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Literature and language arts

Strategy 1

Incorporating diverse reading material.

Different authors from different cultures, historical periods and those who have different voices.

Examples:

Multicultural literature:

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

Strategy 2

Incorporate learning about different writing styles

Different cultures have different creative ways of writing.

Examples:

Multicultural literature:

A Caterpillar by Matsuo Bashō.

Sonnet 26 by Giacomo da Lentini

Limerick from Ireland

Social studies/ History

Strategy 1

· Incorporating different historical events from different cultural perspectives

By incorporating other histories and regions/cultures it gives students a wider understanding of history not just western history.

Examples:

Historical Events:

The Renaissance: Began in the 14th century, a time of great culture and artistic achievement.

Meiji Restoration: Japan modernized in the 19th century becoming a major world power.

European Exploration: Europeans in the early 1600 began to explore the coastline of Australia.

Strategy 2

· Incorporating not well-known narratives

By incorporating these forgotten authors, it brings to light the different cultures.

Examples:

Multicultural literature:

Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner

Passing by Nella Larsen

Journey by Moonlight by Antal Szerb

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Strategy 1

Resources of Knowledge

Students and/or families of the students share their knowledge from their cultural background, life experiences and work experiences.

Examples:

Doing family interviews

Having a guest speaker

Adaptive teaching styles

Culturally included classroom environment

Celebrating all holidays from the different cultures in the classroom

Decorating the classroom environment with pictures from the different cultures and students work.

Strategy 2

Choice and Voice

Students can choose to express themselves such as culture/background through their academics.

Examples:

Giving students the option to choose on projects or reading materials.

Allowing students to use their native language on some assignments but there must be translations.

Adaptive teaching styles

Universal Design Language (UDL)

Presenting content to students in different formats like text, audio, illustrations, and video.

Allowing students to use different ways to do an assignment like oral presentation, visual presentation, essays, or art.

Strategy 3

Integrating different languages

Being aware of the different languages in the room and incorporating them.

Examples:

Using different labels in the room

Encourage students to translate

Have a multilingual reading time

Adaptive teaching styles

Collaborative and Cooperative Learning

Doing group projects where input from different perspectives is required.

Create an activity where students teach others about their culture.

Strategy 4

Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP)

Students use their culture to show their knowledge and skills.

Examples:

Using different examples, stories or analogies from the student’s culture

Assign an assignment where students explore issues related to their culture

Inspire students to bring in something from their culture when it is time for class discussions.

Adaptive teaching styles

Differentiated Instruction

Allow students of the same culture to work together on exploration assignments

Use different instructions for different assignments

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Fostering a Multicultural Classroom Environment

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Fostering a Multicultural Classroom Environment

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Strategy 1

Cultural representation in the room

Throughout the room, things like flags, artwork, and pictures of famous people from different cultures are displayed.

Having a bulletin board where it centers around the culture of the month rotating different cultures and highlighting them.

Include different authors that reflect different cultures, races, and genders.

Strategy 2

Making the room a multilingual environment

Putting labels on thing but in a different language like for bathroom put the Spanish, French or another.

Have a welcome sign where it says welcome in many different languages.

On the bulletin board, it features the language that goes with the culture.

Strategy 3

Safe Space seating

Have a spot for students who need a quiet moment or need/want to pray.

Have seats in a circle formation or cluster formation.

Strategy 4

Create classroom norms

Establish a set of classroom rules and procedures that focus on respect, inclusion, and empathy.

Using phrases like "we celebrate differences" helps students view the classroom as a united front.

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Fostering a Multicultural Classroom Environment

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Strategy 1

Community based learning projects

Career Fair

Inviting different family members and community members to share their profession, trade, or cultural skills.

Strategy 2

Heritage Documentary Project

Students will collaborate with families and community members to learn about the cultures, traditions, language, music and history.

Strategy 3

Family Night

Students and families will be invited to come participate in family night.

Cultural performances

Food from different cultures

Art exhibits by the students

Story telling station about different culture folklore

Cultural games for families to play

Photo opportunity with different cultural outfits/hats

Strategy 4

Cultural Recipe Book

Students will get with family members and bring in a copy of their favorite recipe from their culture.