The areas of diversity I see in Mrs. Wilcox's classroom are mainly cultural and racial. She has many pacific islander children, many Hispanic children, and one black child. This is common in Franklin elementary as we are the most racially diverse school in the Provo school district. She addresses this by teaching many different ways to look at families and traditions. She has touched upon both subjects with racially diverse story books and even powerpoints to teach about different traditions.
The diverse learners in Mrs. Wilcox's class are being addressed through me and other instructional assistants and volunteers. She gives us many different activities to do one on one with the kids that are learning at a different pace or who learn better with different tactics and environments. They also have a time everyday where each kindergarten teacher takes all the kids who fall into a certain category in their learning process into their classroom. This way, all the students are at the same level and they are receiving help in the areas that they need it. All these extra learning times and opportunities include games, reading activities, writing activities, interactive computer time, and rewards. And from what I have seen it seems to be creating progress in their learning.
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