CULTURALLY AND

LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE
STUDENTS
Martha Rendon
Walden University
READ 6718: Literacy in Culturally and
Linguistically Diverse Classrooms
Dr. Bernice Gregory

Student 1

8 years old
Male
2nd grade

At Home

Language spoken at home is Spanish

Entire family has English as their second
language
Middle-class family

Academic Challenges

Reading decoding and comprehension

Math math facts and word problems
Writing sentence building and fluency

Strengths in Literacy

Comparing and contrasting two versions

of the same story (R.L.2.9)
Can use illustrations to show
understanding of characters, setting, or
plot (RL.2.7)
Answering a question by recalling
information from experiences (W.2.8)

Challenges

Writing an opinion piece (W.2.1)

Describe how characters in a story
respond to major events and challenges
(RL.2.3)

Inside the Classroom

Student 1 brings stories about their

culture
Can explain our multicultural text to
other students
Is proud of their culture and encourages
others to do the same

What about the other students?

Students in our classroom come from all

walks of life.
Student 1 s confidence in their culture
allows other students to become even
more comfortable with their own culture

Student 1

Shares his experiences with vivid details

Allows others to ask questions about his
experiences
Collaborates with other students to build
a culture-rich classroom

Building sensitive
classrooms

Student 1 has allowed our class to be

more open-minded
Experiences and differences are accepted