One of the many challenges in today’s classrooms is the diversity of students. This is not just applicable to ethnicity, but also to students’ diversity in learning skills. Everyone processes information at a different rate so it is difficult sometimes as a teacher to teach the same lesson to every student. This article by Lisa Wahl and Julie Duffield offers advice to teachers that may be having some difficulty with diverse learners.
The article gives some advice concerning some change-ups when making a lesson plan for students with differing needs. Also, there is information covering specific disabilities and/or specific learning objectives such as reading and math. The article states, “Simple graphics software and word processors, as well as resources and tools found on the Internet, offer students a variety of ways to access content, work with information to develop understanding, and demonstrate what they know.” (WestEd) After reading this article a teacher may gain a new point of view for teaching kids with diverse needs.
http://www.wested.org/online_pubs/kn-05-01.pdf
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Teachers should be aware of various types of learners so they can accommodate those students. Walking into classrooms where the teacher is unprepared because they think they would never have a student with a disability is no fun. After a while the teacher feels more confortable, but it's still a surprise to both teacher and student.
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