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Wk 2 Activity 2 Summary And Analysis

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WK 2 Activity 2: To cater sufficiently, first you must identify Successful teaching of literacy relies on classroom diversity first being identified. Therefore it is crucial that teachers are aware of how people develop over a period of time (Whitton, Sinclair, Barker, Nanlohy & Nosworthy, 2004). Through discussion on the discussion board, Dexter (2014) highlighted the importance of creating connections with the students in initially identifying diversity in the classroom. Stuart (2014) agreed that finding an initial connection was a key element of identifying classroom diversity. Additionally, Dexter (2014) suggests on the discussion board that keeping a daily journal of students to monitor the success of learning strategies would be beneficial. Given the multicultural demographic of the practicum school’s location, which includes ancestry from approximately thirty countries including Australia (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2011), it is extremely likely that there will be a degree of cultural diversity in the upcoming practicum classroom. Furthermore, the practicum school has a long …show more content…

Henderson (2012) identified the importance of teachers developing an expansive range of knowledge, strategies, skills and their own expertise to meet the learning needs of the diverse range of students they teach in the Middle years. While the Early Years of literacy of focused on developing fundamental skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening, the Middle years, literacy learning moves towards a more collaborative style between teachers and students to further develop these skills. According to Literacy and Learning in the Middle Years (Deakin University, 2001, p. 4), “Schooling in the middle years challenges students to develop control of the literacy demands and learning expectations of increasingly sophisticated and specialised areas of knowledge represented in the

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