Instructing Diverse Learners | Origin: ED106
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Enhancing Student Learning --> Instructing Diverse Learners
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It is important to use visuals that appeal to diversity within the student group. This includes racial, ethnic, religious, age, gender, and ability range of representation.
Shuffle group members around so students don't become dependent on each other.
This is my first time referencing the Harvard videos. I liked the reminder to not leave the majority out in favor of high and low performers.
Not every student learns the same therefore repetition will help students retain information.
Use repetition and make learning meaningful and show how it applies to the students' lives.
Starting with the big pictures and repetition.
Being able to know how to support the students in whatever way possible is knowing how to communicate.
Be open to knowing that everyone won’t speak the same language.
Although, an issue with determination and repetition an instructor can make it work
I learned that supporting diverse learners requires intentional instructional strategies such as building phonological awareness, breaking content into manageable parts, and using repetition and application to support comprehension. I plan to apply this by scaffolding instruction, using multiple supports for vocabulary and reading, and frequently checking for understanding so all students can access and apply the content.
I learned that supporting English Language Learners requires intentional, inclusive teaching strategies that emphasize vocabulary in context, multiple learning modalities, and frequent opportunities for demonstration and feedback. Effective instruction recognizes that language barriers do not reflect a student’s ability to understand concepts, so providing visual, kinesthetic, and contextual supports is essential.
It is important to recognize language barriers and use strategies to overcome them and ensure effective understanding of the content delivered.
Instructing diverse learners requires intentional scaffolding through guided outlines and the frequent repetition of complex medical terminology in context. I plan to apply these strategies by using phonetic modeling and short-term anatomical identification tasks to reduce cognitive load and ensure all students master the foundational language of anatomy.
short and quick tasks/ assignments can be usefull for people with reading difficulties or english learning students
I need to be mindful of students that English is not their first language.
By repeating some of the harder learning concept gives students time to process what is being said with our rushing them. Also have them repeat words several time that are hard to say.
I must know the diversity of the students so I can help them. Without instructional supports, many learners are not going to be successful. Instructional supports are simple to provide and are of great help to such students. A structured outline that shows students the key points that are going to be covered in class is one such support that helps students with note-taking. I need to be creative in how I can help the students succeed.
I need to spend more time addressing how to convey complex health care information in a way the better meets the needs of a diverse audience.
ELL students simply have more stress to deal with then English-speaking students. Taking that into consideration in the planning stage and incorporating it into the program overall will help all the students with greater comprehension as well as taking a bit of the stress off the ELL students.
