EAS Study Guide-Diverse Student Populations (DSP)
Exam Latest Update
Looping - ANSWER -Teachers who work with the same class or group of students for 2
or more years
-Helps students improve performance above average
Culturally relevant material - ANSWER -Assists students in real life interactions
-It makes students see that their language and culture is valued by the teacher
-Increases student self esteem
Activating background knowledge - ANSWER -Ask what they know and want to learn
-Students are motivated
Can be done through a pre-assessment
Culturally compatible classroom - ANSWER -Allows more students learning
-Teacher is aware of cultural expectations and norms
-Incompatible classrooms result in students being baffled, apprehensive, unable to
focus and ill-informed.
Self reflection for teachers - ANSWER -Ask teachers to record and reflect on all things
that occurred during the lesson
Write self reflections
Record lessons
Get feedback from others
Questions teachers could ask to help others in self-reflection - ANSWER -Can be
, students or peers that observe the class
-Lesson objectives
-Leaning materials
-Studens
-Classroom management
-Teacher
Refugee students - ANSWER -Have had little/no formal education in L1 so learning L2 is
even harder
Strategies for teaching refugee students - ANSWER -sheltered instruction, using
multisensory/multimodal techniques, short sentences
-contextual support and cues
-activating background knowledge
-teaching vocabulary explicitly
-screening before, during and after comprehension strategies
-differentiated instruction
Challenges for low-income students - ANSWER -Having needs unmet
-Lack of educational supplies
- Less enrichment opportunities
-More household chores
Difficulties for low-income students - ANSWER -Getting to school and arriving on time
-School supplies and homework
-Ability to stay awake and focus
-Appropriate communication
-Ability to stay in and graduate from school
Exam Latest Update
Looping - ANSWER -Teachers who work with the same class or group of students for 2
or more years
-Helps students improve performance above average
Culturally relevant material - ANSWER -Assists students in real life interactions
-It makes students see that their language and culture is valued by the teacher
-Increases student self esteem
Activating background knowledge - ANSWER -Ask what they know and want to learn
-Students are motivated
Can be done through a pre-assessment
Culturally compatible classroom - ANSWER -Allows more students learning
-Teacher is aware of cultural expectations and norms
-Incompatible classrooms result in students being baffled, apprehensive, unable to
focus and ill-informed.
Self reflection for teachers - ANSWER -Ask teachers to record and reflect on all things
that occurred during the lesson
Write self reflections
Record lessons
Get feedback from others
Questions teachers could ask to help others in self-reflection - ANSWER -Can be
, students or peers that observe the class
-Lesson objectives
-Leaning materials
-Studens
-Classroom management
-Teacher
Refugee students - ANSWER -Have had little/no formal education in L1 so learning L2 is
even harder
Strategies for teaching refugee students - ANSWER -sheltered instruction, using
multisensory/multimodal techniques, short sentences
-contextual support and cues
-activating background knowledge
-teaching vocabulary explicitly
-screening before, during and after comprehension strategies
-differentiated instruction
Challenges for low-income students - ANSWER -Having needs unmet
-Lack of educational supplies
- Less enrichment opportunities
-More household chores
Difficulties for low-income students - ANSWER -Getting to school and arriving on time
-School supplies and homework
-Ability to stay awake and focus
-Appropriate communication
-Ability to stay in and graduate from school
