Sargent Board Policy on Multicultural Education

Reading Street Multicultural Component K-6

Differentiated Instruction Reading Street instruction is systematic, explicit, and highly focused for all ability levels. Each unit gives a clear road map to differentiate instruction for On-Level, Strategic Intervention, and Advanced readers. Group Time throughout each lesson provides scaffolded instruction for all readers. Built-in lessons for Strategic Intervention and Advanced learners supplement core instruction every day. Weekly Leveled Readers and Leveled Practice help every student practice and apply comprehension skills and vocabulary in appropriate texts.

ELL Instruction Reading Street paves the way with highly focused ELL instruction, practice, and resources to meet all proficiency levels and provides an ELL Reader every week to build vocabulary, provide text support, and enrich language skills.

Reading Street prides itself on including several multicultural stories, names and cultures for students to be exposed to.

Emphasis on Human Relations and Sensitivity Toward All Race

For the past several years we've had a foreign exchange student within our building. This year however we do not have one. However, our exchange students report to our students on their culture, race, and education. For many of them, coming to the United States greatly influences who they are and their culture and they are also eager to share their beliefs and ideas with others.

Other Types of Multicultural Awareness that would Advance the Cause of Understanding Diversity

• Seniors - roommate at college whose ethnicity may not be Caucasian
• Workplace employees of a different culture whom they may encounter at part-time summer jobs, or if students work part-time after school instead of going out for athletics
• Socially acceptable vocabulary/racial slurs
• Making judgments on people based on skin color, place of residence, language, types of clothing, etc.
• As a school, we try to stress to students that no matter where they locate in their lives, people of diverse cultures will surround them.

Multiculturalism Activities across PK-12 Curriculum