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Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners 1 Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners Brittany Santiago Liberty University

Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners 2 Instructional Overview The class is a grade 11 classroom with 18 diverse students pursuing English within a small-town high school known for its ability to meet different student's needs. The chosen Virginia English Standard is 11.4 b) – The student will read, comprehend, and analyze relationships among American literature, history, and culture. Compare and contrast the development of American literature in its historical context. The general integration area that can be used in the teaching is viewing. Examples of this would include clarifying the information, summarizing and analyzing as well as connecting the information. The standard and chosen integration area 'analysis' will be addressed differently for learners in categories like academically gifted, academically struggling, those learning the English language, and traumatized students. The essay will emphasize how analyzing could help the students compare and contrast the evolution of American literature from the perspective of history. The standard and the integration areas will be addressed for each category of the students listed above. The strategies for the diverse groups of students will be identified and applied in the standard and integration area. Gifted Learners Research-based strategies that can teach gifted learners how to compare and contrast the evolution of American literature from the perspective of history through analyzing include talk- and-talk turns and group discussions and using memory and demonstration matrixes. It is essential to encourage group work, and talk-and-talk turn among students since they will share their analysis findings concerning the contrast and comparison of the evolution of American literature. Several students can have different analysis strategies towards understanding the

Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners 3 developmental stages of American literature; thus, they can draw the similarities and the differences of their results from analyzing the history of American literature ( Van et al., 2021) . They can also break down the techniques they used in their analysis through group discussions, making it easier to understand the context. The use of memory and demonstration matrixes can also benefit this teaching since the gifted learners can easily break down their analysis results and classify them into various matrices; thus, it will be easier for them to draw the similarities and the differences in the development of the American history. Characteristics of Gifted Learner A gifted learner is a student who has a naturally high level of artificial intelligence in a specific sphere of knowledge or activity. Gifted learners have characteristics such as being rapid learners who enjoy activities of learning. Such students have an insatiable appetite and curiosity for attaining knowledge. Questions and many books get them excited compared to other learners, making them have the question of "why," which leads them to conduct experiments that will answer their questions. Gifted learners also have an extraordinary sense of observation and high memory. As a result, they retain large amounts of knowledge for longer durations as compared to ordinary learners. Their voice inflections and body language have a unique catalog due to their keen sense of observation. Struggling Learners Research-based strategies that can teach struggling learners how to compare and contrast include indicating all the necessary directions and asking the learners questions that prompt their thinking. Indicating the vital directions will help the students be guided on how to perceive the analysis and the corresponding results. Clear directions will lead the struggling students to

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Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners 4 analyze the American literature development steps to draw the necessary comparison and contrast. Posing questions that prompt critical thinking in such learners is also essential since they can analyze the development of short stories and novels that were key in the evolution of American literature. Characteristics of Struggling Learners Struggling learners are students who must put extra effort into a particular learning field compared to their colleagues. Their rate of capturing lessons is much lower, making them lag in classes. Such learners find it hard to remember and retain taught skills, quickly becoming frustrated ( Wexler et al., 2019) . They also have difficulty in following directions, making them have careless and frequent errors. They delay completing written work, making them complain about schoolwork and intentionally leave their assignments and books at school. They also lack focus in learning which makes them disorganized and forget the test dates. In many struggling learners, spelling, writing, and essential reading are a challenge; thus, they have little or no improvement in their results. English Language Learners Research-based strategies that can teach English Language learners how to compare and contrast the evolution of American literature from the perspective of history through analysis include cultivating culturally responsive relationships and using multiple modalities. A culturally responsive relationship can substantiate the learners' identification and understanding of literature because many cultures define history. Such learners can analyze the information they acquire from their cultures concerning American literature, thus helping them understand the concept better. The tutors should present the historical contexts that the students are culturally

Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners 5 familiar to them. It can be a necessary step in helping the students conduct a thorough analysis of the literature's development. The use of multiple modalities is essential in various representational modes analyzed by the learners. They are essential in ensuring that the students visualize and understand their analysis, thus effectively comparing and contrasting American literature development. Characteristics of English Language Learners They are learners who have difficulty effectively learning and communicating fluent English. Such students come from non-English speaking backgrounds; thus, they need specialized directions in their academic courses and English. English learners can be characterized in the following levels: beginners, developers, expanders, Bridgers, and extenders. Beginners have the following characteristics: they cannot respond to simple inquiries and assertions because they grasp only a few spoken English words; they rely on non-linguistic elements such as pictures to understand. The following characteristics distinguish the developers: they are proficient in Basic English expressions, words, and phrases, and they rely on little nonverbal communication since they learn simple sentences and phrases. The following qualities characterize English Language Learners at the growing level: they participate in-class debates and dialogues because they occasionally employ academic language. They also have the capability of composing original writing. The expanders and Bridger use several communication strategies to comprehend statements. Their language is similar to native speakers since they have few grammatical errors in their speeches and writing. Students Impacted by Trauma

Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners 6 Research-based strategies that can teach students impacted by trauma include employing mindful interactions and being specific with relationship building. Mindful interactions are essential to this category of learners since they can conduct various analyses from different interactions. Thoughtful interactions can be essential in preventing the learners from encountering research that may prompt their trauma ( Sumi et al., 2021) . Prioritizing relationship- building to traumatized students can help them locate the differences and similarities of the development of American literature. Healthy relationships can help the students to discuss what they analyze freely. It is a necessary strategy to ensure these learners effectively acquire this lesson. Characteristics of Traumatized Learners Trauma impacts students negatively since it draws away their concentration in class. The emotional impacts of trauma on students include increased irritability, anxiety, depression, and hostility. Traumatized learners have increased fears and worries about their safety and that of their friends. Such learners are characterized by hypervigilance to their environments and are keen to notice any danger to their emotional and physical well-being. They find focusing and settling hard since they cannot turn off unnecessary things. They also find transitioning hard since they are rigid and have inflexible behaviors. Traumatized students are characterized by; language delay, developmental regression, separation anxiety, eating and sleep disturbances, somatic complaints, easily startled, sexualized behavior, constricted play, and general fearfulness. Conclusion

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Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners 7 The strategies that apply to the various categories of students are the use of talk-and-talk turns and group discussions, use of memory and demonstration matrixes, indicating all the necessary directions, asking the learners questions that prompt their thinking, cultivating culturally responsive relationships, using multiple modalities, employing mindful interactions and being specific with relationship building ( Roose et al., 2019) . Some of the strategies that tutors can use to teach diverse learners in one lesson through differentiation include differentiating assignments according to the classification of students. They can also consider using small groups that will make students from similar diversification discuss together. The tutor can make it easier to supervise different categories of students in one lesson using such strategies. They can also use learning stations that allow separation of students according to their diversification, making the teaching process more manageable. Creative ways to teach diverse learners include using IEP cheat sheets, allowing active learning, using case-based learning, grouping the learners according to their abilities, and fostering project-based education.

Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners 8 References Roose, I., Vantieghem, W., Vanderlinde, R., & Van Avermaet, P. (2019). Beliefs as filters for comparing inclusive classroom situations. Connecting teachers' beliefs about teaching diverse learners to their noticing of inclusive classroom characteristics in video clips. Contemporary Educational Psychology , 56 , 140-151. Sumi, W. C., Woodbridge, M. W., Wei, X., Thornton, S. P., & Roundfield, K. D. (2021). Measuring the Impact of Trauma-Focused, Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy on Middle School Students. School Mental Health , 1-15. VanTassel-Baska, J., & Baska, A. (2021). Curriculum planning & instructional design for gifted learners . Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9781003234050 Wexler, J., Reed, D. K., Pyle, N., Mitchell, M., & Barton, E. E. (2019). A synthesis of peer- mediated academic interventions for secondary struggling learners. Journal of Learning Disabilities , 48 (5), 451-470.

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