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This 4 page paper provides an overview of three types of diverse populations in a classroom setting. This paper considers specific accomodations to address their needs. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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levels of language proficiency. Distinguishing some of the shared characteristics of members of these groups can be helpful in addressing the needs of these learners in the classroom setting.
Group Characteristics and Challenges Learners in living in poverty make up a growing segment of the classroom population and present distinct challenges for educators. Though not all learners of
low socioeconomic status show characteristics in the classroom setting, divisions between this group and peers can be evident in group members attire, access to technology and the availability of resources.
Learners in this group may show signs of malnutrition or lack of appropriate care in the home. Members of this group may be marginalized by their peers.
In addition, these learners may be less likely to provide materials requested from home (e.g. notebooks, pens/pencils, scientific calculators) and may find task completion difficult if homework assignments require the
use of technology or access to resources outside of the classroom setting. Learners can also be grouped in relation to the function of their family and the connection
between family status and behaviors in the classroom. Many learners come from divorced families and some are the product of second or third marriages and combined or stepfamilies.
For some learners in this group, the classroom can become an outlet for emotional problems caused by marital dissolution in the home, and students may demonstrate behavioral problems (Paxton et
al., 2007). Some learners in this group become withdrawn and do not seek companionship, while others may be overly social, attempting to replace the closeness of immediate family with
friends and teachers at school. Members of this group may struggle with activities in which learners discuss their family culture, family status, parental roles, or the structure of their
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