ESSENTIAL PRACTICES FOR SUPPORTING
DIVERSE LEARNERS STUDY SHEET 2026
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS EXPERT
VERIFIED
◉Explain the term "equity pedagogy". (p. 82, Essential Reading 2).
Answer: has been defined as "teaching strategies and classroom
environments that help students from diverse racial, ethnic, and
cultural groups attain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to
function effectively within, and create and perpetuate, a just,
humane, and democratic society"
◉Describe 6 practices teachers can use to create a more equitable
classroom. (p. 83, Essential Reading 2). Answer: a. Know every child
- get to know each student as a unique and layered individual
b. Become a warm demander - expect a great deal of their students,
convince them of their own brilliance, and help them to reach their
potential in a disciplined and structured environment
c. Practice lean-in assessment - start to piece together his or her
learning story. How does she approach tasks? What are his strengths
as a learner What does she struggle with?
,d. Flex your routines - Be willing to flex or set aside your well-laid
plans to individualize instruction
e. Make it safe to fail - Teach students that failure is just another
form of data
f. View culture as a resource - don't be culture-blind
◉Describe 6 strategies teachers should implement to create an
equitable classroom climate. (p. 85, Essential Reading 2). Answer: a.
acknowledge their own biases and inequitable actions
b. examine curriculum and learning materials for bias
c. make an effort to learn about their students' cultural backgrounds
d. build caring, cooperative classroom environments
e. build relationships with families and communities
f. identify curricular bias by looking for these practices: Invisibility,
stereotyping, imbalance/selectivity, fragmentation/isolation,
linguistic bias.
◉Describe 7 characteristics of culturally responsive teaching. (p. 85,
Essential Reading 3). Answer: a. Positive perspectives on parents
and families
b. Communication of high expectations
c. Learning within the context of culture
d. Student-centered instruction
e. Culturally mediated instruction
, f. Reshaping the curriculum
g. Teacher as facilitator
◉Describe the 5 hypotheses of Stephen Krashen's theory of second
language acquisition. (p. 90, Essential Reading 1)
the Acquisition-Learning hypothesis. Answer: a. the Acquisition-
Learning hypothesis; The 'acquired system' or 'acquisition' is the
product of a subconscious process very similar to the process
children undergo when they acquire their first language. The
"learned system" or "learning" is the product of formal instruction
and it comprises a conscious process which results in conscious
knowledge 'about' the language, for example knowledge of grammar
rules
◉Monitor Hypothesis (Krashen) (p. 90, Essential Reading 1).
Answer: the Monitor hypothesis; The practical result of learned
grammar when the EL has sufficient time and knows the rule and,
therefore, can focus on form and think about correctness. Monitor
acts in a planning, editing and correcting function when three
specific conditions are met. The second language learner has
sufficient time at their disposal. They focus on form or think about
correctness. They know the rule
◉Input Hypothesis (Krashen)(p. 90, Essential Reading 1). Answer: a.
the Input hypothesis; The learner improves and progresses when
DIVERSE LEARNERS STUDY SHEET 2026
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS EXPERT
VERIFIED
◉Explain the term "equity pedagogy". (p. 82, Essential Reading 2).
Answer: has been defined as "teaching strategies and classroom
environments that help students from diverse racial, ethnic, and
cultural groups attain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to
function effectively within, and create and perpetuate, a just,
humane, and democratic society"
◉Describe 6 practices teachers can use to create a more equitable
classroom. (p. 83, Essential Reading 2). Answer: a. Know every child
- get to know each student as a unique and layered individual
b. Become a warm demander - expect a great deal of their students,
convince them of their own brilliance, and help them to reach their
potential in a disciplined and structured environment
c. Practice lean-in assessment - start to piece together his or her
learning story. How does she approach tasks? What are his strengths
as a learner What does she struggle with?
,d. Flex your routines - Be willing to flex or set aside your well-laid
plans to individualize instruction
e. Make it safe to fail - Teach students that failure is just another
form of data
f. View culture as a resource - don't be culture-blind
◉Describe 6 strategies teachers should implement to create an
equitable classroom climate. (p. 85, Essential Reading 2). Answer: a.
acknowledge their own biases and inequitable actions
b. examine curriculum and learning materials for bias
c. make an effort to learn about their students' cultural backgrounds
d. build caring, cooperative classroom environments
e. build relationships with families and communities
f. identify curricular bias by looking for these practices: Invisibility,
stereotyping, imbalance/selectivity, fragmentation/isolation,
linguistic bias.
◉Describe 7 characteristics of culturally responsive teaching. (p. 85,
Essential Reading 3). Answer: a. Positive perspectives on parents
and families
b. Communication of high expectations
c. Learning within the context of culture
d. Student-centered instruction
e. Culturally mediated instruction
, f. Reshaping the curriculum
g. Teacher as facilitator
◉Describe the 5 hypotheses of Stephen Krashen's theory of second
language acquisition. (p. 90, Essential Reading 1)
the Acquisition-Learning hypothesis. Answer: a. the Acquisition-
Learning hypothesis; The 'acquired system' or 'acquisition' is the
product of a subconscious process very similar to the process
children undergo when they acquire their first language. The
"learned system" or "learning" is the product of formal instruction
and it comprises a conscious process which results in conscious
knowledge 'about' the language, for example knowledge of grammar
rules
◉Monitor Hypothesis (Krashen) (p. 90, Essential Reading 1).
Answer: the Monitor hypothesis; The practical result of learned
grammar when the EL has sufficient time and knows the rule and,
therefore, can focus on form and think about correctness. Monitor
acts in a planning, editing and correcting function when three
specific conditions are met. The second language learner has
sufficient time at their disposal. They focus on form or think about
correctness. They know the rule
◉Input Hypothesis (Krashen)(p. 90, Essential Reading 1). Answer: a.
the Input hypothesis; The learner improves and progresses when
