Social Development and
Diversity of Learning
Goals for Students
• High expectations for all students
• Recognition of differences in culture,
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language and learning styles
Inclusion for all students
Building of self-esteem
Development of empathy and sympathy
Elimination of racism, sexism, and the other
“isms”
Social Goals and Curriculum
Ideas
• Listen to different songs, read different books
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from different cultures, countries, and ethnic
groups
Teach and translate materials in different
languages and have children learn in different
languages
Sharing time with children and their culture
Involve parents and community leaders in sharing
about culture and make tapes
Make family trees and family books
More ideas
• Have various posters, magazines, and pictures and
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calendars of different cultural and ethnic group
activities
Learn alphabet in different languages
Play games and learn finger plays and cultural folk
tales
Learn dances from different groups
Encourage different gender roles in dramatic play
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More ideas
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Food time is good social/emotional teaching time
Field trips to different restaurants, stores etc.
Materials in different genders, ethnic groups etc
Teach good manners, sharing, helpers,
responsibility, tolerance and patience
• Make rules like song or rap
We use our good manners
We use our good manners
We care about you
We will not spit or
hit or do what is rude
We sit at the table to eat our lunch
And share nice stories
With our friendly bunch
We will show you good manners
Like saying “please, thank you and excuse me”
We know all of our good manners
And we are only three
(By Raynice Jean-Sigur for ECE 3313 class)
Other important concepts
• Help children to recognize names and
important things that make them special and
important to this class.
• Take field trip and invite visitors of different
careers as role models
• Help parents to focus on positive aspects of
child (notes, comments, pictures as
documentation) with notes
Children with Special Needs
• Developmental Delay (IFSP)
• Or with IEP
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Speech Delay or Impairment
Hearing Impairment
Mental Retardation
Visual Impairments
Physical Impairment
Social/emotional/Behavior
Teaching Strategies
Speech and language
• Listen well Impairments
*Use various forms of methods of
communication
Do not talk down or use baby talk
Concern trait on the message and not how it is
being presented
Activities in small groups
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