Inclusive Literacy Classroom Video Analysis

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The three videos discuss various strategies used to create an inclusive, literacy classroom across all grade levels. Where as, the readings provide numerous principles and corresponding strategies to help teachers understand and build an inclusive classroom.
In the video, Lesson Idea (common core) Scaffolding for Socratic Seminar, the teacher shows a video to the class, of her previous class executing their Socratic Seminar. Student reactions were overwhelmingly, relived from seeing their peers have a successful outcome on the assignment, showing that all students, including English Language Learners can also succeed.
How Children Learn explains the principle, Developmental and Individual Differences. One of the many strategies included was,

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