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ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1992
In cooperative learning, students work together in small groups on tasks that require cooperation and interdependence among all individuals in each group. This digest looks at how cooperative learning can be used as an effective method for working with students from diverse language backgrounds. Focus is specifically on the structural approach to…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Cultural Differences, Limited English Speaking
Holcomb, Tom; Peyton, Joy Kreeft – 1992
Learning to read and write effectively is a challenging task for many adults, particularly for those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. In spite of concerted efforts by educators to facilitate the development of literacy skills in deaf individuals, most deaf high school graduates read English at roughly a third or fourth grade level as determined by…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Cultural Differences, Deafness
Ford, Donna Y. – 2000
This brief paper offers an overview of strategies, with practical examples, to infuse multicultural content into the curriculum for gifted students. It proposes a framework for multicultural gifted education based on the four levels or approaches of J. Banks and C. Banks and within each approach, the six levels of B. Bloom's taxonomy. The four…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development, Educational Principles
Ascher, Carol – 1986
The reading scores of urban disadvantaged students have risen over the past 15 years, which may be attributable to special programs which have focused on strengthening the rudimentary skills. Whether reading achievement is dependent on students' mastery of standard English is an unresolved issue, but a number of instructional methods have been…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education, Learning Problems
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Wojtan, Linda S. – Councilor, 1988
Presents ERIC Digest No. 43 which examines the meaning of the term "Pacific Rim," reasons for emphasizing the Pacific Rim in the social studies curriculum, and useful strategies for teaching about that part of the world. Lists references, including ERIC resources, used in the digest's preparation. (GEA)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development
ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education, Reston, VA. – 1995
This digest provides basic information on phonological awareness in the process of learning to read for students with learning disabilities. It considers how phonological awareness fits into this process and the special problems experienced by children with learning disabilities or from culturally diverse backgrounds. Suggestions for teaching…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cultural Differences, Decoding (Reading), Difficulty Level
ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1994
Research indicates that the instructional conversation (IC), a dialogue between teacher and learner in which prior knowledge and experiences are woven together with new material to build higher understanding, can be an effective method for raising the low academic achievement levels of various groups of Native American students. The IC contrasts…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes
Hornick, Karen – 1986
The teaching of writing to students who speak nonstandard English can be difficult because students' linguistic differences rarely indicate true incompetence, and students' writing problems may result from conflicts between the cultures and language uses at home and school. Factors found to encourage writing improvement are the following: (1)…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Role, Learning Problems
Duran, Elva – 1991
This digest explains how functional language instruction can be made useful for persons with moderate to severe disabilities who are also culturally and linguistically different. It further explains how vocabulary and cultural information of the Spanish-speaking student can be included in functional language instruction for students who are from…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Trueba, Enrique T.; Bartolome, Lilia I. – 1997
This digest provides a critique of the various educational strategies that have been used with Latino students and suggests alternatives that may be more successful. Many educators acknowledge that the reasons for the historic academic underachievement of Latino students could be inappropriate cognitive, cultural, and linguistic teaching methods.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education
Hohensee, Julie Bisson; Derman-Sparks, Louise – 1992
An antibias curriculum seeks to nurture children's potential by addressing issues of diversity and equity in the classroom. Goals of antibias curricula are to foster children's self-identity, interaction with people from diverse backgrounds, critical thinking about bias, and ability to stand up for themselves in the face of bias. The first phase…
Descriptors: Bias, Childhood Attitudes, Class Activities, Classroom Environment
Kagan, Sharon L.; Garcia, Eugene E. – 1991
Despite growing interest in children's policy and in research regarding childhood bilingualism and language acquisition, the early care and education of linguistically and culturally diverse preschoolers remains a matter of much concern. Relative inattention at the level of policy to the needs and interests of such children is due to several…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Cultural Differences, Educational Development, Educational Policy
Burnette, Jane – 1999
This digest reviews behaviors and instructional strategies that enable teachers to build stronger teaching/learning relationships with students from culturally diverse backgrounds. Strategies include: (1) appreciate and accommodate the similarities and differences among the students' cultures; (2) build relationships with students; (3) focus on…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness
Kostelnik, Marjorie J. – 1993
This digest debunks myths about developmentally appropriate programs (DAPs) and discusses essential characteristics of developmentally appropriate practices. Common myths or erroneous assumptions about DAPs assume that: (1) there is only one right way to implement a DAP; (2) DAPs are unstructured, and practitioners offer minimal guidance to the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Cultural Differences, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Bowman, Barbara T. – 1990
This ERIC Digest delineates problems posed by the increasing number of language-minority children in schools and offers suggestions for teaching children from different cultures. It is maintained that a group's language reflects its culture, and the uses to which that language is put are culturally determined. When children and adults do not share…
Descriptors: Child Language, Classroom Communication, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
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