Culturally responsive teachers strive to understand cultures different than their own and make school an equitable experience for all students regardless of culture, language, or socioeconomic status.

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The four major components of culturally responsive schooling that promote achievement:

• Respect students’ diversity-(values, beliefs, practices, social customs)
• Work with culturally supported facilitating or limiting attitudes and abilities.
• Sustain high expectations for all students
• Marshal parental and community support for schooling. (p. 265)

Components of differentiated instruction:

• Instructional strategies
• Instructional resources
• Student support
• Time and workload
• Difficulty
• Products and presentations
• Types of assessment

References

Diaz-Rico,L.T., & Weed, K.Z. (2010). The crosscultural, language, and academic development handbook: A complete k-12 reference guide. Boston, MA: Pearson.

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Compiled by Stephen Hicks