Diversity & Inclusive Practices Flashcards
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A teacher notices that ELL students rarely volunteer answers during whole-class discussion. Which strategy best addresses this participation gap?
Answer: Use think-pair-share so students process ideas before sharing publicly
Think-pair-share gives ELL students processing time and a low-stakes rehearsal opportunity before sharing with the whole class.
Which legal framework requires schools to provide appropriate educational services to students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment?
Answer: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
IDEA mandates free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE) for students with qualifying disabilities.
A student from a collectivist culture consistently defers group credit to teammates rather than claiming individual achievement. A culturally responsive teacher should:
Answer: Acknowledge collective values while explaining grading requirements transparently
Culturally responsive pedagogy honors students' cultural values while transparently communicating school expectations.
Which assessment accommodation is most appropriate for a student with a reading disability taking a science test?
Answer: Providing extended time and text-to-speech technology
Extended time and text-to-speech address the reading barrier without altering the science content being assessed.
A teacher uses only examples featuring nuclear families in lesson materials. This practice is an example of:
Answer: Implicit curriculum bias
Consistently featuring only one family structure in materials marginalizes students from other family configurations through implicit bias.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) primarily benefits which students?
Answer: All students by providing multiple means of engagement, representation, and action
UDL is a framework designed to benefit all learners by proactively building in flexibility and multiple pathways to learning.
When a teacher holds lower academic expectations for students based on their racial background, this is an example of:
Answer: Deficit thinking
Deficit thinking attributes lower academic performance to students' cultural or racial backgrounds rather than systemic or instructional factors.