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How to create culturally friendly classroom through rules and routines

Eliminate Classroom Incivilities

Establish explicit ground-rules for appropriate classroom conduct to protect against cultural exclusion and insensitivity. Communicate, verbally and non-verbally, high expectations for displaying mutual respect toward all students Rules must be fair

Setting ground rules for multicultural interactionTo deal conflict issueCan be made through discussion of students concerns about multicultural issues & the general forms & expectationFor example:Students write their greatest concern about multicultural issue.Then students are divided into groups.Each group need to read the concern & discuss on how they can establish a norm or ground rules for the concern.Then, the ground rules are printed & shared to the whole class.

Use a communication style that is consistent with the values of students cultures. For example, Mexican-American children need to teacher to establish a caring relationship, with them. Reinforcing norms of politeness and respect, as defined by the childs culture, is effective in creating this environment, which leads to more learning. Each culture has its own learning style and standards. Taking the time to identify these different styles will help you tailor your curriculum to your students

Ask students to share.Encourage them to speak from their own experiences and share information about their familys ethnic background to increase cultural awareness.