Advantages And Disadvantages Of Linguistic And Cultural Differences

I used to think that everyone in the building understood the disadvantages that families from diverse cultural backgrounds face when interacting with the school now I know that is not true. When I spoke to someone in our administration office on how we handle linguistic and cultural differences among families. The response I received told me we don’t really address this issue effectively. I think based on some of the articles I have read that this is an issue in many schools. However, I think because it is a widespread issue that I can only fix what is under my control. I think moving forward when I am sending home written correspondence I am going to start typing my letters in google and use the translator for any of the languages that …show more content…
Also, I noticed that several students who had IEP’s were sitting together. They didn’t have any other students sitting with them. In the classroom we try to teach them to accept each other and work as a community. However, I realized, while I was standing in the lunchroom, that in the classroom we are blind to see they are all classified based on differences outside of the room. After this class I think if I was to see that seating arrangement again I would speak with the adjustment councilors. Perhaps they could create friendship groups so students of different backgrounds could interact and appreciate the differences in each …show more content…
However, this can be a problem for students who don’t read English well. I recognize the limitation so I make accommodations. When we have any type of test in math that includes word problems I whisper the problems verbally to them in order to make sure they understand what is being asked. I know they may not be offered this accommodation in other classes but my goal is for them to demonstrate what they understand. If language is the barrier then I need to be resourceful on how I address this