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mpobi80 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Imagine you are building a library for a body of diverse learners. What are some questions to consider when selecting multicultural classroom literature? Explain how multicultural resources benefit culturally diverse students as well as culturally mainstream students.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Explain three strategies you could use to accommodate ELL students in your classroom.

What will be an ideal response?

Ahnyah · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answers should include questions to ask when selecting multicultural literature, such as, Is it culturally accurate? and, Are minorities relevant? Choosing multicultural literature helps diverse students validate their own experiences and helps mainstream students learn about other cultures.

Answer to Question 2

Answers should include information about sheltered English adaptations, instructional conversations, reading and writing practice, response protocol, ideas for developing ELLs' academic language in content area classrooms, gaining background knowledge, using culturally relevant materials, analyzing dialectical miscues, thematic teaching, and using language experience.