DiverseLearners

 __**Supporting Diverse Student Learners**__

**Diverse students** are students who, because of gender, ethnic background, socioeconomic status, differing ability levels, learning styles or disabilities, may have academic needs that require varied instructional strategies to help them learn.

__Diversity Traits:__ 1) Learning Disabilities, 2) Behavioral/Emotional Disabilities, 3) Mental Retardations, 4) Autism, 5) Gifted and Talented 6) Speech and Language Disorder, 7) Blindness and Low Vision, 7) Kinesthetic Learners, and 8) Cultural Diversity

__Guidelines for Teachers:__ Clarify key concepts and generalizations. Use assessment as a teaching tool to extend versus merely measure instruction. Emphasize critical and creative thinking. Engaging all learners is essential. Provide a balance between teacher-assigned and student-selected tasks. Relate learning to real life experiences. Use concise written and oral directions (spoken, written, and oral). Use short answers rather than long essay. Create small group activities. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Pre-teach concept vocabulary. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Use graphic organizers and draw pictures. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Model assignment and provide exemplars.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Instructional Strategies for how to address student diversity__: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Partner Reading <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Use taped materials <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Use videos with advance organizers <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Use computer games <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Allow students to read aloud quietly <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Use graphic organizers <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Allow highlighting of text <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Shorten writing assignments <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Require list instead of sentences <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Use Post-it notes or index cards for organizing <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Provide note and/or note takers <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Allow students to use records to dictate assignment. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Integrate computer applications (ex. word processing with grammar check) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Allow visual representations of assignments. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Organize collaborative projects

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1) [|Tumble Books] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2) [|StoryOnline] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3) [|Children Storybooks Online] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4) [|BAB Books: Online Stories] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">5)[| Mightybooks] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">6) [|Wordle] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">7) [|Enchanted Learning (graphic organizers)] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">8) [|Education Place Graphic Organizers] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">9) [|Read, Write, Think] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">10) [|Diagramly] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">11) [|Bubbl.us] (brainstorm and mind mapping) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">12) [|Awesome Highlighter]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Web Resources: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Supporting students experiencing difficulties with reading: **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1) [|Newspaper Clipping Generator] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2) [|Storybird] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3) [|Writeboard] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4) [|Make Belief Comix]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Supporting students experiencing difficulties with writing: **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1) [|Blabberize] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2) [|Globster] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3) [|Animoto] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4) [|Slide Rocket] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">5) [|Prezi] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* A great resource for teachers: [|Tag Galaxy]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Supporting students with diverse learning needs: **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Additional Tools: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1) [|Google Docs] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2) [|SAS Curriculum] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3) [|Thinkfinity] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4) [|Poll Everywhere] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">5) [|BackNoise] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">6) [|Diigo]