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Equal Opportunity: What does this mean today? Nichole Hart University of West Alabama   Career Explorations in Education When thinking of equal opportunity, so many things come to mind. I chose to go the route of equal opportunity in the classroom, since my major is in Elementary Education. This could mean including children with special needs in your class and making sure to make accommodation that is best fit for the students. Children have different needs in education, how can we make sure every student gets the same learning. Equality in the classroom is making sure we teachers meet the needs of all children. Though it can be complicated, it is important to pour into all children equally.
To make the assignment equitable, teachers have to understand their students and provide targeted support. This could include helping ESL students understand instructions in an unfamiliar language, providing text-to-speech technology for visually impaired students or giving students with ADHD a quiet space to complete the assignment.   ( 8 Powerful Ways to Promote Equity in the Classroom | Prodigy Education (prodigygame.com) When I read that it made perfect sense to me, knowing your students is so important. All students do not learn the same, but if you do not take the time to notice the little things, that child may not get the education he or she needs. Equal would mean everyone got the same color pencil, same amount of paper, same exact work, but equity that is where the equal opportunity kicks in. Are we as teachers willing to get to know our students and provide the education they need? Some children learn differently than others, but taking the time to notice that is where some teachers miss the mark. Accommodating different learning styles can be very beneficial for all students. Some accommodation can be as much as reading a test aloud to a group to allow them to comprehend better. I did find one site that shows different ways to accommodate students. Use a variety of media, include transcripts for multimedia material, provide supplemental materials to the lesson plan, make technology accessible, For presentations, use dyslexia-friendly fonts , and read test instructions aloud, even if they appear in print. ( Seven effective ways to promote equity in the classroom | USC Rossier School of Education ) The school I work at now I have to help several students with their work. One accommodation a teacher makes for seven of the students I work with is make their test shorter and narrow down their answer choices for each one. By doing this it decreases anxiety and we seem to get more out of the children.
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