIGIOUS
DIFFERENCES
One of the biggest challenges you will face as a teacher is
designing your lesson plans so that they are inclusive of your
students’ ethnic, racial and religious differences. The text books
and curriculum may have been designed with examples that are
relevant to some of your students, but not to others.
Learn activities that can help you overcome these difference.
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10. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
DR. PATRICIA FIORIELLO IS AN EDUCATOR FROM SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA. AN INTERNATIONAL FIGURE, DR. FIORIELLO, HAS
EXTENSIVE TRAINING IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. HER PROFESSIONAL
BACKGROUND AND POSITIONS IN EDUCATION REFLECTS HER AVID
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MARKETING TECHNIQUES, SHE PERFECTLY BLENDS THE WORLDS OF
TRADITIONAL AND MODERN APPROACHES TOWARDS EDUCATION.
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