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CULTURALLY
RESPONSIVE
PRACTICES
All children are diverse learners."
– Educator Focus Group participant
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earning is a two-way street, and you can always stand
to learn more from your students, especially those
from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Culturally responsive teaching weaves the cultures, languages,
and experiences of diverse students into learning, celebrating
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their strengths and making learning more relevant. Successful
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implementation of culturally responsive practices has been
shown to foster academic progress for students, lead teachers
towards dismantling harmful implicit biases and deficit beliefs
about students and their families and strengthen the personal
relationships between students and their teachers—all important
factors in supporting students with learning differences.
In what ways can you add culturally responsive practices into
your classroom? ■
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